High white tin
| High white tin | ||
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 The Hohe Weißzint from the west, the Gliderferner in front |
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| height | 3371 m above sea level A. | |
| location | Tyrol , Austria / South Tyrol , Italy | |
| Mountains | Zillertal Alps | |
| Dominance | 1 km → Hochfeiler | |
| Notch height | 118 m ↓ notch to Hochfeiler | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 58 '8 " N , 11 ° 44' 49" E | |
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| rock | Central gneiss | |
| First ascent | August 8, 1871 by Erich Künigl with a farmer from Lappach | |
| Normal way | Southwest Ridge (UIAA II and I) | |
The Hohe Weißzint ( Italian Punta Bianca ) is a mountain on the state border between Italy (Province of South Tyrol ) and Austria (State of Tyrol ). It is part of the main ridge of the Zillertal Alps . The summit is at an altitude of 3371 m . The name Weißzint (white tooth) is derived from the white glowing firn that used to cover the summit area. The mountain was first climbed on August 8, 1871 by the kuk Oberleutnant Erich Graf Künigl with an unnamed farmer from Lappach in today's Mühlwald community .
Location and surroundings
The mountain is five kilometers as the crow flies south-southeast above the Schlegeis reservoir ( 1800 m ). Adjacent peaks are in the east, separated by the Schlegeisscharte , the Breitnock ( Dosso Largo , 3215 m ), in the southwest, separated by the Obere Weißzintscharte , the Niedere Weißzint ( Punta Bianca Bassa , 3263 m ) and in the west finally the Hochfeiler ( Gran Pilastro ), at 3510 m the highest mountain in the Zillertal Alps. The white tin is surrounded by glaciers . In the north lies the Schlegeiskees , in the east the small Breitnockferner , in the south the Weißzintferner and finally in the west the extensive Gliderferner .
Bases and tours
Count Künigl's path on August 8, 1871 led from Lappach in the south up to the Weißzintscharte, which was crossed. Then they crossed the upper Gliderferner to a notch in the connecting ridge Hochfeiler - Weißzint. A descent down to the Schlegeistal seemed impossible, you had to descend the same way. Künigl then climbed the Weißzint summit alone over the east ridge.
The Edelrauthütte (Italian: Rifugio Ponte di Ghiaccio ) at an altitude of 2545 m at the end of the Lappach Valley serves as a base for the ascent over the south-west ridge ( normal route ) . According to literature, the summit can be reached from the hut in 3½ hours with little to moderately difficult climbing in UIAA grade I to II . However, problematic cornices and frostbite are to be expected in the summit area . The Hohe Weißzint can also be reached from the Hochfeilerhütte (2710 m) via the west ridge . But this tour requires climbing skills in UIAA ridge III if the Hochfeiler is to be exceeded. The walking time of this route is given in the literature as 5 hours.
Literature and map
- Heinrich Klier and Walter Klier : Alpine Club Guide Zillertal Alps , Munich 1996, ISBN 3-7633-1269-2
- Hanspaul Menara : The most beautiful 3000m peaks in South Tyrol. 70 worthwhile alpine tours. Athesia, Bozen 2014, ISBN 978-88-8266-911-9
- Alpine Club Map 1: 25,000, sheet 35/1, Zillertal Alps West (The Edelrauthütte / Eisbruggjochhütte is not shown on this map because it is outside the section)
- Casa Editrice Tabacco , Tavagnacco: Carta Topografica 1: 25,000, sheet 037, Hochfeiler, Fundres Mountains
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Eduard Richter (editor): The development of the Eastern Alps, Volume III , Verlag des Deutschen und Oesterreichischen Alpenverein, Berlin 1894, page 635
- ^ Heinrich Klier and Walter Klier: Alpenvereinsführer Zillertaler Alpen , Munich 1996, pp. 258 ff. Margin no . 1280 ff.