Juf 
The Dutch word for a female teacher is Juf.

Author

Hugo van der Sluys

Tour description

Juf is Europe's highest (2126 meter) village inhabited year-round. 
The Swiss village is situated in the Östlicher Alpen Nordhang, about 21 km West of Sant Moritz. 
An ideal base camp for a week touring in the surrounding area. 
Tour possibilities ranging from simple (L) to Quite Difficult (ZS) and from a 2 hour walk to "as long you like". 
The tour plan comprise the following itinerary: 

bulletGrosshorn  
(2781 m)
bulletBödengrat                    
(2952 m)
bulletUf da Flüe  
(2774 m)
bulletStallerberg - Bivio - Mot Scalotta - Juf
bulletPiz Piot   
(3037 m)
bulletWengahorn 
(2449 m)
bulletPiz Surpare 
(3078 m)
bulletMazzaspitz  
(3164 m)
bulletVal Bercla 

All described routes are day tours, starting en ending in Juf.

I can recommend the climbing of the Piz Surpare in combination with the roundtrip Stallerberg - Bivio - Mot Scalotta - Juf . 
From the peak of the Piz Surpare you have a very nice view and a beautiful descent to Bivio. 
On the way back you can take a ski lift. This will bring you to an altitude of 2560 meter.

For the Val Bercla route you have to cross two cols. 
The last one, Fuorcla Bercla is quit steep and you might need a rope and crampons as well for the first 20 meters. 
This part of the route has not been described by the SAC guidebook. 
All together a rewarding tour with a constantly changing scenery.

Hut

You won't find a SAC-hut in Juf but Pension Edelweis can offer you a suitable accommodation as well.

bulletPension Edelweis
Show the location of Juf on the map.

Other nice hamlets in the valley of Avers, where you might want to stay, are Juppa, Am Bach, Pürt and Cresta. 
Juf is located at the far most end, following by Juppa, and so on. 
For additional information about Hotel Edelweis or for a look on the map, click the link.

Photo's.

Climbing of the Grosshorn. Photographer: Hugo van der Sluys. (333 kB) Skier: Frederike van Dantzig. Photographer: Hugo van der Sluys. (159 kB) Val Bercla. Photographer: Hugo van der Sluys. (276 kB) USAC group at Fuorcla Bercla. Photographer: Hugo van der Sluys. (438 kB)
 
Descent of the Fuorcla Bercla. Skier: Rufus Herner. Photographer: Hugo van der Sluys. (204kB) The valley of Avers. Photographer: Hugo van der Sluys. (358kB) Piz Surparé. Photographer: Hugo van der Sluys. (225kB) The route Juf - Piz Surpare - Bivio (left to right). Photographer: Hugo van der Sluys. (223kB)
 
Route Bivio to Juf. Photographer: Hugo van der Sluys. (190kB) Small lake on the route Bivio - Juf. Photographer: Hugo van der Sluys. (229kB) F de la Valletta. Photographer: Hugo van der Sluys. (209kB) F de la Valletta with Juf in the distance. Photographer: Hugo van der Sluys. (234kB)

Language

The Tourplan is written in English.

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