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Last Thursday (17.4.) we did a similar tour as 'PFranci'. Weather ideal (cold).
Wednesday afternoon we drove to Kals, start Lucknerhaus (1918m) and skied to Studlhütte (2802m) by evening. Slept in excellently stocked hut (sleep for club members 12€, full half-board/top service ca 45€). Can reach here without skis too.
Thursday morning we continued further on route no.5 (see last pic from leaflet) exiting right under Adlersruhe.
The better ones did it left too (avoiding ridge under Adlersruhe), up and down.
Note that from here to ridge under Adlersruhe not recommended without skis or crampons, as it sinks knee-deep.
Path to little GG is icy so only possible up with crampons. Climbing part (no fixed rope!!!) actually only last 50m before summit.
If no crowd, nothing dangerous. But if some parties rush up, others down (no traffic light) it becomes quite chaotic and belaying is mandatory, as someone might accidentally kick you down the slope.
Morning temperature about -12 and gusty at times. Fingers hard as plastic. Otherwise blue skies all day. Morning snow very dry and wind-blown around, afternoon already crusty so no longer that highly desired powder.
Descent not on same path (past Studlhütte hut) but more to the right (looking down towards Kals) somehow under the cargo cableway from Lucknerhütte to Erzherzog-Johann-Hütte.
Little snow below Lucknerhütte but walk to parking at Lucknerhaus only 5 min.