Poncione d'Alnasca 🤩(Ticino, Switzerland)

What a place! 8 hour hike with 1600 meters of elevation gain but it was worth it! Poncione d'Alnasca is a beautiful summit in one of the most wild and rugged places of Switzerland. It is located in the Val Verzasca, which is a part of the Ticino Kanton. Poncione d'Alnasca is a very remarkable mountain with it's beautiful steep summit pyramid. The ascend of this peak is graded T4 and is a nice day-tour. The summit of Poncione d'Alnasca in marked by a huge and beautiful summit cross. Furthermore, the views from the summit are very worthwile. To the north, other wild peaks of the region can be seen; like for example Monte Zuchhero (2735m) and Madom Gross (2745m) Towards the west you will see Madom da Sgiof (2265m) and behind that the white peaks with eternal snow of the Monte Rosa Group.Towards the south you can look trough the whole Verzasca valley and even Lago di Vogorno, Verzasca's barrier lake, is visible. The height difference between starting point and summit is over 1500 meters and the ascent can be marked as quite enduring.If you have a reasonable endurance level and you plan on visiting the Verzasca area, you should definetely head for Poncione d'Alnasca and you will enjoy this great mountainous area for sure! The peak is also used as a launch pad with the wingsuit