Chrüzlipass

In the Middle Ages, the muleteers with their small cattle and pilgrims crossed this pass and many a person died.

The Disentis monk Placidus a Spescha (1752 - 1833) was a passionate alpinist and hiking companion. Like hardly anyone else, he explored and described the Alpine world, collected plants and minerals and made sketches and maps. In 1812, a journey took him over the "Krüzli mountain through the Kärschela and Rheuss valleys to Einsiedeln and back the same way". He was probably the only one far and wide to climb the Krüzli Pass at the beginning of October 1812. The mountain pass, Spescha later noted, unfortunately remained unknown to foreigners "despite the many mountain travellers". It is worth the effort "to get to know this Alpthal better; for it is just as remarkable in its nature as any other Alpthal. Yes, the peculiar changes in the rocks, the high mountains, the large and varied glaciers, and the beautiful waterfalls that are found in them, still give some advantage over others."

Source: www.thendry.ch

Since a rockslide in 2016, the pass has only been accessible from Sedrun via Alp Caschlé. (As of Sept. 2024) The Way of St. James no. 43 is newly signposted and leads through the Val Milar.