Wassertalkogel

Top of Wassertalkogels with the Rheinland -Pfalz- bivouac (from the south )

The Wassertalkogel ( 3252 m above sea level. A. ) is a high peak in Geigenkamm south of Puitkogels. Although he is one of the few mountains of violin ridge that exceeds 3200 meters, it is something in the shadow of the massive mountain neighbors. Nevertheless, the mountain is quite frequently visited by mountaineers because of Mainz trail leads over its crest height. From the spacious summit plateau with stone men of the mountain with steep drops, but good climbable block west flanks the Pitztal Valley, to the east into Pollestal back from. The Wassertalkogel is towards Rüsselsheim hut of the last three thousand, which you can pass onto the Mainz trail. At the western edge of its summit plateau of the Rhineland -Palatinate bivouac, a spacious bivouac with 9 beds available. The Wassertalkogel takes its name from the north-west Wassertal, a water- rustled steep ravine.

Climbing history

Probably the relatively easily accessible summit has been climbed in earlier times by locals and hunters from the Pitztal or Ötztal. The first known ascent, however, resulted Rudolf L. Kusdas from August 29, 1895. He was of Mittelberg from risen to Pollesjoch to ascend the Puitkogel. On his way to this mountain, he crossed the mountains of violin comb through to Wassertalkogel. After he had reached the summit of Wassertalkogels, he went towards the saddle from between Sonnenkogel and Wassertalkogel.

Routes

• ( From the South ): From the Pitztal Pitztal Jöchl. Down at the Rettenbachferner and crossing north to south under the Pollesjoch. On insured Climb up on the yoke. From the Ötztal on Rettenbachferner and insured climbing also on Pollesjoch. Now along the Mainzer altitude trail ( marked route, insured with locations I ) along the ridge, several peaks over border to the summit.
• ( From the West ): From Mandarfen on a trail in the steep grassy slopes above the valley floor. The following markings on some avalanche over to a metal cross ( seen from Mandarfen ). In addition to a broad trough over grassy slopes steeply down to a gradually flattening gravel back. Up a steep off-road ratio and along a ridge in the side of the mountain with difficulty but easily up beyond it, until you reach the ridge at a saddle. About the wide block ridge slightly to the south up to the summit.

Impressions

View of the Kaunergrat

Puitkogel, Sonnenkogel and Wassertalkogel (from left to right)

Sources and maps

• Walter Klier: Alpine Club leaders Ötztal Alps, Mountain Publishing Rudolf Rother, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-7633-1123-8.
• Ludwig Obersteiner: A guide through the Ötztal Alps, rich stone Verlag, 1937 (2nd Edition )
• Alpine Club map sheet 30 /5, 1:25.000, Ötztal Alps, Geigenkamm, ISBN 3-928777-44-0