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You
can get a glimpse of Vertainspitze from the village of Sulden in
Ortlergebiet,
Italy. Here it is in the middle of the picture.
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From
Sulden you go by cableway to Kanzel at 2348m. |
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Even
from here the views are magnificent. To the right is Königspitze 3851m.
The fact is, everything here is so big, that I need to use full
wideangle on my
camera most of the time. Otherwise the mountains wont fit in the picture. |
First
10min horizontal trek, until you reach Rosimtal. |
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Rosimtal
starts with a flatter climb. This picture is taken at 2440m. In the
background Königspitze 3851m, Monte Zebru 3735m and Ortler 3905m.
A very, very impressive trio. |
Soon
the climb gets a lot steeper, and the legs need to work hard. Here is a
look back from 2800m. |
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In
the other direction, the lower part of the glacier Rosimferner ends
with an "icefall". The trail climbs at the left side of the fall. |
Going
up, now on more than 3000m. The trail at the side of the icefall can be
a bit tricky. If you miss the markings (witch we did) it can get really
difficult. Regardless of that, it's steep. |
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Once
again, the icefall. |
Now
I see, that the hikers around me know what they are doing. As soon as
the slope permits it, it's crompons on. Then we follow the snow on the
part of the glacier that's without crevasses. After that it's back to
the rocks, the crevasses here are to be taken seriously. |
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After
leaving the glacier and climbing another steep slope, the summit is
finally
visible. It looks close now, but this final part will take yet another
hour. |
No
comment. |
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Finally
at the summit! I needed 4h to get here, and there were some
difficulties
on the way. The last part up to the summit required scrambling, where
you
needed to look for the best way up. This is no peak for beginners. But
it's a
new altitude record for me! (at least for a few days) 3545m, feels good. |
Ortler
to the west. In the background, to the right of Ortler is Piz Bernina
in Switzerland, 4049m. |
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To the
south, Zufallspitzen 3757m, and Monte Cevedale 3769m, always beautiful
to watch. |
Zooming
in to the east, the Dolomites, far beond Bolzano. The visibility is
great today.
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To the northwest, Silvretta in
Switzerland. My descent to Kanzel takes 2,5h. (Nice cappuccino in
Kanzel). |
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