Verpeilspitze

Verpeilspitze of the Parstleswand

The Verpeilspitze ( 3425 m above sea level. A. ) is a rugged peak in the Kaunertal and Pitztal Kaunergrat between and is located north of Kaunergrat and south of the Verpeiljochs (also Neurer yoke ). From the top pull long ridges to the west and north. The south-east, over the easiest of the increase occurs, turn to the less than one kilometer from east to Parstleswand. To the northwest, southwest and east of the summit is steep sides and flanks. In the eastern flank of the now disintegrated into two parts Neurer is addition.

Normal

The easiest ascent leads from the Kaunergrat first toward the west, together with the way to Madatschjoch. At a sign, the trail branches right, north, initially together with the rise to Schwabenjoch. In the broad south-western flank of the Verpeilspitze the increase will perform a steep scree gully - in early summer rather snow gully - fairly straight forward in a Einschartung of Südostgrats. The entrance to this channel is marked with a red dot. Now on the partially wide, partially überfirnten southeast ridge below the summit wall. Left ( west ) first through a short chimney to a notch. Next on the west side on tapes several channels traversing southeast back to the ridge and on this the summit. At the south-east there are security options, which also constitute a guide. The increase in the summer ice-free and has difficulty climbing the II degree of difficulty on. From the Kaunergrat are to be estimated 3 hours.

Climbing history

The first ascent was on September 4, 1886 Theodor Petersen and Anna Voigt from Erfurt, accompanied by the leader Stefan Kirschler, Penz Johann and Johann Praxmarer. The ascent took place on the southwest side and the ridge, probably the usual normal route today, this can not be reconstructed unambiguously with the vague and sometimes contradictory records Petersen. Starting point of the ascent was the Verpeiltal, from there came the first man to climb over the no longer existing Rotenkarferner and now at this point no longer encountered Plangeroßferner to the southwest side of the mountain.

It was not until eleven years later the second ascent is documented, this culminated on August 11 1897 Ferdinand and Hennig Emil and Karl by summer. Their rise led directly through the southwest flank of the mountain, the descent they came across the path of the first ascent, the ridge, back to Plangeroßferner. The first ascent of the east face succeeded on August 19, 1902 Jacob Albert and Ingenuin Hechenblaikner.

Route Photos

At the end of the chute ( steep part )

In the talus under the SO- ridge

On the SO- ridge towards the summit wall

In the chimney to the crags