Aug 13: Romosch, Switzerland (lower Engadine)

Post date: Sep 1, 2014 3:34:01 PM

Aug. 13: Parked car in Scüol (10 minutes drive from Ramosch). Goal: hike across the Swiss National Park

• Took bus 913 up a windy canyon to S-Charl and the Val Minger trail head (1794m; 5886 ft) for one of the many scenic treks through the Swiss National Park. Ascended above Sur il Foss (pass) to (2340m; 7680 ft) after criss-crossing at least 6 flash flooded river crossings.

• Raining steadily and we saw no other hikers the entire day. Upon descending down to Alp Plavna (2081m; 6830 ft) towards the village of Tarasp (1406m; 4615 ft) we encountered 8 more flash flood trail crossings and were within about 5 to 10 minutes of getting pinched into a scenario where we would not have been able to make progress in either direction. One could bivy in the thick woods, but that would not have been particularly pleasant.

• Definitely an epic day, memorable.

• 10 miles, 4850 ft elev +/-

• Video clip of river crossing.