Tödi 200 - Speck auf dem Tödi, theatre performance in the Disentis schoolhouse hall

A Piz Rupf production

A narrator and historical figures such as Spescha, Simler, Dürler and others appear. All roles are spoken by actor Gian Rupf, the narrator's voice in dialect for demarcation. The historical figures mainly speak historical texts in the language of their time.

200 years since the first ascent of the Tödi on 1 September 1824

Who was the first to set foot on the highest peak of the Tödi massif remains a mystery. It is very likely that on 1 September 1824 it was the chamois hunters Augustin Bisquolm and Placi Curschellas from the Surselva who reached the summit under the guidance and observation of Father Placidus a Spescha. Alpine history has finally granted them this honour, although they only left behind a bacon rind as "proof".
The history of the ascent of the mighty massif between the Glarus Valley and the Surselva is complicated and full of drama. The topography with three peaks often gave rise to misunderstandings: Piz Russein 3612m, Glarner Tödi 3570m, Sand summit 3390m.
The Tödi forms a border between two cultures, the Romanesque-Catholic and the German-Swiss-Protestant, which certainly did not facilitate communication between the protagonists.
The first ascent of the highest point, the Piz Russein, remained controversial for a long time. Over the course of half a century, several climbers felt or claimed to be the first climbers. Rudolf Theodor Simler, for example, initiator and first president of the SAC, claimed in 1861 "the honour of having first set foot on the highest peak of Piz Russein". Later, he retreated halfway. Only the Spescha biography by Pieth/Hager from 1913 and the first SAC Club Guide Glarus from 1903 ended the discussions.

The play traces the dramatic history of the Tödi ascents, the controversy surrounding the first ascent of Piz Russein, the sometimes tragic fates of the protagonists.

ATTENTION:
This theatre performance takes place in the Disentis schoolhouse hall.