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Normal route / west ridge
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Normal route / west ridge

 
Normal route / west ridge

Page Type: Route

Location: Tyrol (Ötztal)/South-Tyrol (Alto Adige), Austria/Italy, Europe

Lat/Lon: 46.76760°N / 10.88810°E

Route Type: basic snow/glacier climb

Time Required: Most of a day

Difficulty: Easy

Route Quality: 
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Page By: Luidger

Created/Edited: Dec 14, 2001 / Dec 14, 2001

Object ID: 155988

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Table of Contents

Approach
Route Description
Essential Gear
Miscellaneous Info

Images

Approach


From vent to Martin-Busch-Hütte and to Similaun Hut (3019 m) on marked pathes.

Route Description


From the Similaun Hut on Niederjochferner to the east, easy relatively flat glacier (beware crevasses). Then on the right (southern)
side of the snow slope (or ice in late season) a little bit steeper up for a few meters to reach the snow ridge. The ridge ist pretty easy
and only for a few meters a little bit exposed.

Essential Gear


just the essentiell stuff for glacier travel: crampons, ice axe, rope

Miscellaneous Info


If you have information about this route that doesn't pertain to any of the other sections, please add it here.

Images

Descending by the normal...View from the summit of...



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