Glasbach Pfäfers (Saint Gallen)

Did it after Panäratöbel because most other canyons had too much water (50mm rain 3-4 days before / snowing above 1300m). 12h45 approach, 14u15 start, 16h down. ~80l/s by about 9°C. We continued hiking up a bit after the first crossing to get in higher, but that was useless. It is mostly rubble almost until the end, but then suddenly a really cool vertical appears with a geyser. All anchors ok.

Superbe queue de cheval à la C50. Final étroit et bien sympa. Après panaratobel et enchainé avec parlitobel.

A bit short, but the final section is exceptional, and the big waterfall is a pleasure to rappel down. We tightened a couple of bolts and added an anchor in between the first 2 waterfalls to secure a downclimb that was a bit too slippery for us.

Nice waterflow after short rainfall this morning. All anchors ok, apart from the first which was smashed out, we placed the new anchor L but it is equally exposed. The rest of the canyon tiptop. Some downclimbs needing teamwork.

We walked to the start, but the waterlevel seemed to high. We decided to not do the canyon.

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All ok, new mid-belay station for the high waterfall. It's nicer to do it in one step, but when the ropes are too short you can split the C54 now in C20 + C34... Perfect to do it before or after the Helltobel canyon as they are both short.

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All ok, nice washed, good grip.

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Short canyon, but 2-3 nice sections. One narrow waterfall which can cause problems with a high waterflow.