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The
starting point to Zischgeles is reached by car from Sellraintal, where
you go
to the village Gries, turn to Praxmar, 1689m in Lüsenstal. You can park
at
Alpengasthof Praxmar (3 Euro 2007).
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Praxmar
seen from 1800m. To the left you can see Gries in Sellraintal. |
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In the other
direction is the peak of Zichgeles, here in the middle of the picture
and from 2000m altitude. |
There
are two paths going up to the peak. The one going around the
Oberstkogel, 2767m, (path 32) provides the most beautiful wiews and I
recommend it, even if the last climb towards the peak is a little
steeper. A good choice could be to walk this way up. |
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After
a while Lüsener Fernerkogel, 3298m, comes into wiew. Here it rises
behind Schöntalswände, glimmering as metal in the sunshine. |
After coming
around Oberstkogel you reach a rigde going towards Zischgeles, now
again visible ahead. Here it is seen from 2800m. |
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A
look back on Oberstkogel. To the left you can see a glimpse of Praxmar. |
Up
on the peak, 3005m with its beautiful "gipfelkreuz". The last part
requires some scrambling, but shouldn´t cause much problem for those
with some experience of mountain hiking. |
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Zooming in the
Schöntalspitze, 3002m. There is a single hiker standing on the
peak. |
Lüsener
Fernerkogel, with its altitude and steep cliffs is always an impressive
sight. |
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Here is Grubenwand, 3178m |
The
descent at the north slope towards Satteljoch is easier than the east
side where I came up. Some stones must be climbed, but that´s all. This
path (31) doesn´t provide the same wiews as path 32.
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A
nice meeting at 2400 m, with a small Apollo. This is a large and
beautiful butterfly (but a little smaller than the normal Apollo). I
could see them at several occasions, always on high altitudes. |
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