Topali Hut
| Topalihütte SAC hut |
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| location | Mattertal ; Valais , Switzerland ; Valley location: St. Niklaus | |
| Mountain range | Valais Alps , Weisshorn Group | |
| Geographical location: | 624.98 thousand / 111776 | |
| Altitude | 2674 m above sea level M. | |
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| owner | SAC - Geneva section | |
| Built | 1926, 2003 | |
| Construction type | hut | |
| Usual opening times | June to mid-September | |
| accommodation | 44 beds, 0 camps | |
| Winter room | 6 bearings | |
| Web link | Topali Hut | |
| Hut directory | SAC | |
The Topalihütte of the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) is located in the Mattertal above St. Niklaus at 2674 m above sea level. M.
Topaliweg
St. Niklaus Dorf - Schwiedernen and local recreation center
From St. Niklaus train station ( 1126.7 m above sea level ) on the Brig-Visp-Zermatt railway line of the Matterhorn-Gotthard railway , head south-west through St. Niklaus village past the mountain guide museum ( 1118.5 m above sea level) . M. ) to the hamlet of Birchmatten, which has almost grown together with St. Niklaus Dorf. From there the hamlet of Schwiedernen is reached via the small road that leads on the left side of the Mattervispa in the hamlet of Birchmatten from the retirement and nursing home ( 1117 m above sea level ) via Schwiedernen to the hamlet of Mattsand . The local recreation center can be reached from the Schwiedernen chapel ( 1164.4 m above sea level ) heading east .
Schwiedernen - Topalihütte (Topaliweg)
From this small road, which follows the left side of the railway line in the hamlet of Birchmatten after crossing under the railway, the Topaliweg branches off on the south side of the Schwiedernen chapel ( 1164.4 m above sea level ) towards the west to the Topali hut ( 2674 m above sea level ). which can be reached in four to five hours of walking.
After the protective wall at the fork in the road at a height of 1202.5 m above sea level. M. direction Southbound of Topaliweg crosses four times the Blattenbach or a tributary of the sheet stream in 1694 m above sea level. M. , in 2001 m above sea level M. , at 2040 m above sea level. M. and in 2432 m above sea level. M. At an altitude of 1360 m above sea level. M. it goes past the junction to Bode ( 1905 m above sea level ). After the first crossing of the Blattbach, the Topaliweg leads at an altitude of 1914 m above sea level. M. at the junction to Blatten ( 1906 m above sea level ) and Schilfgädi ( 2067 m above sea level ) and then further below Blattäbi, which is at 2092 m above sea level. M. is located. After the second crossing of the Blattbach and crossing the tributary of the Blattbach, Unnerbächji is reached, which is at an altitude of 2057 m above sea level. M. lies. From there it goes more or less along the Blattbach to an altitude of 2400 m above sea level. M. , where the path that comes from Bode and Walkerschmatt ( 2139 m above sea level ) meets the Topaliweg. After the last crossing of the Blattbach, the Topalihütte is reached.
Schwiedernen - Topalihütte and gneiss crack climbing garden Medji St. Niklaus VS
After this protective wall, you can alternatively take the junction ( 1202.5 m above sea level ) to the north. At an altitude of 1635 m above sea level. M. Medji is reached. The 26 routes of the gneiss crack climbing garden Medji St. Niklaus VS, which is located at an altitude of 1480 m above sea level. M. are up to 90 meters long and between 6a and 7b difficult.
From Medji at 1635 m above sea level. M. leads the way over Bode at 1905 m above sea level. M. to Walkerschmatt at 2139 m above sea level. M. Here the area becomes more open. At an altitude of 2400 m above sea level. M. , this path joins again with the Topaliweg, from where the Topalihütte can be reached in forty-five minutes.
Weisshornweg
The Topalihütte can also be reached via the Weisshornweg
can be achieved.
summit
The Topalhütte is the central starting point for alpine tours on the two, three and four thousand meter peaks of the Weisshorn group such as
- the Schwarzhorn ( 2985 m ),
- the Brunegghorn ( 3833 m , via the normal route of the Bruneggjoch ( 3365 m ), east face or north face),
- the Schöllihorn ( 3500 m above sea level , via Schöllijoch ( 3343 m above sea level )),
- the Distelberg ( 3285 m ),
- the inner Barrhorn ( 3583 m ) and the outer Barrhorn ( 3610 m ), which is the highest hiking peak in Switzerland,
- the Gässispitz ( 3411 m ),
- the inner Stellihorn ( 3410 m ) and the outer Stellihorn ( 3405 m ) as well
- the Bishorn ( 4153 m ).
literature
- Christian Imboden: Mountains: job, calling, fate. The St. Niklaus mountain guides as pioneers of international alpinism . Rotten Verlag , Visp 2013, ISBN 3-907624-48-3 . (Chapter First camps and accommodations in the Alps known in writing for mountaineers from the lowlands, as well as high alpine huts around the Mattertal ).
