Zimba (mountain)

The Zimba seen from the Tschengla (municipality Bürserberg ) from

The Zimba ( called in ancient literature Zimbaspitze ) is a 2643 m above sea level. A. Berg Vandanser the stone wall in Rätikon, a mountain range of the Western Central Alps in the Austrian province of Vorarlberg.

Shape, location and environment

She has a regular shape and sends to the northeast, east and west uniform burrs. The mountain was first climbed in 1848; since 1902 is the Sarotlahütte 1611 m altitude on the north side of the Zimba a base for mountaineers. Due to their easy accessibility it is now a popular destination for mountaineers and climbers.

The Zimba is the highest point of the so-called Zimbagruppe, a side ridge of Rätikons. Your summit is part of the Vandanser Stone wall and lies on the border between the municipalities and fire Vandans. Adjacent mountains are the Great Valkastiel with 2449 m altitude, in the east of Steintälikopf ( 2113 m), in the West Brandner midday peak with 2557 m altitude, in the northwest of the 2372 meter high Wildenberg and Sarotlahörner measures their highest 2192 m in the northeast. To the north, the area falls Montafontal from, in the southeast runs the Rellstal, in the south the Kanzlstäli, a high valley in the southwest of Luenersee is ( water level to 1,970 m ), and in the west the Brandner valley marks the end of Zimbagruppe. Nearest place in the West fire in the Brandner Valley in about 4 kilometers in a straight line. Vandans located 6 km to the east and Bludenz 9 km to the north.

Climbing history and tourist development

The first documented ascent of the Zimba succeeded on September 8, 1848 the fountain maker Anton Neier from Bludenz alone. He broke in on fire, walked up to the Sarotlaalpe, held in a southeasterly direction at Kargebiet named Steintäli, crossed the east ridge and reached the summit by a fireplace on the south side laboriously climbing. In August 1854, three hunters were commissioned from fire on the Zimba, a survey marker to place. They climbed up a gully on the north side.

Since 1900, the Zimba is climbed on the west ridge. This normal route leads from the Sarotlahütte in the north or the Heinrich Hueter - lodge is situated in the south to 1766 m altitude, up to Zimbajoch ( 2387 m). From there it goes over the west ridge to the summit. Is climbed to the existing main dolomite from Zimba since 1875, but the old routes are not used any more because of the risk of rockfall and landslides is too big through the still ongoing orogeny in the Rätikon. Today is primarily interesting for climbers of East Ridge, IV - lead over the routes in different varieties to UIAA difficulty, as well as the North Rim ( UIAA III) and the northeast ridge ( UIAA II) being the lightest and shortest climb to the summit.

Due to the similarity with respect to both the appearance, on the moderate rock quality as well as the ruling on nice days rush the Zimba is called the Montafon Matterhorn.

Sources and maps

  • Manfred Hunziker: Ringelspitz / Arosa / Rätikon. From the pass dil Segnas to Schlappiner yoke. Publisher of the SAC, Bern 2010, ISBN 978-3-85902-313-0, pp. 626 ( Alpine Tours - Grison Alps ).
  • Guenther Flaig: Rätikon. A Guide for valleys, cabins and mountains. Posted following the guidelines of the UIAA. 9th revised edition. Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-7633-1098-3 ( Alpenvereinsführer. series: Central Alps).
  • Map of Switzerland 1:25,000, sheet 1156, Schesaplana
  • Freytag & Berndt, hiking map 1:50,000, sheet WK 371 Bludenz- Montafon Great Walser Valley - Brandner - Liechtenstein
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