Laughing peak
| Laughing peak | ||
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 Lachenspitze with Landsberger Hut and Traualpsee |
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| height | 2126 m above sea level A. | |
| location | Tyrol , Austria | |
| Mountains | Vilsalpseeberge , Allgäu Alps | |
| Dominance | 1.4 km → Eastern Krottenkopf | |
| Notch height | 171 m ↓ Steinkarscharte | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 26 '22 " N , 10 ° 31' 4" E | |
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| rock | Main dolomite | |
| Normal way | Vilsalpsee - Landsberger Hütte - southern flank | |
The Lachenspitze is a 2126 meter high mountain in the Allgäu Alps . It is located in the Austrian state of Tyrol and is accessible via mountain hiking trails and a via ferrata in the 250 meter high north face.
Origin of name
The name of the Lachenspitze comes from the small mountain lake Lache on its northern flank . Peter Anich mentions this as lacquer in his Atlas Tyrolensis in 1774 .
Location and surroundings
The Lachenspitze rises south of the Lache, over the west bank of which is the Landsberger Hut (1805 m). Below the hut to the north, the Traualpsee, located in a handrail, was dammed. East of the Lachenspitze lies the Gappenfelder Notländ , which is spanned by the semicircular mountain ridge from the Leilachspitze (2247 m) via the Krottenköpf (2180 m) to the Lachenspitze. The Steinkar spreads out under the southern flank of the Lachenspitze . Larger towns nearby are Tannheim seven kilometers away and Weißenbach am Lech nine kilometers away . Access to the Lachenspitze is made easier by the road from the Tannheimer Tal to the Vilsalpsee . The border of the nature reserve Vilsalpsee , which extends to the north, runs over the Lachenspitze .
Ascent
Normal way
From the paid parking lot at Vilsalpsee, the normal route leads along the eastern shore of the lake and branches off to the south at the valley station of the material cable car of the Landsberger Hütte. The path 425 leads up to the Traualpsee, which is bypassed to the east before a step in the terrain secured with wire ropes to the Landsberger hut has to be overcome. From here it goes west in the direction of Rote Spitze , before the path branches off to the south and goes up to the Steinkarscharte (1955 m). Without any significant gain in altitude, the southern flank is crossed to below the summit, which is then reached in steep serpentines .
A variant leads to the Landsberger Hütte to the east and up to the Eastern Lachenjoch (1905 m). The path leads from there over the northeast ridge to the summit. For this, a head for heights and surefootedness are a prerequisite, as climbing difficulties of the 1st degree have to be overcome.
Via ferrata
Since June 2009 it has been possible to reach the Lachenspitze via a difficult via ferrata of the DAV Landsberg section. The iron path leading through the north face is secured throughout and rated with difficulty C / D. Overall, the difficulties alternate, there are also walking areas. However, the trail is usually very exposed. The key points are the entry wall and an overhang in the upper third. There are no emergency exits on this via ferrata. From the entrance to the summit there are 265 meters to overcome.
Climb
In addition to the normal routes, there are various ways of reaching the summit via the ridges, whereby in III. Degree has to be climbed. There are also routes through the north face, the normal route thereby reaching the IV degree. The difficulties for the north pillar and the north-west face are not known, but the first winter ascents by G. Maier and H. Niederberger in 1962 and 1963 respectively.
photos
South flank with normal route
Via ferrata and view of the three lakes
Summit cross
View from the Steinkarspitze (west side)
literature
- Kompass hiking, bike and ski tour map: Sheet 04 Tannheimer Tal (1: 35,000). ISBN 978-3-85491-644-4 (February 2007)
Web links
- Via ferrata Lachenspitze Nordwand on Bergstieg.com - route description, photos, overview photos, topography
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dieter Seibert: Alpine Club Guide alpine - Allgäu Alps and Ammergau Alps . 17th edition. Bergverlag Rother, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-7633-1126-2 (p. 268).
- ^ Thaddäus Steiner : Allgäu mountain names . 2nd Edition. Kunstverlag Josef Fink, Lindenberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8987-0389-5 (p. 130).
- ↑ Dieter Seibert: Alpine Club Guide alpine - Allgäu Alps and Ammergau Alps . 17th edition. Bergverlag Rother, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-7633-1126-2 (p. 267f).
- ↑ Ernst Zettler, Heinz Groth: Alpine Club Guide - Allgäu Alps . 12th, completely revised edition. Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, Munich 1985, ISBN 3-7633-1111-4 (p. 461f).