| pg11. 09. 2020 15:37:54 |
The day after a nice afternoon trip along the Elfer (https://www.hribi.net/trenutnerazmere.asp?ita=1&gorovjeid=51&id=8812) I treated myself to the second part of my personal celebration and after numerous business obligations drove late afternoon towards Axamer Lizum to finally experience one of the more desired evening activities of Innsbruck mountaineers, gazing at the sunset on the favorite mountain Nockspitze, which rises broad-shouldered with its pyramidal figure above the capital of Tyrol.
Nockspitze (also called Saile) is almost a pilgrimage mountain of Innsbruck, whose silhouette is an indispensable inventory of the western part of the city. Ascent to it is possible both from the well-known (Olympic) ski resort Axamer Lizum, from where I have already climbed (and documented) via the "Lustige Steig" path to Marchreisenspitze&co., and from Mutterer Alm, both basic approaches are short and technically very easy, the path from Mutterer Alm is only slightly exposed in the upper part.
The mountain is an excellent viewpoint because it offers a direct view from above on Innsbruck to the (north)east and Zirl and Telfs with the Mieming Mountains to the (north)west; to the south it delights us with a wonderful view of the attractive walls of Kalkkögel, likewise one can embrace with the gaze a large part of the Stubai Alps headed by Habicht and the slopes of the Zillertal Alps in the distance.
The present reasons reveal why the mountain is so popular and why many visitors decide to visit at sunset.
The weather was also wonderful that day, clear, and I quickly arrived at the saddle Halsl (1992 m) via the already known path from Axamer Lizum. Since I had enough time, I went to the nearby scenic Schneiderspitze, to which it is just a short walk from the saddle (2156 m; a little less than half an hour in both directions). Along the easy path to Nockspitze, which runs for some time among junipers, later along a fairly wide and not steep trail, I met numerous returning hikers, and quite a few - especially young ones - I overtook even on the ascent. Despite it being a workday, the summit was crowded, some visitors came even after me, even at 8 pm.
On the summit I treated myself to a small symbolic refreshment, enjoyed the beautiful sunset and set off in the dusk with a headlamp along a somewhat different path to the Birgitzköpflhütte hut (2035 m), from there along a somewhat eroded unmarked path to the large parking lot at Axamer Lizum.
In principle I'm not enthusiastic about describing casual paths that are marked anyway - this forum is not primarily intended for that. However, I think that this invitation to the trip might interest many who find themselves visiting Tyrol - after all, how many opportunities exist to enjoy the sunset on a two-thousander with an exceptional panoramic view of a city with more than a hundred thousand inhabitants under the shelter of snow-covered three-thousanders?
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