Marzellspitze

Links: Rear blackness, in the middle: Eastern Marzellspitze, right middle Marzellspitze

The Marzellspitzen ( Italian: Punta di Marzel ) are three peaks of Schnalskamms in the Ötztal Alps between Similaun and Rear blackness. The highest is 3555 m, the Eastern Marzellspitze, the Western measures 3540 m, the middle 3530 m. All peaks lie exactly on the border between the Austrian state of Tyrol and the Italian Autonomous Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol. According to the literature, the Eastern Marzellspitze was clearly demonstrated first on July 24, 1872 by mountain guide, Johann Pinggera from Solda and the mountaineers Victor Hecht ( OeAV section Prague) climbed.

Location

The for the most part, especially in the north, glaciated Eastern Marzellspitze is located about 10 kilometers in a straight line south of Vent in the Ötztal and 8 kilometers north of Karthaus Senales. Direct to the southwest, the Pfossental connects. Adjacent mountains are in the north, separated by the Marzellferner that Mutmalspitze ( 3528 m ) in the northeast in the immediate vicinity, separated by the Eastern Marzelljoch at 3535 meters above sea level, the rear blackness ( 3628 m), in the southwest, separated by the Marzelljoch ( 3450 m). In the northwest of the Eastern Marzellspitze is the Marzellferner and in the northeastern Schalfferner.

Base and ascent

The path taken by the first of 1872 led by the southern Pfossental, first in Western, then northeasterly direction over the Graf addition, east below the Similauns on the Similaungipfel up. Then we crossed the Eastern Marzellspitze and reached after a good eight hours, the rear blackness.

The Eastern Marzellspitze is to commit from the north only as high alpine tour with appropriate equipment on the glacier. As a base for an ascent over the northeast ridge today is the lying at 2501 meters altitude Martin- Busch-Hütte. From the hut, the path leads to the southeast across the split range Marzellferner direction Rear blackness to the Eastern Marzelljoch southwest of the blackness, then right along the ridge over slightly inclined firn to the peak point in a snowfield. The total walking time is, according to the literature, about four hours.

Sources and maps

• Walter Klier, Alpine Club leaders Ötztal Alps, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-7633-1123-8
• Alpine Club map 1:25,000, sheet 30/1 Ötztal Alps, Gurgl