Sass Rigais
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 The northwest face of the Sass Rigais in the middle of the picture, on the left the Furchetta |
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| height | 3025 m slm | |
| location | South Tyrol , Italy | |
| Mountains | Geisler Group , Dolomites | |
| Dominance | 9.5 km → Langkofel | |
| Notch height | 904 m ↓ Passo Gardena | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 36 '32 " N , 11 ° 46' 2" E | |
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| Normal way | Via ferrata from St. Christina over the Col Raiser to the beginning of the Mittagsscharte and further over the southwest ascent to the summit | |
The Sass Rigais ( Ladin Sas Rigais ) is a mountain in the Geisler group in the South Tyrolean Dolomites . Due to its massive shape, it is considered the main peak of the Geisler peaks and, with a height of 3,025 m , is their highest peak together with the neighboring Furchetta .
Location and surroundings
The Sass Rigais is located in the center of the Geisler peaks, which form part of the ridge between Val Gardena in the south and the Villnößtal in the north and are protected in the Puez-Geisler Nature Park . In the west it is separated from the Sas de Mesdì ( 2762 m ) by the Mittagsscharte ( 2597 m ) , in the east by the Val dla Saliëries and the Saliëries-Scharte from the Torkofel ( 2970 m ) and the Furchetta ( 3025 m ) delimited.
Alpinism
The first tourist ascent of the Sass Rigais was made on July 4, 1878 by Giorgio and Giovanni Bernard, Bruno Wagner and Eduard Niglutsch over the west side; the east ridge was conquered on September 13, 1888 by Heinrich Hess , Robert Hans Schmitt and Karl Schulz. In 1890 Johann Santner managed a winter ascent. Viktor Wolf von Glanvell and Günther von Saar climbed the north-west face, which slopes almost vertically towards Villnöß, for the first time in 1901.
The summit of Sass Rigais is now accessible via two fixed rope routes. One of the via ferrata, which dates back to the early 20th century, starts at the Mittagsscharte, which can be reached from St. Christina via the Col Raiser and the Regensburger Hütte , but also from the Villnößer side. From here it leads over the large southwest flank to the summit cross. The other via ferrata, classified as a bit more difficult, begins at the Saliëries-Scharte at the upper end of the Wasserrinnental and runs through the eastern flank of the mountain.
etymology
Sas is the Ladin word for rock, the origin of Rigais , however, is unknown. In terms of folk etymology , the word is often interpreted as a corruption of the German deer goat , as old people of Val Gardena tell that under the rocks of the mountain there used to be many places to sit for deer . Another theory connects Rigais with the Old Ladin word reguz , which means something like "vertical fold in the terrain" and is therefore intended to refer to the large fold on the north wall.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Hanspaul Menara and Hannsjörg Hager: Mountains and mountaineers. Alpine history of South Tyrol . Athesia, Bozen 1994, ISBN 88-7014-809-2 , p. 217
- ↑ a b c Hanspaul Menara: The most beautiful 3000m in South Tyrol . Athesia, Bozen 2007, ISBN 978-88-8266-391-9 , pp. 230-233
- ^ Egon Kühebacher : The place names of South Tyrol and their history. The historically grown names of the mountain ranges, summit groups and individual peaks of South Tyrol. Athesia, Bozen 2000, ISBN 88-8266-018-4 , p. 259.