Front Brandjochspitze
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 The Vordere Brandjochspitze from Innsbruck |
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| height | 2559 m above sea level A. | |
| location | Tyrol , Austria | |
| Mountains | Nordkette , Karwendel | |
| Dominance | 0.11 km → Hintere Brandjochspitze | |
| Notch height | 37 m ↓ notch to the Hinteren Brandjochspitze | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 18 '7 " N , 11 ° 20' 27" E | |
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| rock | Wetterstein lime | |
| Age of the rock | Triad | |
| First ascent | 1867 by Julius Pock | |
| Normal way | Insured climb ( UIAA I ) | |
 The Vordere Brandjochspitze from the Hinteren Brandjochspitze. Innsbruck in the background. In the foreground two young ibexes . |
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 The famous spreading step on the Brandjochsüdgrat |
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The Vordere Brandjochspitze is 2559 m above sea level. A. high peak of the north chain in the Karwendel and forms one of the most distinctive and highest elevations of the same. In the immediate vicinity is the Hintere Brandjochspitze , north-northwest , which towers over the front by 40 m. A pronounced ridge runs south to the Brandjochkreuz ( 2268 m above sea level ), the Brandjochsüdgrat . To the east, the main ridge of the Nordkette leads to Frau Hitt .
Approaches
The easiest ascent, the Julius-Pock-Weg, leads from the Frau Hitt-Sattel ( 2235 m above sea level ), which can be reached via various routes from Innsbruck or from Scharnitz through the Gleirschtal and Kleinkristental , partly with wire rope insurance ( UIAA I ) the summit. Another popular route runs from the Brandjochboden over the Brandjochkreuz and the Brandjochsüdgrat (UIAA III-) to the summit.
The Brandjochsüdgrat with Brandjochkreuz (left) and Vorderer Brandjochspitze (right)
literature
- Walter Klier: Alpine Club Guide Karwendel Mountains . 14th edition. Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-7633-1121-1 .