Pizzo Cramorino

Information

Date:	29 August 2022
Maximum height:	3133 m
Difference in height:	1670 m
Length:	15.8 km
Kilometers effort:	38 kmef
Duration:	10 hours

Huts reached:

Capanna Quarnei

Difficulties (Automatic translation in english)

	From Cusiè to the Quarnei Hut (T1 the first part of the road).
	From Quarnei Hut to Alpe Cardedo and then up to an altitude of 2650 metres (with some T3 passages).
	From an altitude of 2650 metres to an altitude of approximately 2900 metres.
	From an altitude of 2900 metres to the summit (1 passage T4 a few metres south of the summit).

Comment (Automatic translation in english)

Today I plan to climb Pizzo Cramorino, a mountain located on the border between Canton Ticino and Canton Grisons. To reach it, I go up the entire Val Malvaglia to the village of Cusiè, where there is a large car park.
I then start walking along the dirt road that leads to Alpe di Pozzo and then continue along the path that goes up to Capanna Quarnei. I then head on to Ürbell, where the track starts, leading to Alpe Cardedo and then up to the 2250 metre mark. After having passed this section, I then continue up to an altitude of 2520 metres where I encounter a large rocky drop that I decide to overcome by going around it to the left. I then continue the ascent and after a while, on my right, the Laghetto di Cardedo appears, but at this time it is almost completely dry. I then continue the ascent, along a slope full of scree that makes walking tiring, until I reach the west ridge of Pizzo Cramorino. I climb it, following some blue paint marks, and finally reach the summit.
The view, however, is somewhat limited due to the fog, but I can still admire the Vogelberg in front of me and the Paradiesgletscher to my left. The temperature, however, has dropped considerably due to the clouds, so I decide not to stay too long at the summit.
After only three quarters of an hour, I already started to descend, retracing the same route as on the way up. Arriving in Ürbell, however, to vary the route a little, I descend to the Alpe di Prato Rotondo and then continue on to the Alpe della Bolla. After one last climb, I finally return to Cusiè.
As far as water is concerned, there is a fountain at Capanna Quarnei, one at Ürbell and finally another at Alpe Cardedo. Higher up, there are still a few streams up to an altitude of 2600 metres.