Riffelspitzen
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The Riffelspitzen are two neighbouring peaks in the Wetterstein range in Bavaria
. The Southern Riffelspitze is high; the Northern Riffelspitze (Nördliche Riffelspitze) attains .
kamm in the northern Wetterstein Mountains. To the north is the lake of Eibsee
, to the south runs the Höllental. The next mountain to the southwest is the Riffeltorkopf , which is separated from by the knife-edge of the high Riffelscharte. To the northeast the ridge continues to the high Schönangerspitze.
Whilst on the southern side grassy slopes, punctuated by rocky schrofen
, run almost to the summit ridge, on the northern side, bare rock faces drop steeply away.
, as well as from the valley of Höllental. The most important base for these mountains, the Höllentalanger Hut
lies in the last-named valley.
The Southern Riffelspitze can be reached from the Riffelscharte in about 20 minutes along a grade I climb. A climbing route of grade V- difficulty runs up the northwest face.
The normal route to the Northern Riffelspitze runs from the Southern Riffelspitze in 20 minutes and is a climb of grade I difficulty. In addition the mountain can be climbed along the southeast (I) and northeast (II) ridges. The route first used by Willo Welzenbach and E. Müller up the northwest face is rated as grade V.
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
. The Southern Riffelspitze is high; the Northern Riffelspitze (Nördliche Riffelspitze) attains .
Situation
The Riffelspitzen rise from the ridge of the WaxensteinWaxenstein
Waxenstein is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany....
kamm in the northern Wetterstein Mountains. To the north is the lake of Eibsee
Eibsee
Eibsee is a lake in Bavaria, Germany, 9km southwest of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and roughly 100km southwest of Munich. At an elevation of 973.28 m, its surface area is 177.4 ha...
, to the south runs the Höllental. The next mountain to the southwest is the Riffeltorkopf , which is separated from by the knife-edge of the high Riffelscharte. To the northeast the ridge continues to the high Schönangerspitze.
Whilst on the southern side grassy slopes, punctuated by rocky schrofen
Schrofen
Schrofen is a German mountaineering term that refers to steep terrain, strewn with rocks and rock outcrops, that is laborious to cross, but whose rock ledges offer many good steps and hand holds. It is usually rocky terrain on which grass has established itself, but it can also refer to purely...
, run almost to the summit ridge, on the northern side, bare rock faces drop steeply away.
Bases and routes
The wind gap of the Riffelscharte to the southwest forms a crossing between northern and southern sides of the Waxensteinkamm crest and can be reached on marked hiking trails from the Eibsee (partly over protected klettersteigs) or from EhrwaldEhrwald
Ehrwald is a municipality in the Austrian district of Reutte, Tyrol.Ehrwald lies at the southern base of the Zugspitze , Germany's highest mountain, but which is shared with Austria. The town is connected to the Zugspitze with the Tyrolean Aerial Tramway .-References:...
, as well as from the valley of Höllental. The most important base for these mountains, the Höllentalanger Hut
Höllentalanger Hut
The Höllentalanger Hut is a managed hut owned by the German Alpine Club in the Wetterstein Mountains of Bavaria, in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The hut lies in a narrow defile between the Höllental-Blassen and Waxenstein-Riffelwand crest and is open from the end of May to mid-October...
lies in the last-named valley.
The Southern Riffelspitze can be reached from the Riffelscharte in about 20 minutes along a grade I climb. A climbing route of grade V- difficulty runs up the northwest face.
The normal route to the Northern Riffelspitze runs from the Southern Riffelspitze in 20 minutes and is a climb of grade I difficulty. In addition the mountain can be climbed along the southeast (I) and northeast (II) ridges. The route first used by Willo Welzenbach and E. Müller up the northwest face is rated as grade V.
Source
- Stephan Beulke: Alpenvereinsführer Wetterstein. 4th ed. Bergverlag RotherBergverlag RotherBergverlag Rother is a German publisher with its headquarters in Oberhaching, Upper Bavaria. Since 1950 the company, that formerly went udern the name of Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, has published the Alpine Club Guides in cooperation with the German Alpine Club , the Austrian Alpine Club and the...
, Munich, 1996, p. 147ff, ISBN 978-3-7633-1119-4.