Kalkwand (Stubai Alps)

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Limestone wall
Limestone wall from the south.  Left the Innsbrucker hut

Limestone wall from the south. Left the Innsbrucker hut

height 2564  m above sea level A.
location Northeast of the Pinnisjoch
Mountains Stubai Alps
Dominance 0.98 km →  Ilmspitze
Notch height 130 m ↓  notch to the Ilmspitze
Coordinates 47 ° 2 '48 "  N , 11 ° 19' 9"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 2 '48 "  N , 11 ° 19' 9"  E
Kalkwand (Stubai Alps) (Tyrol)
Kalkwand (Stubai Alps)
Normal way From the Innsbrucker Hütte on the marked trail

The limestone wall is 2564  m above sea level. A. high mountain in the Stubai Alps in Tyrol . The multi-pointed ridge structure of the limestone wall lies northeast of the Pinnisjoch ( 2370  m ), a transition between Pinnis and Gschnitztal . The summit is the first elevation in the Serleskamm , which runs northeast from the Pinnisjoch . The limestone wall is considered the summit of the Innsbrucker Hütte . Therefore, the landlord of this hut erected the cross that is still present today on the summit of the limestone wall.

Climbs

The normal route leads from the Innsbrucker Hütte over a marked trail, initially through the northwest flank. In a notch you change to the southwest side of the mountain, which is initially traversed slightly uphill, and finally you reach the summit from the south. From the saddle, the summit can also be climbed directly in a short climb ( UIAA II ) over the southwest ridge. The ascent from the Innsbrucker Hütte takes about an hour.

The mountain is often climbed in the course of the ascent of the Illmspitz via ferrata.

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