Bletterbach Gorge and Weisshorn (2317m)

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This walk was in the area north of Castello. The minibus took us along the Auer road to the village of Kaltenbrun, turning off a short distance to Unterradein. We walked up roads and tracks towards Radein, stopping off for drinks at the Hotel Beghof.
From the hotel we walked past the church in Radein, and picked up path 3 leading to the Bletterbach Gorge. This is a very impressive gorge, and was a popular spot with many people walking there. There were some excellent (in German & Italian) information boards describing the geology of the area. After descending to the bottom of the gorge, the path followed the stream before climbing out of the gorge via a metal stairway.
Once out of the gorge, we followed pleasant woodland paths before traversing across (not so pleasant) eroded slopes of the Weisshorn. Once onto the north ridge there was a short scramble before arriving at the summit. It was cloudy so we didn't get much of a view. From the summit it was a short descent to the Jochgrimm Pass (Passo di Oclini) where we had a drink in the Scwarzhorn Hotel before meeting our transport back to Castello.
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Spinning top game at the Berghof. Jackie had beginner's luck. Flickr Bletterbach Gorge information sign. Flickr
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Our way into the gorge. Path along the bottom of the gorge. Flickr
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Waterfall - aka Jackie ambling at the back and experimenting. Could we claim this as our first via ferrata? Flickr
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View of the Weisshorn Descent from the Weisshorn to the pass - from this side you would not guess that the gorge existed!

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