Gigalitz

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Gigalitz
Lapenscharte with Lapenspitze (left) and Gigalitz (right)

Lapenscharte with Lapenspitze (left) and Gigalitz (right)

height 3001  m above sea level A.
location Tyrol , Austria
Mountains Zillertal Alps
Dominance 1.5 km →  Greizer Spitze
Notch height 300 m ↓  Lapenscharte
Coordinates 47 ° 3 '29 "  N , 11 ° 53' 27"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 3 '29 "  N , 11 ° 53' 27"  E
Gigalitz (Tyrol)
Gigalitz
rock Eye and Flaser gneiss, granite gneiss
First ascent 1884 Eugen Guido Lammer (tourist)
Normal way Southwest ridge of Greizer Hütte

The Gigalitz is a 3001  m above sea level. A. high mountain in the Floitenkamm of the Zillertal Alps between Floitengrund and Stillupgrund . It is considered the local mountain of the Greizer Hut .

Approach

From the Greizer Hütte you follow the path up to the Lapenscharte (transition to the Kasseler Hütte ) to a marked junction at an altitude of approx. 2,500 m. Marked tracks take you on the less pronounced southwest ridge and then on grassy crags to the two peaks. There is a metal directional circle on the north summit. Walking time from the Greizer Hut: approx. 2.5 hours (775 meters in altitude).

Summit cross

In July 2006 a summit cross was donated and set up by the "FND" round table (Friday after duty).

Summit cross on the Gigalitz

Climbing tour

The neighboring Gigalitzturm (2,978 m) offers one of several climbing tours with 7 pitches and a level of difficulty of 4 + / 5-. The entrance to this is directly at the Lapenscharte.

literature

map

  • Alpine Club Map (1: 25,000), sheet 35/2, Zillertal Alps - center

Web links

Commons : Gigalitz  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Clem Clements, Jonathan de Ferranti, Eberhard Jurgalski , Mark Trengove: The 3000 m SUMMITS of AUSTRIA - 242 peaks with at least 150 m of prominence , October 2011, p. 13.
  2. Federal Office for Metrology and Surveying Austria: Gigalitz on the Austrian Map online (Austrian map 1: 50,000) .