High horseshoe
| High horseshoe | ||
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 High horseshoe from the southwest, the middle horseshoe to the left |
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| height | 3199 m slm | |
| location | Tyrol , Austria and South Tyrol , Italy | |
| Mountains | Venediger group | |
| Dominance | 1 km → Althausschneidespitze | |
| Notch height | 103 m ↓ Leipziger Schartl | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 3 '33 " N , 12 ° 12' 58" E | |
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| First ascent | 1854 by A. Berger and measuring assistants from the Virgental | |
| Normal way | From the rear Umbaltörl over the south ridge and south-east flank | |
The Hohe Rosshuf ( 3199 m slm , Italian Piè di Cavallo ) is a summit in the west of the Venediger group and lies on the Austrian - Italian border between East and South Tyrol . The summit is located in the Rosshufkamm , which begins on the southwest ridge of the Dreiherrnspitze ( 3499 m slm ) and for which it is named. In this ridge there are further summit points in the immediate vicinity of the Hoher Rosshuf with the western ( 3144 m slm ), the middle ( 3180 m ) and the eastern horse ( 3171 m ), the first two being west of the Hoher Rosshuf, the latter to the northeast. The mountain flanks on the East Tyrolean side are part of the Hohe Tauern National Park , the South Tyrolean parts of the mountain in the Rieserferner-Ahrn Nature Park are protected .
The first ascent of the Hoher Rosshuf took place in 1854 by A. Berger and measuring assistants from the Virgental , where it was believed to be on the Dreiherrnspitze. The first ascent of the remote and inaccessible Western Horseshoe was made on July 20, 1904 by E. Franzlin over the west ridge.
Location and surroundings
The Rosshufkamm runs from the Dreiherrnspitze to the Hohen Rosshuf for a little more than two kilometers in a south-westerly direction, with several peaks exceeding the Hohen Rosshuf in height, for example the Althausschneidturm with 3275 m . At the Hoher Rosshuf, the Rosshufkamm bends in a westerly direction, and another side ridge branches off to the south with the Umbalkamm . In the latter, the ridge leading to the Rötspitze ( 3495 m ), the next peak is the Ahrner Kopf ( 3050 m ), separated by the Hintere Umbaltörl ( 2849 m ). North of the Rosshufkamm is the Lahnerkees with its side glaciers, to the southeast is the Althauskees , which represents the northwestern part of the Umbalkee .
Increase opportunities
The easiest ascent is from the Hinteres Umbaltörl ( 2849 m ) over parts of the south ridge and the south-east flank. The Hintere Umbaltörl can be reached from the South Tyrolean side from the Lenkjöchlhütte or from East Tyrol from the Clarahütte via the Vordere Umbaltörl. The route from the Hinteres Umbaltörl initially leads north, either on the ridge or on the flank east of it. Further above, on the flat section of the ridge course, it is advantageous to bypass the flat ridge section in the eastern flank on the upper part of the Althauskees, but ice equipment may be required for this. The easiest way to continue the ascent is via the block slope southeast of the summit. On the route from Umbaltörl there are easy climbing areas to be mastered (climbing difficulties up to UIAA I ), but the approach to the rear Umbaltörl already has a short climbing area (UIAA II) that is insured. From the Lenjöchlhütte you need about 2.5 hours to climb the summit, from the Clarahütte you have to plan about 4.5 hours.
Summit sign
At the end of September 2014, at the instigation of Richard Steger, the innkeeper of the Lenkjöchlhütte , a new summit sign was erected on the summit of the Hohen Rosshuf - the previous, simple wooden cross was in need of repair. The new summit sign was in the shape of a horseshoe, matching the name of the mountain. In the middle of the horseshoe, which is around 4.5 meters high and 2 meters wide, a 1.2 meter high brass cross should be inserted. But this should be carried to the summit according to a Tyrolean custom - in contrast to the horseshoe, which had been flown to the summit by helicopter.
In March 2014, Steger had already submitted an application to the responsible forest and domain administration for the installation of the summit sign. After no decision had been issued six months later, he initiated the installation of the summit sign because he assumed a positive decision - as was the case with the Ahrner Kopf a few years earlier . In the spring of 2015, according to a report in a local newspaper, a negative decision was issued and Steger was given a tight deadline for removing the horseshoe. This was justified by the fact that the summit sign does not correspond to the traditional form. In July 2015 the horseshoe was removed by helicopter and is now at the parking lot at the end of the valley in Kasern by the sign for the Lenkjöchlhütte.
Literature and map
- Georg Zlöbl: The three thousand meter mountains of East Tyrol. Verlag Grafik Zloebl, Lienz-Tristach 2005, ISBN 3-200-00428-2 .
- Topographic hiking map, Ahrntal / Rieserferner Group , sheet 035, 1: 25,000, Casa Editrice Tabacco, ISBN 88-8315-035-X .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Willi End: Alpenvereinsführer Venedigergruppe , Munich 2006, p. 431f, margin no. 1590
- ↑ Prettau community: Tauern window. December 2002, p. 41 ( online )
- ↑ a b Willi End: Alpenvereinsführer Venedigergruppe , Munich 2006, pp. 434–440, margin nos. 1600–1619
- ↑ a b Georg Zlöbl: The three thousand meter mountains of East Tyrol. P. 122, see literature
- ↑ lenkl.com: Walks, Rosshuf ( Memento of the original from May 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Martina Holzer: Hüttenwirt provided a symbol of luck on the “Rosshuf” summit. In: Pustertal direct hit. No. 1, January / February 2015
- ↑ a b Pustertaler Zeitung: Lenkjöchlhütte in Prettau - Roßhuf without horseshoes. July 27, 2015
- ↑ New South Tyrolean daily newspaper: Die Hufeisen-Posse. 17th July 2015
- ↑ outdooractive.com: High Horseshoe .
