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This
was totally unexpected! The weather in Zillertal is bad, so I have gone
to
Tannheimer Tal where the forecast is better. My plan is to
climb a
lower peak
on the German side, as the lifts should be closed in the
valley. But now I see an
open lift towards Krinnenspitze! My plan
is changed in seconds, the lift closes in
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Here
is the summit, 500 altitude meters above the top lift station.
Krinnenspitze
is 2000m high, in beautiful area in Tannheimer Tal. That's
something different
than what I had first expected. The fact
that I will now get a 500 altitude meter
climb, and 900 in descent (as
the lift closes) is of little relevance. |
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Just a few hundred
meters from the top lift station is Krinnenalpe at 1527m. It's
still open, so I start my climb with a nice cup of tea.
A
man in the cabin explains that a summit climb is impossible today,
because
of all the new snow from yesterday. The risk of avalanches is
too high. I ask him
if it would be possible to reach the summit from
the flatter southern slopes. "If
it's impossible, it's impossible!" the man
explains with authoritative voice.
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I
continue my climb to evaluate how the conditions are. At 1680m, you can
see Rote flüh
2108m, Gimpel 2173m
and
Köllenspitze 2238m. |
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The trail turns around the
mountain, giving new views all the time. Now
Litnisschrofen, 2068m appears. Behind is Sulzspitze 2084m. |
Soon
afterwards Edenalpe turns up ahead. It's closed as would be
expected.
There are not many people here at this time of year. |
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This area, a part of the
northern limestone alps, aren't the highest mountains.
The peaks
usually reach around 2000m. But in by opinion, they definitely are
some
of the most beautiful. |
Now
at an altitude of almost 1800m, you can see the peaks on the other side
of
Lechtal to the east. |
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The southern slope to
the summit is the easiest, and I don't want too steep
climbs with snow
and snow shoes. But there isn't much snow today. Half of
the time I
take my snow shoes off, not to damage them on the rocks. |
Almost
at the summit. Risk of avalanches? No, here is hardly any
snow at all... |
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At the
summit. |
The
view is great in all directions. It's really beneficial for the soul to
be up here.
This is a look to the west. |
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More to
the south, Litnisschrofen.
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If I
had taken the well ment but false advice from the man in the cabin, I
would
have missed all this.
I
can't help but see the parallel to spiritual experiences. If you sit in
a cabin, 500
altitude meters below the summit, it doesn't help how much
you believe you know.
You must come up there yourself, otherwise you dont know.
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Looking
east, Lechtal can be seen far below |
I found
a new friend up here. This little bird, called alpendohle in
german, had no
problems at all eating from my hand.
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