| viharnik3. 08. 2011 15:45:28 |
The trail took me again among the three-thousanders in neighboring Austria.
Past Kals, I drive to Lucknerhaus 1920m, the last parking lot for the southern ascent to nearby Grossglockner. From there, 100m before the hut, the path leads transversely to the right across grassy slopes, where in between, at a 100m elevation difference, stand two wooden huts. The path cuts more steeply above the bed of the Peischlach river, where after two hours we arrive at the namesake saddle with a Jesus cross and wooden shelter. From there the mountain has a dominant, solitary position with two peaks and long approach slopes. Further, the path to the Gernot Rohr bivouac first still leads through grassy cirques, later transitions to sandy and higher to scree rocky ground with a glacial lake. Half an hour less than the four hours of prescribed walking, I arrive with a heavy backpack to the bivouac and saddle, from where an exceptional view opens to the other high mountains of the Hochshober range. Here stands out the sharp high peak Roter Knopf 3281m (second highest); below, with eagle eyes in the distance, I spot Elbelfelder hutte 2346m in the deep Gosnitztal valley. After a longer drive and some walking, I decide to sleep right here, more than 100m higher than Studl Hutte. In the afternoon, after a good lunch, I ascend to the "nearby" three-thousander Griedenkar Kopfe, where I had to deal with walking on a steep traverse slope full of rocky slabs and stones. Here you quickly break a leg if you don't load the rocks thoughtfully and gradually. After 20 min of scrambling through rocky scree, I finally step on the extremely panoramic summit. From there I had the next day's tour to Boses Weibele like on the palm of my hand. In the evening I watch the sunset, make a drink from the snow patch, and weight down the ends of the tin roof edges of the bivouac with stones so it won't creak at night. Instead, at night the wind howled around the corners; I, wrapped in the Ajungilak sleeping bag, still didn't feel that I had spent the night at only 3°C. The morning was crystal clear, but frozen with the ground and all. For the summit ascent, I wait until it partly thaws, which allows an overview of the loaded stone slabs. On such a steeper ascent, it is good to hold poles without straps, so in case of a slip you can still grab something. At steps, help yourself with the free hand for holds, with the other hold both poles. Here stone slabs up to 10cm thick can exceed a diameter of up to 1m, and it is not safe to walk on them, because in case of a slip from them we won't manage to jump off. At 7h I was already standing by the cross on the summit with the north cold wind. On the cross, on the plaque, it said: From all sides of the mountain slopes God in utmost support extends hand to you. - from 1984. For the return I choose the SW long ridge, then continue to Glorer Hutte to check how it is there, quench thirst, chat with Austrians, greet nice girls for serving, and satisfied head to the valley. The summit in winter celebrates as a beautiful ski touring jewel. From Lucknerhaus to the summit 5h walk. The tour to the mentioned summit is possible for Austrians in one day, a bit less for us when we come from 240km distant Ljubljana. The path without using the tunnel and highway is not at all longer, 3h 30min, but much cheaper and more panoramas interesting. This time I went over Gailberg pass near town Kotschach.
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