Big snow bell
| Big snow bell | ||
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| height | 3425 m slm | |
| location | South Tyrol / Lombardy , Italy | |
| Mountains | Ortler Alps | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 29 '48 " N , 10 ° 30' 32" E | |
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| First ascent | September 20, 1866 by Julius von Payer and the mountain guide Johann Pinggera | |
| Normal way | High tour from the Livriohütte over the west ridge | |
The Large Schneeglocke (also bulk Schneeglocke , Italian Grande Cima della Campana ) is a 3425 m high peak in the crystal comb, one from the Stelvio to Ortles pass extending mountain range of western Ortles Alps , in turn, a mountain of the southern Ostalpen represent. The closest peaks are the Kleine Schneeglocke ( 3411 m ) in the western ridge and the Trafoier Eiswand ( 3565 m ) in the east . The Great Snow Bell, together with the surrounding mountains, is part of the Stelvio National Park .
First ascent
Julius von Payer made the first ascent on September 20, 1866 with the guides Johann Pinggera and Johann Thöni. Payer also gave the summit its name.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter Holl: Ortleralpen: a guide for valleys, huts and mountains , Bergverlag Rother GmbH, 1990, p. 174
- ↑ Martin Müller: Julius von Payer: a pioneer of alpine and polar research and painter of the polar world , Wiss. Verlag-Ges., 1956, p. 24
- ↑ Th Trautwein: Guide through Southern Bavaria, North and Central Tyrol and the adjacent parts of Salzburg , Lindauer, 1868, p. 198