Copertina AV6 europa ing.indd - Dolomiti Turismo

Dawn over the peak of the Petzeck (3.283m), the Großglockner
(3.798m) rises up in the distance
The descent which follows (from the Hornscharte into the Gradental)
is one of the most difficult passages of the whole route, and therefore
requires great care. The view towards the saddle is daunting; an
extremely steep snow-covered channel sweeps down into a solitary
glacial cirque.
A fixed rope leads directly from the saddle to an exposed rock
mass towards an obvious ramp, on the rocks on the left edge in the
direction of a steep snow-covered channel. The fixed rope runs along
the wall which reaches the glacial cirque.
At the beginning of the summer, this ramp and the safety ropes
may be covered with snow, which means you have to descend along
the steep channel, exposed to falling stones.
In this case it is better to choose the Klammerscharte variant.
At the end of the ropes, you climb down on the rocks of the snowcovered
channel, which is no longer so narrow and steep, and soon
reach the glacial cirque under the saddle at an altitude of 2629m.
The following descent is a little easier, but is also steep. Now
you can enjoy the superb view of the nearby rocky peaks: Großer
Friedrichskopf (3134m), Georgskopf (3090m) and the Petzeck (3283m)
with its gigantic north-east wall. The track crosses a large stream
and runs down along two evident rock crest discharges of the Großer
Hornkopf (3251m), until it reaches a fork at 2346m. N.B.! Here you follow
the signs for the Adolf Noßberger Hütte for about 150m. The path
is good and leads to numerous little alpine lakes. The small refuge
appears on the shore of the Großer Gradensee.
5 hours from the Elberfelder; gradient c.800m. Difficulty: Black
(EEA)
The Adolf Noßberger Hütte, 2488m, owned by the Wiener Lehrer Section
of the Austrian Alpine Club, is open from the beginning of June to the end of
September, and offers basic hotel services. 14 beds, 22 mattresses, 2 places
in the winter bivouac. Refuge Tel: ++43 (0) 664/9841835 (www.nossberger.at
, roland@nossberger.at)
The history of the “Wiener Lehrer” Section is indissolubly linked with the
opening up of the Schobergruppe to mountaineers. A group of teachers with a
common passion for the mountains wanted to transmit their enthusiasm to their
students, so they founded the “Lehrer-Touristenklub” (Teacher-Tourist Club) in
Vienna in 1874. The Association later became part of the Austrian Alpine Club in
1911, because it was clear that its members were keen to help open up the Alps
to climbers, even by creating refuges and paths, and looking after their territory.
Since 1914, the south-west part of the Schobergruppe, and since 1925
also the Gradental, have been looked after by the “Wiener Lehrer” Section. It
was not until paths were made across the Niedere Gradenscharte in 1928,
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