Salbitschijen
| Salbitschijen | |
|---|---|
 Salbitschijen from West across the valley of Voralptal, the bridge can seen in the center of the picture | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,981 m (9,780 ft) |
| Prominence | 91 m (299 ft) [1] |
| Parent peak | Fleckistock |
| Coordinates | 46°40′49.7″N 08°31′45.9″E / 46.680472°N 8.529417°ECoordinates: 46°40′49.7″N 08°31′45.9″E / 46.680472°N 8.529417°E |
| Geography | |
  Salbitschijen Location in Switzerland | |
| Location | Uri, Switzerland |
| Parent range | Urner Alps |
The Salbitschijen is a mountain in the Urner Alps, overlooking Göschenen in the canton of Uri. It lies at the southern extremity of the range of the Fleckistock.
It is famous for climbing for a long time, the ridges from the south being firstly climbed in 1935 while the western ridge, that was thought to be inaccessible to earlier climbers, was first climbed in 1948.
Only since 2009 the mountain hosts the suspension bridge Salbitbrücke [2] in its western face, which makes it possible to do a hike around it without the use of climbing gear. Of course it is still an exposed path and most people will take along a safety equipment to pass the bridge and the following ridge. Such equipment can be hired at the nearby huts Voralphütte and Salbithütte of the Swiss Alpine Club.
References
- ↑ Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps and Google Earth. The key col is located north of the summit at 2,890 metres.
- ↑ http://www.salbitbruecke.ch Homepage of Salbit Bridge