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The 10 most beautiful alpine routes in Hohe Tauern National Park Region
Alpine Route
· Osttirol
Großglockner - north face - Pallavicini gully via Stüdlhütte
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
closed
21 km
11:08 h
2,729 m
2,730 m
Grandiose north face ascent and impressive ski mountaineering tour. A sought-after classic in the Glockner region!
Alpine Route
· Glockner Group
Johannisberg (3453m) and Hohe Riffl (3338m)
recommended route
Difficulty
I-, <30°, F
moderate
12.2 km
5:30 h
600 m
600 m
Two easy three-thousand metre peaks in the Glockner region with a constant view of the highest peak in Austria.
Alpine Route
· Hohe Tauern National Park Region
Fuscherkarkopf north face from the Oberwalderhütte
recommended route
Difficulty
II, 50°, PD+
moderate
6 km
3:00 h
655 m
655 m
Great north face for beginners near the Oberwalderhütte
Alpine Route
· Glockner Group
Transition from Stüdlhütte to Rudolfshütte
recommended route
Difficulty
30°
difficult
17.9 km
9:00 h
1,440 m
1,950 m
The very long hut crossing from the Stüdlhütte to the Rudolfshütte requires a very good level of fitness and great glacier experience.
Alpine Route
· Glockner Group
Transition from Stüdlhütte to Oberwalderhütte
recommended route
Difficulty
30°
difficult
11.6 km
6:30 h
1,050 m
920 m
The long route to the Oberwalderhütte leads through an impressive glacier landscape most of the way.
Alpine Route
· Glockner Group
Großglockner via the north-west ridge
recommended route
Difficulty
IV-, 45°
difficult
6.4 km
8:00 h
1,000 m
1,000 m
If you climb the Großglockner via the north-west ridge, you will encounter few other rope teams, even at weekends.
Alpine Route
· Glockner Group
Großglockner via Glocknerwand
recommended route
Difficulty
IV+, 45°, D-
difficult
8.6 km
10:00 h
1,200 m
1,000 m
The ascent of the Glocknerwand in combination with the north-west ridge ascent to the Großglockner could well be called the "King's Route" of the Stüdlhütte.
Alpine Route
· Glockner Group
Transition from Stüdlhütte to Erzherzog Johann Hütte
recommended route
Difficulty
II, <30°
moderate
3 km
3:00 h
650 m
10 m
This truly extraordinary hut crossing leads to the highest mountain hut in Austria
Alpine Route
· Glockner Group
Teufelskamp and Romariswandkopf from the Stüdlhütte
recommended route
Difficulty
30°
moderate
10.1 km
5:00 h
852 m
855 m
From the Stüdlhütte, two neighbouring three-thousand-metre peaks of exactly the same height can be ideally connected.
Alpine Route
· Glockner Group
Transition from Heinrich Schwaiger Haus to Oberwalderhütte
recommended route
Difficulty
I, 35°
moderate
9.7 km
4:30 h
1,254 m
1,042 m
This hut crossing is a great high-altitude tour, crossing two impressive 3000 metre peaks, the Hinterer Bratschenkopf and the Klockerin.
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From the Salmhütte to the Erzherzog Johann Hütte (Adlersruhe) by Peter
February 28, 2024
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Schareck - Ueberschreitung by Daniel
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August 25, 2023
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