Große Sandspitze

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The Great Sand peak in Tyrol is 2770 m above sea level. A. the highest mountain in the Gail Valley Alps, a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps. It is located in the sub-group of the Lienz Dolomites and is popularly known Sunnspitz.

First ascent

The first ascent of the Great Sandspitze succeeded Franz Mitterhofer, farmer from Tristach called Kreitmeier, on July 2, 1886 the first tourist ascent August Kolp and Ignaz Linder. Reached a little later on July 20, 1886 Normal the first Steiger difficulty II