Hundstalkogel

Hundstalkogel from from Moalandlsee

The Hundstalkogel is a mountain ridge of the violin, a mountain range of the Ötztal Alps. He is one of the most advanced in the valley three thousand of the Pitztal and already be seen from the front Pitztal from far away. It provides the observer from the valley, the shape of a mighty wedge with two massive rock shoulders right and left dar. Its just looking, sharp ridge bears two peaks. The 2948 m high north summit and the 3080 m high south peak. The south ridge bears some deeply incised nicks and pulls in a slight arc further to the southwest for Sturpen. Its north- shoulder carrying the Black Mountain.

First ascent

Routes

• From Trenkwald: From Trenkwald over the marked trail to Hundbachalm. Continue along the path to Breitlehnerjöchl to the south of the Sturpen. Well north into the talus slope below the Sturpen east and up along the creek below the Verbindungsgrates Sturpen - Hundstalkogel. Under the large Gratabbruch of Verbindungsgrates through to a Karschwelle in the north is reached. In shallow gravel channels or steep scree slopes as far left up to the talus slope to the southeast under the mountain ( The Hundskar ). Now in the talus slope right down to its northwestern corner, up a steep, narrowing rubble gully on the south ridge of Hundstalkogels is visible. This often filled by Firn channel ( I) extremely laborious up. In severe icing you climb just below the ridge right into the rock and win the ridge height by moderately difficult climb (II). Up over the ridge, initially broad. The first, deep col, overcomes on the east side by increases over rocks in the channel and recovered by the rocks of the other side of the ridge height. Now most easily in the eastern further upwards (I- II) until you reach the last notch just below the summit. In the eastern flank to a narrow part of the ridge and directly across it to the south summit with Steinmann.

Hundstalkogel of the Luibisscharte