Piz Julier

Start at the Chamanna dal Stradin bus stop (2,161 m) on the Engadine side of the Julier pass road, about 2 km below the pass; parking there is very limited. A signpost gives 3¾ hours to the summit. The white-blue-white marked path heads north into a rough granite boulder field, climbs a steep sandy hump, follows the west side of the Ovel da Munteratsch past a small water intake (P 2369) into the scree basins of Munteratsch Suot and Sur, then curves up steep sandy slopes to the Fuorcla Albana (2,870 m), about 2 hours. A small stone emergency shelter stands on the saddle. From the col the Senda Enferrada follows the east ridge (Crasta da la Senda) westwards, mostly easy walking to about 3,000 m, then with chains and railings in places, mostly on the sunny south side. It passes the south flank of the fore-summit (P 3190), drops into a small notch, climbs steeply up the south flank and rejoins the ridge just below the summit, where a railing protects a very narrow section. About 1½ hours and 510 m from the col. It is more a secured alpine path than a true via ferrata: the steps are short and the drops modest, but the rock is loose and the ridge is exposed to lightning. Descend the same way (2¾–3½ hours); the boulder fields and sandy slope are tiring on the way down. Alternatively, the Fuorcla Albana can be reached from St. Moritz via the Alp Suvretta, a longer approach with more ascent.