Windgallenhütte
| Windgällenhütte AACZ-Hütte Category I |
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| location | South of the Gross Windgällen ; Canton of Uri , Switzerland | |
| Mountain range | Glarus Alps | |
| Regions | Maderanertal | |
| Geographical location: | 700 566 / 182 958 | |
| Altitude | 2031 m above sea level M. | |
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| owner | Academic Alpine Club Zurich (AACZ) | |
| Built | 1905 | |
| Construction type | hut | |
| accommodation | 60 beds, 0 camps | |
| Winter room | 8 bearings | |
| Hut directory | SAC | |
The Windgällenhütte is a managed refuge of the Academic Alpine Club Zurich (AACZ) south of the Gross Windgällen in the Glarus Alps .
history
In 1905 the foundations of the first Windgällen hut, which opened in 1906, were created. The following year, on March 4, 1907, the hut was completely destroyed by a dust avalanche . The 70.5 kg hut cash desk was dug out of the rubble.
In 1908 the second hut was built, according to the plans of the old hut, with small changes and an additional protective wall worth CHF 3,000 . The inauguration took place on July 18, 1909.
In October 1986 an expansion of the hut was started, the inauguration of the hut took place on 2/3. July 1988.
In 2000/2001, expansion work was started again on the hut. September 2002 with an inauguration ceremony.
Approach
- from the Golzernseilbahn mountain station via Seewen 2.5 hours
- 2.5 hours from the Golzernseilbahn mountain station via Oberchäseren
Neighboring huts
hikes
- High trail Maderanertal 5.75 hours, 840 m
- Ore mines 4.5 hours
- Chli Windgällen 3.5 hours (a very demanding tour, SAC hiking scale T6)
Great Maderaner round tour
The Great Maderaner Round Tour is a multi-day tour that takes five days through the most intact mountain valleys in the Swiss Alps.
- Bristen - Windgällenhütte 2.5 hours
- Windgällenhütte - Hüfihütte 5 hours
- Hüfihütte - Cavardirashütte 6 hours
- Cavardirashütte - Etzlihütte 5 hours (note: the route leads over the Brunnifirn glacier, appropriate training and equipment is required) / can be combined with the Oberalpstock 3327 m
- Etzlihütte - Bristen 3 hours
Climbing routes
- South ridge of the Schwarz Stöckli (2614 m) 2–3
- West ridge Gwasmet - Pucher (2933 m) 4a
- South wall Ruchenfensterturm (2918 m) 6a +
- South wall / west ridge Ruchenfensterstock (2918 m) 4b
- South edge of Hölenstock (2901 m) 5b
- Chalchschijen south wall 8-
Gross Windgallen (3187 m)
- East flank III
- Southeast flank IV +
- West ridge IV +
- Southern spur 6a
Climbing gardens
Above the Windgällen hut, several climbing gardens can be reached with a 20–45 minute walk.
- House blocks 3a to 7+
- Lüthi plates 3c to 5c
- Steep pillar 4c to 6a
- Schwarz Berg S-pillar 4a to 6a
- Sherpa children's climbing garden 2b to 3a
- Schwarzbergseeli 4c to 5c
- Mabastein 4c to 6b
cards
- National map sheet 1192 Schächental (1: 25,000)
- National map sheet 1212 Amsteg (1: 25,000)
- National map sheet 246 Klausenpass (1: 50,000)
- National map sheet 256 Disentis (1: 50,000)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Windgällenhütte AACZ. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
- ↑ High trail Maderanertal - hiking region. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Windgällenhütte AACZ. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Windgällenhütte AACZ. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Cavardiras Hütte SAC »Big Maderaner round tour. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Windgällenhütte AACZ. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Overview including topos
- ↑ Windgällenhütte AACZ. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .