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Seen from the #Lötschberg🇨🇭#Kandersteg to #Goppenstein car-carrying train earlier this week: a #BLS Class RABe 528 #MIKA unit for #Brig passes our train as we await departure.
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Bis es in ein paar Wochen wieder frisches Material gibt, wälze ich mich weiterhin durch mein großes Archiv.
Auch Berg-Grate sind bei mir in den letzten Jahren immer höher im Kurs gewesen - je schroffer und ausgesetzter, desto besser.
Dieses Foto von August #2021 zeigt den tollen #Ueschinengrat Richtung Süden im Berner Oberland, den man weglos mit fantastischer Sicht auf das #Rinderhorn (3448m) überqueren kann (T4).
Als #Öffitour geplant, stieg ich dann hinüber nach #Adelboden, was sich als eine superschöne #Tagestour erwies.
Tour-Details: https://www.adventurelog.io/de/adventures/tour/ueschinengrat-engstligengrat
Mehr Fotos: https://beyondshatteredmoments.de/2021/08/16/ueschinengrat-engstligengrat/
#throwback #mountains #hiking #bergsteigen #gratwandern #berneroberland #alps #schweiz #nature #naturelover #mountainlover #kandersteg
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Ähnlich grosser Abbruch wie in Blatten nicht ausgeschlossen
In einem Informationsschreiben teilt die Gemeinde Kandersteg mit, dass ein grosser Abbruch am Spitze Stei nicht ausgeschlossen ist, aber zum Restrisiko gehört. Murgänge sind wahrscheinlicher.
Ähnlich grosser Abbruch wie in Blatten nicht ausgeschlossen
https://www.20min.ch/story/kandersteg-spitze-stei-aehnlich-grosser-abbruch-wie-in-blatten-nicht-ausgeschlossen-103375544 -
After what happened in Blatten, it might be good to be reminded of the situation near Kandersteg with the "Spitze Stei" (Pointy Rock).
To start with: currently there is NO acute risk of rockslides and the situation it NOT directly comparable with Blatten.
What is comparable though, is that fact the the instability of the mountain is most likely related to the thawing of permafrost. Where in Blatten 3-5 million cubic meters came down, the Spitze Stei area that is moving is approx 16 million cubic meters in size. There is no glacier involved where the rocks might fall on as in Blatten, but the debris flow might cause a flooding of Lake Oeschinen, which poses a risk for the village of Kandersteg downstream.
I'm not trying to cause panic, the situations are not directly comparable and there is no indication things are speeding up (currently moving with approx 0.4 cm per day). It does however show that instability of mountains because of thawing of permafrost is a broader phenomenon than "just" Blatten.
A previous threads on Spitze Stei:
https://mountains.social/@bergmeister/112659989247160864
Website of village of Kandersteg with updated info on Spitze Stei:
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YT link with the option of auto-translating to English:
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Interesting article (in German) on the Spitze Stei situation. Nice graphics as well, so non-German speaking people should also understand it a bit. 👌
A documentary (with German subtitles) about the dangers and how to live with them:
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Impressions from our ride on the #Iselle 🇮🇹 to #Kandersteg🇨🇭car-carrying train yesterday: passing two major alpine railway tunnels, #Simplon (almost 20 kms long) and #Lötschberg (15 kms), the trip lasts about an hour: time for breakfast, or a nap, while staying in one’s own car.
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Among #Switzerland’s many
scenic railways: the #Lötschberg south ramp. Travellers can even enjoy the views down to the #Rhone valley from their own vehicle, when using an #Iselle 🇮🇹 (#Simplon) to #Kandersteg🇨🇭(#Lötschberg) car-carrying through train. Photo taken today at sunrise. -
By the way, this is what they have been preparing in the valley for when (most likely not "if") the rock slide happens.