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(Circular) hike to the Bockmattli tower in the Schwyz Alps

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In the canton of Schwyz, one of the three "original cantons," Switzerland can be experienced like a fairy tale: wide alpine meadows over blue lakes, jagged rocky summits above. Such a Märklin-like landscape is the Bockmattli group, whose wild northern faces rise steeply above the Wägital (reservoir) Lake. The inaccessible impression is deceptive: next to the climbing area, a grassy steep couloir (the "Groß Chälen") leads upwards, and the summit of the Bockmattli tower can be easily reached over meadows – or through the "Chli Chälen," a somewhat rough steep grassy gully with rocks. Those who have not had enough after the summit picnic on the Bockmattlistock can – if snow-free – cross the east flank of the Schiberg and still summit this peak; the descent via Alp Hohfläsch then makes it a circular route. Those confident in alpine T5 terrain can extend the route arbitrarily: all summits between Tierberg and Zindlenspitz can be crossed with partly exposed but never difficult (I-II) scrambling.

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