Pizzo Tambò
Sondrio (I) - canton Grigioni (CH), Italy/Switzerland, Europe

Pizzo Tambò

Page Type Page Type: Mountain/Rock
Location Lat/Lon: 46.49310°N / 9.30300°E
Activities Activities: Mountaineering, Skiing
Seasons Season: Spring, Summer
Additional Information Elevation: 10757 ft / 3279 m
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Overview

The eastern margin of Lepontine Alps just before the Passo dello Spluga (Splügenpass),
this is the highest and one of the most climbed summits of the Valle Spluga



It is the main mountain of a long and big ridge that goes to south till Como lake..
Its summit is a long narrow horizontal ridge : excellent panoramic point and easy to climb, that's why in all seasons people want to get it.


Routes overview

rope and iceaxe useful in early season

starting from Montespluga :
  • South ridge very fine (PD-AD) - from bocchetta dello Zoccone along the ridge, avoiding on the west side the difficult passages
  • South east side forgotten route (PD) - along the Val Loga to get a channel that allows to reach the saddle under the upper glacier and then along the SE wall, steep but easy

    starting from Passo Spluga :
  • East ridge the normal route (F) - amusing, various and frequented - the best way I think - some tracks in the lower part

    starting from Splügen Ski area
  • North east side the normal ski-route (F) - amusing, various ecc. ecc. it avoids the steep slopes of the first part of the East ridge on the northern side and gets the ridge after the "Tamborello" (first ridge elevation) through a channel
  • North edge (ridge) fine but forgotten route (F-PD) - from Alpe Tambò to Areua Pass and, using the western side of the ridge, to the summit
  • North western side easy but tiring (F)
  • Western ridge fine in the upper part, easy and tiring in the low part (F sup)
  • West side as for the previous, easy but tiring (F)

    approaching Pizzo Tambò from Val Curciusa (western border of the big ridge) can be fine but requires a lot of walking and parhaps a bivouac in an almost desert area

    ski mountaneering info

    • Getting There

    starting from Milano (Italy) by car :
  • route 36 to Colico, than Chiavenna, Campodolcino, Madesimo, Montespluga and Splügen Pass (2113m)
  • autoroute Milano-Como-Lugano-Bellinzona-S.Bernardino (tunnel)-Splügen and Splügen Pass (2113m)

    starting from Chur (CH)
  • autoroute of S.Bernardino till Splügen then, on the left to Spluga pass

    The usual starting points are Montespluga, Splügen Pass

    • views ...

    When To Climb

    almost all year long (dicember and january not always are good)
    wonderful ski-mountaneering in late winter and spring
    amusing easy climbs in summer

    beware of bad weather, storms and lightnings can be dangerous here (this mountain is not so low).

    Camping

    no need,
    this summit can be climbed in one day trip from the north-western area of Lombardia (I) or Canton Ticino (CH).
    Some little hotel in Montespluga allows early morning starts for ski-mountanering

    Red Tape

    Switzerland is out of Schengen, you need identity document


    Images

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    Geography
    Parents 

    Parents

    Parents refers to a larger category under which an object falls. For example, theAconcagua mountain page has the 'Aconcagua Group' and the 'Seven Summits' asparents and is a parent itself to many routes, photos, and Trip Reports.

    Lepontine AlpsMountains & Rocks
     
    Valle SplugaMountains & Rocks