- Brief description
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VERNAGTHÜTTE -> Wildspitze -> VENT
- Difficulty
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difficult
- Rating
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- Starting point
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Vernagthütte
- Route
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Wildspitze (3,768 m)6.6 kmBreslauer Hütte11.0 kmWildspitze13.5 kmVent15.5 km
- Best season
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AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul
- Description
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Past Großer/Kleiner Vernagtferner glacier to Brochkogeljoch (3423 m, 2.5 – 3 h) –> via Taschachferner glacier to Wildspitze (3774 m, 1.5 – 2 h) –> downhill to Mitterkarjoch (3470 m) –> steep descent to the remains of Mitterkarferner glacier –> through Mitterkar to Breslauer Hütte (2848 m) –> Stablein ski area –> ski run down to Vent
DIFFERENCE IN ALTITUDE: Ascent 1050 m, descent 1900 m / Time: 5.5 – 7 h
ALTERNATIVE: Ascent from Vernagt Hütte to Hochvernagtspitze (3 h)
PEAKS: Wildspitze (3774 m), Fluchtkogel (3497 m), Schwarzwandspitze (3466 m), Hochvernagtspitze (3535 m)
HUT CROSSINGS: Hochjoch Hospiz (2413 m), Breslauer Hütte (2848 m), Brandenburger Haus (3272 m), Taschachhaus (2432 m)
Vent (1.900 m)
Information and accomodation in Vent – Information Office Vent
T +43 (0) 57200 220
www.vent.at
vent@oetztal.com
- Directions
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Past Großer/Kleiner Vernagtferner glacier to Brochkogeljoch (3423 m, 2.5 – 3 h) –> via Taschachferner glacier to Wildspitze (3774 m, 1.5 – 2 h) –> downhill to Mitterkarjoch (3470 m) –> steep descent to the remains of Mitterkarferner glacier –> through Mitterkar to Breslauer Hütte (2848 m) –> Stablein ski area –> ski run down to Vent
- Highest point
- 3,737 m
- Endpoint
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Vent
- Height profile
- Equipment
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Recommended Ski Mountaineering Equipment
The „standard ski mountaineering equipment“ is: touring skis with touring bindings, telescopic poles, climbing skins, ski crampons, digital avalanche transceiver, avalanche shovel, avalanche probe, firstaid kit and mobile phone. A „complete glacier equipment set“ contains: sit harness, two prusik loops of different lengths and ascenders, two HMS biners, icepick, climbing irons and rope. Pack your rucksack carefully and don‘t forget extra clothes for the descent, sun protection/cream, cold protection, enough food and drink. If you stay overnight at a mountain hut take toiletry articles and a hut sleeping bag with you!
LEVELS OF DIFFICULTY
Easy: Short or moderately long tours, always easy, with ascents not steeper than 25° or slightly steeper only on short sections. Intermediate: Moderately long or long tours of intermediate difficulty with ascents up to 35° or slightly steeper only on short sections. Difficult: Very challenging and long or very long tours with ascents that can exceed 40°, comprising also climbing sections up to difficulty grade II (UIAA). - Safety instructions
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Avalanche Hazard Scale
1 (LOW)
Triggering is generally possible but only from high additional load in isolated areas of extremely steep terrain. Only small-sized sluffs and natural avalanches are expected. Snow layers are generally stable.
2 (MODERATE)
Avalanches may be triggered in case of truly heavy loads, especially on a few explicitly indicated, steep slopes. Large spontaneous avalanches are not expected. In general, the snowpack is well bonded except on some very steep slopes. Choose your route carefully, avoid the indicated slopes and exposed sections.
3 (CONSIDERABLE)
Triggering is very probable even from low additional loads, particularly on the indicated steep slopes. On some steeper slopes, medium or even fairly large spontaneous avalanches may occur. On most steepslopes the snow layer is only moderately or weakly stable. Expertavalanche knowledge is required. You must avoid the indicated steepslopes and highly exposed sections.
4 (HIGH)
Avalanches are likely to be triggered on many of the indicated steepslopes even if only light loads are applied. In some places, numerous medium-sized and also large-sized natural avalanches are expected.The snowpack is poorly bonded on most steep slopes. Choose your route according to these criteria, select only moderately steep terrain by avoiding the avalanche runout zones. Very expert avalanche knowledge is required.
5 (EXTREMELY HIGH)
Numerous huge or very large-sized natural avalanches are expected also in moderately steep terrain. Safe skiing is not possible anymore, not even in the marked ski area. The snowpack is poorly bonded and largely unstable. Don‘t go ski mountaineering at all!
- Additional information
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Ski Mountaineering Rules
Ötztal Tourismus doesn‘t take any responsibility for the suggested tours. It is strongly recommended to enlist a certified local mountainguide. Glacier crossings are allowed only in a group by using a rope.
Before you set out on a tour you should inform someone down in the valley about the tour‘s destination and when you plan to be back. Anavalanche transceiver is an absolute must for Alpine ski mountaineering tours.
More details about ski mountaineering tours in Ötztal: https://www.oetztal.com/skitouren
- Directions
- Public transportation
- Parking
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In Obergurgl-Hochgurgl the following parking facilities are available:
- Car park Village center Obergurgl (in front of the church on the right, behind the multi-purpose building where the information office is located)
- Parking lot with coin entrance Parking Place entrance - valley station Festkoglbahn, free of charge
- Parking Hochgurglbahn valley station, free of charge - no parking at night
- Parking Top Mountain Crosspoint, free of charge
- Parking Hochgurgl, free of charge (very small parking)
- Author
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The tour Via Wildspitze back to Vent is used by outdooractive.com provided.