ORTOVOX Tour tip: ski tour through Griesner Cirque | SKI LOCAL
- Brief description
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The Griesner Kar in the Wilder Kaiser offers numerous beautiful cols in varying degrees of difficulty, and the effort of the ascent is rewarded with a glorious panorama.
- Difficulty
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medium
- Rating
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- Starting point
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Griesner Alm
- Route
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Griesner Alm (1,024 m)Griesener AlmFritz-Pflaum-Hütte3.1 kmGriesner Alm (1,024 m)6.5 kmGriesener Alm6.5 km
- Best season
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AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul
- Description
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The approach is significantly shorter in spring, when the toll road to the Griesner Alm is open (normally from the end of March). From the parking lot, we cross a stream and follow the summer path first up over an open meadow, then through the steep forest in the direction of the Fritz Pflaum Hut.
At the edge of the forest, we cross eastwards over a ridge covered in mountain pines, which will lead us to the Grosse Griesner Kar cirque. At approximately 1600 vertical meters, we keep to the left, overcome a steep section and then continue through gullies and hollows (following the summer path) to the Fritz Pflaum Hut, which stands on a kind of saddle. From here a variety of north(east)-facing gullies and cols reveal themselves, ready for fresh tracks in the snow when conditions are safe.
- Highest point
- 1,861 m
- Endpoint
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Griesner Alm
- Exposition
- Height profile
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- Equipment
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Ski touring equipment + if necessary crampons for gullies/summits – according to the conditions.
- Safety instructions
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Only go on this tour if the snow conditions are stable – there are numerous “terrain traps”!
- Tips
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With a bit of easy climbing, it is possible to reach the summit of the Hochgrubachspitze from the Schönwetterfensterl (a distinctive gully opposite the Fritz Pflaum Hut).
- Parking
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Griesner Alm parking lot; toll road usually open from the end of March
- Author
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General info
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Wilder Kaiser
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Ellmau
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