REVIEWED LOCATION

Obergoms — HauserStrahler Guided Crystal Hunting Rockhounding Status & Field Guide

A current guided crystal-hunting service offering family through high-Alpine searches in the Swiss Alps; the explorer deliberately uses only a broad Obergoms context point.

Ready statusHigh access evidence / exact sites withheld evidenceregional map precisionCurrent review cycle freshness

Important: A commercial guided tour does not create a general public right to collect in the surrounding Alps.

What is here

Alpine quartz and smoky-quartz fissure hunting

Materials / interest: Quartz, Smoky Quartz

Collecting and access

Only through the booked guide and within the location-specific permissions/rules used for that tour; exact hunting pockets are intentionally withheld.

Book directly with the guide. Navigation to collecting pockets is disabled because sites vary and may be permission-sensitive.

Detailed status: managed
Permission: Required
Permit: Not flagged
Fee: Required
Guide: Required
Booking: Required
Surface collecting: conditional
Hammering: conditional
Digging: conditional

Safety

Alpine terrain, weather, rockfall and route difficulty vary substantially; follow the guide and required equipment.

Seasonal / timing conditions

Mountain/weather season and tour availability apply.

Review status

Access reviewed: 2026-09-13 · Sources reviewed: 2026-09-13 · Next scheduled review: 2026-12-12.

Recheck access, closures, permissions and current source instructions before field travel.

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