Altmann (mountain)

Altmann from northeast

The Altmann (stress on the syllable man ) is 2'436 m above sea level. M. the second highest mountain of the Alpsteins at the border between the cantons of Appenzell Innerrhoden and St. Gallen in Switzerland. It consists of limestone.

The name comes from the Roman Altmann Altus Mons, which means high mountain and evolved over time through Altmon to Altmann.

The view is magnificent with its exposed and with a nice view (as opposed to the Gipfelbauten on the Santis ), it extends from Lake Constance on the Appenzell region, the Rhine Valley, the Allgäu Alps, the Bregenz Forest, the Verwall, the Rätikon, the Silvretta, the Grisons Alps, Glarus Alps to the Bernese Alps, Rigi and Lake Zurich. The view is from Germany through Austria and Liechtenstein to in large parts of Switzerland.

Ascent

The date of the first ascent is not known. Probably the mountain was climbed very early in the context of hunting and shawn.

The Altmann is accessible from Santis made ​​via Lisengrat and Rotstein. Also from from Zwinglipass. Both routes meet at the end of the Nädligergrates over the Flis Sheep bottom wall, from where a mountain hiking trail in the saddle ( 2,368 m) leads to the summit building. The ascent from Altmannsattel to the summit requires some easy rock climbing in the second degree and the climbing is easier to sensitive sites by iron pins. Through the greasy rocks caution and the crossing over the ridge to the summit ( with summit log ) is exposed and requires the ascent of a saddle.

The Altmann is a classic mountain climbing. The first climbing routes led through the ravine-like chimneys in the south wall, later, the West and East Ridge objectives were first ascents. In the 1980s there were numerous first ascents up to the VIII degree, by the south wall.

Nature

In the area of ​​Altmann ibex occur.