. Switzerland and the adjacent portions of Italy, Savoy and the Tyrol : handbook for travellers. s.); or to the r. to the Uj)j)erJSand-Alp (p. i^jo) in 2i,4, and thence in 6 hrs. to Stachelberg (a veryinteresting route). Those who select the latter may, if fatigued, sleep atthe chalets of the Sandalp (bed of hay), and descend to Stachelberg thefollowing morning, (l^or this route and the ascent of the Tudi, see p. 295.)— By the Brunni Tass to Uissen t is (Sij-; hrs.), a grand excursion, butinferior to the last; a trustworthy guide necessary. The path ascends on theS. side of the valley by (lij4
. Switzerland and the adjacent portions of Italy, Savoy and the Tyrol : handbook for travellers. s.); or to the r. to the Uj)j)erJSand-Alp (p. i^jo) in 2i,4, and thence in 6 hrs. to Stachelberg (a veryinteresting route). Those who select the latter may, if fatigued, sleep atthe chalets of the Sandalp (bed of hay), and descend to Stachelberg thefollowing morning, (l^or this route and the ascent of the Tudi, see p. 295.)— By the Brunni Tass to Uissen t is (Sij-; hrs.), a grand excursion, butinferior to the last; a trustworthy guide necessary. The path ascends on theS. side of the valley by (lij4 hr.) Kinderbiihl to the (2 hrs.) Brunni Glacier,which annually alters its form and requires caution. In 2 hrs. more theculminating point is reached (8970), commanding a superb view of theOberalpstock. Hence a descent through the wild Aclettat/ial to (3 hrs.)Acletta and (ij4 hr.) Bissentis (p. 311). — From Amstag through theEtzlithal and across the KreuzliPass to 8edrun (8 hrs.), a fa-tiguing walk: to the pass (171(») in 5J2 hrs., whence the Strimthal is de-scended to Sedrun (p. 311). ^. to Coino. -J^. Routt. 77 Tho Oberalpstock (10,925), ascciukd trom the iladcraiiortliul, is astrikingly grnnrl point nf view. Ascent from the inn to the Bnmni Pass(see above) 5(i hrs.; thence to the r., over snow and loose stones tothe summit in 2 hrs. more. The -Bristenstock (10,085), ascended from Amstiig (in 7, down in 5 hrs.,with guide), is recommended to mountaineers. It aflbrds an admirablesurvey of the mountains of the Reuss and Maderaner valleys. At the bridge over the Reuss, beyond Anistag, the St. Gott-liard route, which here rises above tlie bed of the valley, strictlyspeaking, commences; on the 1. is the mighty pyramid of theBristenstock, while the foaming Reuss Tushes through the ravinebelow, forming a succession of waterfalls. In the early part ofsummer, huge masses of avalanche-snow, presenting the appearanceof earth or stone detritus, lie in some of the gorges, a
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