Sud-Schafgafall

The Sud-Schaffgaffal is a fairly easy peak, close to the Douglass-Hütte. There's one slippery spot (we call the "hairy spot") going over the ridge that forms the Lünerkrinne, then it's just up. Sticking to the path is difficult, though there are some cairns other hikers have put up to help. You may sometimes have to backtrack and start over thought. The view from the top is marvellous.
And the Sud-Schafgafall stands out ahead. br00 sudschafgfl 3 xb The path crosses a slippery spot (the "hairy spot") before reaching a mountain pasture, or Alp. br00 sudschafgfl 5x The summer residents may show up to offer their welcome br96 sudschafgafall 1 It's funny: At first, the mountain seems very steep. sj95 54b031b
But as you get closer, it seems to flatten out ... and to occupy all the horizon before you. br00 sudschafgfl 4 As you start up, there is a path. But it soon peters out. br00 sudschafgfl 6x Looing back down on the meadow and its residents. br00 sudschafgfl 7x Higher up, with the Lünersee as a backdrop. sj93 49b041b
Reaching the peak br93 sudschafgfl 03 This is our first visit, in summer of 1986. We went back five times. The cross was destroyed years ago; there is only a stump left beside an antenna of some sort. sj86 31b047 b Looking back over the Lünerkrinne, with the path going down from it on the left in the shade. br00 sudschafgfl 10a Zimba from the top br00 sudschafgfl 8 xa
A Föhnfische (cloud made by the wind called the Föhn) over Schesaplana br93 sudschafgfl 05 View to the east sj87 34b071 The wind ruffles the surface of the Lünersee. sj87 35a005 Receding planes of mountains, including the Wilder-Mann and the Geissspitze. sj93 49b050 a
Lichen on the rocks sj95 54b032 Yellow flowers and Zimba sj95 54b033b Here is Himself, returned in 1993. sj93 49b045 And Herself (!) in 1993 sj93 49b043 a