Tag Archives: Alps

Die Alpen.

Ascent to Sass Rigais (Dolomites)

Description

Hiking tours from Zans (Rifugio Zannes, 1680 meters AMSL; parking lot and bus stop) to Sass Rigais (3025 meters AMSL) via Mittagsscharte (2597 meters AMSL), descent on the same route.

Sass Rigais is a mountain located in the so-called Geislergruppe in the Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy.

Photos and Video (November 1st, 2024)

Photos (July 8th, 2023)

Map, Topography

Notes and recommendations

This tour is difficult and demanding … read more

Ascent to Buchstein (Bavarian Prealps)

Description

Hiking tours (in summer and autumn) from Lenggries (679 meters AMSL) to Buchstein (1701 meters AMSL) via Tegernseer Hütte (1650 meters AMSL).

The double peaks Roß- and Buchstein are mountains in the Bavarian Prealps, Germany.

Photos and video

Map, Topography

Notes and recommendations

The last portion of the ascent to the Buchstein peak includes a climbing section about 40 meters high (“Rinne”). I highly recommend doing it only in … read more

Ascent to Wilde Kreuzspitze (Zillertaler Alpen)

The Wilde Kreuzspitze is a comparatively easy to ascend 3000 meters peak close to the town of Sterzing (Italian: Vipiteno) in South Tyrol, Italy.

This mountain is 3135 meters AMSL high, more exactly, and consists of two peaks, lying about one hundred and fifty meters apart.

Many hikers won’t proceed to the northern peak after touching the summit cross on the nine meters shorter southern peak however, for there are … read more