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The Große Reibn ( Reibn means both “curve” and “round trip” in Bavarian ) is a two to two and a half day, demanding ski tour in the Berchtesgaden Alps . The route circles the Königssee clockwise, runs through the Hagengebirge and the Steinerne Meer and ends in the Wimbachtal .

Route

The route runs over the southwestern edge of the Göllstock , the entire Hagengebirge , the Steinerne Meer and finally over the southern Wimbach chain, an extension of the Hochkalter massif .

The approximately 70-kilometer ascent touches the following waypoints: Hinterbrand - Torrener Joch ( Stahlhaus ) - Schneibstein  - Windscharte (up to this point identical to the Kleine Reibn ) - Schlunghorn - Schlungscharte - Schlum - Jägerbrunntrog - Eisgraben - Lehlingkopfscharte - Schönfeld - Blaue Lache  - Lange Gasse - Niederbrunnsulzen (or over the Funtenseetauern with descent through the Ledererkar) - Funtensee ( Kärlingerhaus ) - Hirschsattel - Hundstodscharte (from here identical to the Hundstodreibn ) - Hochwies - Kematenschneid (detour to the Seehorn possible) - Loferer Seilergraben - Wimbachbrücke.

It is advisable to include an "boarding day" before the actual large friction, at the end of which you spend the night in the steel house. This gives you one and a half to two hours and 600 meters of altitude. The Stahlhaus can be reached from the Jennerbahn mountain station without any significant (counter) ascent . On the long stretch from the Stahlhaus to the Kärlingerhaus you have to climb about 1,800 meters in altitude - you should plan no less than 12 hours in view of the difficult orientation and the unpredictability of the snow and track conditions. The stage from the Kärlingerhaus to the Wimbachbrücke leads again over at least 1000 to 1200 meters in altitude, for which a time requirement of around seven to nine hours can be expected (depending on how far you have to carry the skis in Wimbachgries ).

Individual notes

  • Connoisseurs usually avoid the summit of the collar heads (which barely rise from the Schlum) to the east, ie to the left. The relevant guide literature also recommends this route. In the Hochkönig - Hagengebirge Alpine Club map, the route is drawn to the right (west) of the collar heads.
  • The entrance to the ice trench is mostly via a belt that runs through the right-hand (northern) boundary walls of the trench. After a short steep slope there is (almost) always a short descent over an aperes wall section. Depending on the snow conditions, this (easy) climb over well-stepped rock and grass heels can be very short (two or three holds) or a little longer. Nevertheless, this point should be approached with concentration and the skis should be taken off in good time.
  • From Schönfeld (or before that from the Lehlingkopfscharte) you can ski down to Röth and spend the night on the Wasseralm, which is open in winter . From there you can continue the tour the next day with the ascent to Niederbrunnsulzen or you can climb directly over the Unsinnigen Winkl to the Funtenseetauern.
  • If, for whatever reason, driving on the Loferer Seilergraben does not seem advisable, you can climb the Seehorn from the Kematenschneid in about half an hour and descend from there via the Kallbrunnalm to Hinterthal (above Weißbach near Lofer ). In Hinterthal you can reach the Weißbacher Hirschbichlstrasse (which is approved for motor vehicle traffic up to this point).
  • Drinking water is available from the well or the stream on the Wasseralm. At the Kärlingerhaus, there is only running water from the rain gutter when the temperature is plus, water can also be taken from the Funtensee. Otherwise there is only the possibility of laboriously thawing snow.

Seasonal frame

The best time to carry out the tour is spring, depending on the respective conditions, from around the end of March (after the clock has changed to summer time) to the beginning of May. The high winter is unfavorable because of the short days and the smaller amount of snow in the higher elevations. The Berchtesgaden mountain rescue service has already had to rescue ski tourers in several difficult missions who dared to attempt an inspection before spring and were in the middle of the open terrain when it was dark. The opening times of the huts are of course also a criterion for scheduling: Around Easter, the Kärlingerhaus is fully managed if the weather conditions permit; A winter room for approx. 30 people, accessible without an AV key, is available throughout the winter . The steel house is fully managed all year round, except on December 24th.

Special dangers

The Große Reibn requires a stable avalanche and weather situation as well as considerable skiing and winter alpine skills. However, it places particularly high demands on fitness and the sense of direction. On the Großer Reibn, it is not uncommon for people to get stuck (that is, variants that unintentionally deviate from the ideal line), which can result in a not inconsiderable loss of time or even endanger the alpinist. In any case, it is advisable to be accompanied by a mountain guide or a local Große Reibn veteran. Any impairment of visibility on the tour means a risk that should not be underestimated. In fog, there have already been deaths from falls.

Don't let yourself be misled by the fact that the Große Reibn is sometimes completed in a single day: In addition to being in good shape and walking at high speed, such a forced march also requires perfect local knowledge (to avoid time-consuming detours) and the best snow and Lane conditions necessary. Even with an inspection in two or two and a half days, the length of the section Stahlhaus - Kärlingerhaus is often underestimated.

literature

  • Ulli Kastner: In the realm of the Watzmann. In: DAV Panorama - Mitteilungen des Deutschen Alpenverein, 2/2004, ISSN  1437-5923 , pp. 30-40 ( digitized version )
  • Klaus Nowak, Willi Anfang: Ski tours around Berchtesgaden. Series The most beautiful ski tours. Volume II: Berchtesgaden Alps. 4th edition. Plenk, Berchtesgaden 1994, pp. 56-61, ISBN 3-922590-15-2 .
  • Helmut Reuschel: The "Big Rubbing" in the Berchtesgaden Alps. In: Yearbook of the German Alpine Club 1969, Munich 1969, pp. 76–78.
  • Matthias Ringhof: No day like any other. On the trail of the myth of "Big Frictions". In: DAV Panorama - Mitteilungen des Deutschen Alpenverein, 2/2004, p. 42 f. ( Digitized version )
  • Markus Stadler: Ski tour guide Bavarian Alps. Panico-Alpinverlag, Köngen 2007, pp. 185–187, ISBN 978-3-936740-40-0 .

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