Alles fein

Everything's fine

Schön wie immer, paar kleinere Veränderungen im Buchverlauf aber alle Stände top.

As beautiful as ever; a few minor changes throughout the book, but all pages are in excellent condition.

Wunderschöne , kühle Tour. Alte Postalmstrasse ab zinkenbach Richtung Postalm bis 11.08. gesperrt.

A beautiful, cool hike. The old Postalm Road from Zinkenbach toward Postalm is closed until August 11.

Alpine canyon, that is more discontinuous than nearby Susanna or Nucci. To bring the security up to standards we had to add many anchors, doubled or made redundant a lot. Good to know there is one obligatory toboggan of +-10m and another obligatory jump in the final part. In between there is a long and testing walk/downclimb along a landslide and boulders. We entered 1400masl+- through a larches field (pretty straightforward). There is room for some 4, maybe 5 additional anchors. Also thanks to the previous team for their work. There is still quite a few single 8mm made of a rusty mix of metal (bolts look inox) and may be changed by next team. Good downclimbing skills required for this canyon. 5-7hr in total.

Ancoraggi ok, alcune volte difficili da individuare perché sono nascosti dalla vegetazione. Alcuni armi sono vecchi. Le rocce estremamente scivolose e i numerosi alberi caduti nel fiume rendono la progressione difficile e poco divertente.

The anchors are fine, though sometimes hard to spot because they’re hidden by vegetation. Some of the anchors are old. The rocks are extremely slippery, and the many fallen trees in the river make progress difficult and not much fun.

Bei der Bruthitze natürlich perfekt. Wasser relativ klar (waren ev. die ersten im Bach) und griffig zu gehen. Dank wenig Wasser einige Stellen zum ersten Mal abgeseilt (zB Kanonenrohr und den Abseiler davor). Kadavergeruch (kommt von RG) unterhalb der Kanonenrohr- und Jump&Slide-Wand...

Perfect in this sweltering heat, of course. The water was relatively clear (we might have been the first ones in the stream) and offered good footing. Thanks to the low water level, we rappelled down a few sections for the first time (e.g., Kanonenrohr and the rappel point before it). The smell of a carcass (coming from RG) below the Kanonenrohr and Jump&Slide walls...

Double handline in the crux. This part can even be downclimbed, but considering the risk, one should rather do it on rope. The water is peaceful and pleasant at the moment.

Alle nötigen Installationen ok. Guter Wasserstand, kaum rutschig.

All necessary installations are in order. Good water level, hardly slippery.

When we went to look the canyon was completely dry. Really only gets water after a few days of rain.

In short, for us, the tour was not worth it. After walking up on the forest road the approach becomes very steep and unpleasant. There is no clear pathway to the canyon, and the terrain is sometimes too steep to walk. The canyon itself has the mentioned rappels. But, in normal conditions they are almost all out of the water flow and indeed have a lot of friction/loose rock. We exited via the walking path before the final 50m abseil. From the boundary stone we took 2 hours to descend to the walking path. All relais and hooks are in good condition. Once you’ve found the first one the rest becomes easier to find. Here are some additions to make the approach a bit more doable: -From the end of the forest road walk through the woods to the boundary stone (190/2). This is very steep and there is no clear pathway. Coordinates boundary stone: 47.671750, 12.653020 -From here you can descent into the dry canyon using trees and rope or descent further through the woods. -Keep descending through the dry canyon until you reach the water at: 47.671511, 12.651226 -Here you can downclimb to the right of the canyon before it becomes vertical and where you find the first hooks.

Fun trip. Bolted for guiding. Some nice jumps, slides, and abseils. Very open and low commitment. Could walk up to the walking path in a lot of places. It is worth it if you’re close by.