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Hohe Riffl - North Face

 
Hohe Riffl - North Face

Page Type: Route

Location: Carinthia / Tyrol (Glockner group), Austria, Europe

Lat/Lon: 47.12270°N / 12.66650°E

Route Type: Ice Climbing

Season: Spring

Time Required: Half a day

Difficulty: 50

Route Quality: 
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Page By: DoJo

Created/Edited: Jul 25, 2005 / Aug 10, 2007

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Approach

From Oberwalder Hütte go directly to the summit of Hohe Riffl. From the summit walk down the NW ridge.

It is also possible to access the North Face from Rudolfshütte via the walk to Kapruner Törl. The glacier "Oberes Rifflkees" aka Totenlöcher has a lot of crevasses.

Route Description

From the summit walk down the NW ridge and traverse above the Bergschrung to the North Face.
Climb up to the ridge near the summit.

Best time: usually late spring, early summer

Essential Gear

standard ice gear - depending on conditions and experience.


Miscellaneous Info + Map etc.

Alpenvereinskarte Großglocknergruppe Nr.: 40 (1:25.000)

Images

Großglockner, Johannisberg + Hohe RifflHohe Riffl N-FaceHohe Riffl N-Face - near the...Hohe Riffl - North FaceSummit Hohe RifflHohe Riffl - NW ridge
Climbing N-Face



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