Babylonian tower
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 Köllenspitze (back), in the middle of the ridge is the Babylonian Tower, in front the Kölleschrofen |
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| height | 2050 m above sea level A. | |
| location | Tyrol , Austria | |
| Mountains | Allgäu Alps , sub-group Tannheimer Berge | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 29 '54 " N , 10 ° 38' 10" E | |
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The Babylonian Tower is a 2050 meter high rock needle in the east ridge of the Köllenspitze (2238 m), the highest peak in the Tannheimer Mountains in the Austrian state of Tyrol . When viewed from the south, the peak looks like an independent summit. It is important for alpine climbers because numerous climbing routes lead on it.
Climbing routes
The easiest route, the so-called normal route , leads through the southern channel with difficulty level UIAA I to III and was climbed for the first time in 1904. The southwest edge, conquered for the first time in 1921, has UIAA grade IV +. The route through the west wall of the tower (opened in 1959) requires free climbing and the command of grade UIAA VI +, or technically grade A 3. Since the mid-1980s there have also been short leads V + and IV + / A 0 over the southeast edge and through the brittle southeast wall.
Literature and map
- Dieter Seibert: Allgäuer Alpen Alpin, alpine club guide . Munich, Bergverlag Rudolf Rother 2004. ISBN 3-7633-1126-2
- Freytag and Berndt: Hiking map 1: 50,000, sheet WK 352, Ehrwald, Lermoos, Reutte, Tannheimer Tal