Ofen und Laaxer Stöckli

Expert tour in the wild Martinsmad basin Our two peaks hardly seem worth mentioning in the three-thousand-metre skyline of the Glarus main ridge, but the tour in the Martinsmad basin is sure to delight experienced mountain hikers with a penchant for the unusual. After reaching the Martinsmad hut via several terrain steps adorned with waterfalls, two routes lead through wild scree to the heights bordering Graubünden, where suddenly vast plateaus and a wide horizon open up. For the ascent, we choose the long shady path through the Ofenrus in the morning and then pay our respects to the viewpoint at the Ofen. Here, the view of the Tschingelhörner, which you would otherwise miss, is particularly astonishing: The heart of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Geopark Sardona". In this respect, the higher Laaxer Stöckli (Piz Grisch) can"t even quite keep up, perhaps also subliminally disturbed a little by the desolate ski area on the south side in summer. Of course, after crossing the rugged pre-plateau, we turn north again. Where a glacier once concealed all the unevenness, we now have to run a veritable slalom course around countless small barriers and finally, with sure instinct, track down the only possible entrance to the steep drop-off. Down there, it gets really tricky again; the final ascent in the Fluh above the Martinsmad in particular demands routine and determination. This makes the rest at the cozy SAC hut all the more relaxing ...(Automatically translated by DeepL)