Piz Blaisun, from the Albulapass

Access

By car from Milan to Chiavenna, then turn right at the Swiss border, Maloja Pass, St.Moritz, down into the Engadine as far as La Punt; turn left and climb up to the Albulapass. Near the pass, before switching from the left orographic slope to the right, there is a car park with signs for the Capanna d'Es-cha.

Introduction

The Pic Blaisun is a beautiful-looking pyramid just a stone's throw from the Albulapass in the Engadin. The entire pyramid, however, is made of crumbling stratified rock and so the only routes of interest are the ridges, all of which can be climbed on beautiful ridges. The East ridge, proposed here as an ascent, is the longest and the preferable one as it has very few ups and downs, another interesting ridge is the more direct South, South-West ridge (here ridden downhill), while the North ridge is rather strenuous and involves all the way into the Es-cha valley. Another interesting destination in the area is the Pic Uertsch immediately to the west of Blaisun and of this one slightly higher and slightly more difficult (PD).

Description

Take the path to the Capanna d'Es-cha, with a moderate incline in a north-easterly direction until you reach the Gualdauna pass. Here, leave the path to the hut and climb directly up the ridge to the left over meadows. The meadows gradually become thinner and thinner and you are soon on the ridge of crumbling rock. Without difficulty, you follow the beautiful, long ridge in the direction of the summit. The last section, with a somewhat more challenging rocky drop, is avoided via a gully on the left that leads to a few steps from the summit. On the descent, you can follow the south, south-west ridge or the gully to the right to the grassy esplanade below. You then turn diagonally to the left over the beautiful meadows to the car, which you reach directly via a somewhat steeper grassy slope. Alternatively, you can descend directly down to the pass and return to the car along the tarmac road.