Sass Rigais

The Sass Rigais ( Ladin Sas Rigais ) is a mountain in the Geisler Group in the Dolomites. Due to its massive form, he is the main peaks of the Geisler and is at an altitude of 3025 m together with the adjacent Furchetta their highest peak.

Location

The Sass Rigais located in the center of the Geisler peaks that form a part of the ridge between Val Gardena in the south and in the north and Villnößtal are provided in Puez Odle under protection. In the west it is separated by the Mittagsscharte ( 2597 m) from the Sas de Mesdì ( 2762 m), to the east by the Wasserrinnental (Val dla Saliëries ) and the Saliëries Forcella from Torkofel (2,970 m ) and from the Furchetta ( 3025 m) delineated.

Alpinism

The first ascent of the tourist Sass Rigais succeeded on July 4, 1878 Giorgio and Giovanni Bernard, Bruno Wagner and Edward Niglutsch on the west side; the east ridge was on September 13, 1888 defeated by Heinrich Hess, Robert Hans Schmitt and Charles Schulz. 1890 succeeded Johann Santner a winter ascent. The north-west wall, which was almost vertical drops towards Funes climbed in 1901 by Viktor Wolf of Glanvell and Günther von Saar first time.

The summit of Sass Rigais is now accessible by two climbing trails. The a via ferrata that dates back to its origins in the early 20th century, starts at the Mittagssscharte that can be reached from St. Christina from the Col Raiser and the Regensburger Hut, but also of Villnößer side. From here it crosses the large south flank to the summit. The other, classified as something difficult via ferrata starts at the Saliëries - notch at the upper end of the Wasserrinnentals and runs through the eastern flank of the mountain.

Etymology

Sas is the Ladin word for rock, the origin of Rigais, however, lies in the dark. Folk etymology, the word is often interpreted as a corruption of the German doe as the old Gardena tell, among the rocks of the mountain had earlier set many places of deer have been. Another theory brings Rigais with the altladinischen reguz word in context, that as much as " vertical terrain fold " means and should therefore refer to the big fold on the north wall.