Corrugated wall peaks

Large corrugated wall tip
Small (left) and large Riffelwandspitze
height	2626  m
location	Bavaria , Germany
Mountains	Wetterstein Mountains
Coordinates	47 ° 25 '41 "  N , 10 ° 59' 33"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 25 '41 "  N , 10 ° 59' 33"  E
rock	Wetterstein lime
Age of the rock	Triad
First ascent	August 2, 1866 by F. Resch and C. Sam

The Riffelwandspitzen are two adjoining mountains in the Wetterstein Mountains , Bavaria . The summit of the Großer Riffelwandspitze reaches a height of 2626  m , the summit of the Kleine Riffelwandspitze 2543  m .

Location and surroundings

The Große and Kleine Riffelwandspitze are the two most striking peaks of the short Riffelwandkamm , which runs from the Zugspitze northeast towards the Waxensteinkamm.

The south walls drop steeply into the Höllentalkar , the north walls steeply down to the Riffelriß above the Eibsee . A ridge runs from the Großer Riffelwandspitze in a south-westerly direction to the Zugspitze. From the Kleine Riffelwandspitze , the Riffelwandkamm connects to the Waxensteinkamm via the Riffeltorkopf . A side ridge extends to the eastern Riffelkopf, the eastern wall of which drops vertically into the Höllental .

Bases and paths

The most favorable base for an ascent through the south walls is the Höllentalangerhütte ( 1381  m ). The routes on the north side are best reached from the Eibsee or via the Riffelriß stop of the Bavarian Zugspitzbahn .

The easiest route to the Kleine Riffelwandspitze leads from the Riffelscharte and the Riffeltorkopf over steep crags and gullies to the summit, difficulty level I (UIAA) .

The Great Riffelwandspitze was born on August 2, 1866 on the east ridge by F. Resch and C. Sam first ascent . They then managed to cross the first ridge to the Zugspitze from the summit. The route has a level of difficulty IV- and has long been considered the most difficult and dangerous route in the Wetterstein Mountains . The remaining routes range from levels of difficulty III to VII. All climbs can only be mastered by experienced and experienced mountaineers.

literature

• Stephan Beulke: Alpine Club Leader Wetterstein. 4th edition. Bergverlag Rother , Munich 1996, p. 450ff, ISBN 978-3-7633-1119-4 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Federal Office for Cartography and Geodesy , State Office for Surveying and Geoinformation Bavaria : Digital Topographic Map 1:50 000, BayernViewer ( Memento of the original from October 2, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed September 24, 2010 
2. ↑ Toni Hiebeler: Zugspitze - From the first ascent to today . Mosaik, Munich 1985, p. 223. ISBN 3-570-00651-4 .

View of the Riffelwandspitzen from the Riffeltorkopf summit plateau