I would recommend a major overhaul of the page as Ortler is an important mountain. There should be at least a short section about the main routes 1. North route from Payerhütte, 2. Hintergrat from Hintergrathütte and 3. Meraner Weg from Berglhütte. Actually only Hintergrat is described in a Route page.
Berglhütte and the Lombardi Bivvy is missing in the mountain huts section.
The "How to reach the summit" section shortly describes the North Route from Payerhütte together with some pics of Hintergrat route, which I find a bit confusing.
The rating of the Northern route should be upgraded a bit in my opinion. Due to glacier retreat the section below and above Lombardi Bivouak can be nasty enough not only in September and I learned that nowadays the Meraner Weg from Berglhütte is more and more considered as the easiest way up to the summit.
Maybe I can report about that route later in the year.
desainme - Nov 18, 2003 6:57 am - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentLatitude46.503 N Longitude10.539 E
Sebastian Hamm - Feb 7, 2006 10:49 am - Hasn't voted
Untitled CommentHi, it would be useful to add the Hintergrat-Hut.
HINTERGRAT-HUT / Rifugio Alto del Coston
(2661m)
57 beds
Owner: Società Guide Alpine Solda
TEL: 0473 613188 (HUT) o. privat: 0473 613061
Adress:
Fam. Gutgsell
Haus Peder,
39029 Sulden
From the Hut are following ascents possible:
Ortler-Hintergrat
Ortler-Hochjochgrat
Königsspitze-Suldengrat
Königsspitze-Nordwand
Schrötterhorn
Suldenspitze
Zebru-Nordwand
patascent - Mar 30, 2010 3:05 pm - Hasn't voted
Monte Pasquale(3558 m)
selinunte01 - Jun 25, 2015 6:50 am - Hasn't voted
Overhaul recommendedI would recommend a major overhaul of the page as Ortler is an important mountain. There should be at least a short section about the main routes 1. North route from Payerhütte, 2. Hintergrat from Hintergrathütte and 3. Meraner Weg from Berglhütte. Actually only Hintergrat is described in a Route page.
Berglhütte and the Lombardi Bivvy is missing in the mountain huts section.
The "How to reach the summit" section shortly describes the North Route from Payerhütte together with some pics of Hintergrat route, which I find a bit confusing.
The rating of the Northern route should be upgraded a bit in my opinion. Due to glacier retreat the section below and above Lombardi Bivouak can be nasty enough not only in September and I learned that nowadays the Meraner Weg from Berglhütte is more and more considered as the easiest way up to the summit.
Maybe I can report about that route later in the year.
Michael