Totenkirchl
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The Totenkirchl is mountain, 2,190 m high, in the Wilder Kaiser
range in the Northern Limestone Alps
in Austria, east of Kufstein
in Tyrol
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The mountain is one of the most famous climbs in the Northern Limestone Alps
with over 50 climbing routes of UIAA grade III. It is particularly known for its chimneys including the Dülfer Chimney (Dülfer-Kamin) named after Hans Dülfer
. The base camp for tours on the Totenkirchl is the Stripsenjochhaus
owned by the ÖAV.
Kaisergebirge
The Kaisergebirge is a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps and Eastern Alps. It consists of two main mountain ridges – the Zahmer Kaiser to the north and the Wilder Kaiser to the south. The entire range is situated in the Austrian state of Tyrol between the town of Kufstein and the...
range in the Northern Limestone Alps
Northern Limestone Alps
The Northern Limestone Alps are the ranges of the Eastern Alps north of the Central Eastern Alps located in Austria and the adjacent Bavarian lands of southeastern Germany. The distinction from the latter group, where the higher peaks are located, is based on differences in geological composition...
in Austria, east of Kufstein
Kufstein
Kufstein is a city in Tyrol, Austria, located along the river Inn, in the lower Inn valley, near the border with Bavaria, Germany, and is the site of a post World War II French sector United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Displaced Persons camp.Kufstein is the second largest city...
in Tyrol
Tyrol (state)
Tyrol is a state or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. It comprises the Austrian part of the historical region of Tyrol.The state is split into two parts–called North Tyrol and East Tyrol–by a -wide strip of land where the state of Salzburg borders directly on the Italian province of...
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The mountain is one of the most famous climbs in the Northern Limestone Alps
Limestone Alps
The Limestone Alps are the two mountain ranges, roughly long, which run parallel to the main mountain range of the Austrian Central Alps and to its north and south...
with over 50 climbing routes of UIAA grade III. It is particularly known for its chimneys including the Dülfer Chimney (Dülfer-Kamin) named after Hans Dülfer
Hans Dülfer
Hans Dülfer was a German mountain climber .Dülfer started studying medicine from 1911 in Munich, and then changed to law and later to philosophy...
. The base camp for tours on the Totenkirchl is the Stripsenjochhaus
Stripsenjochhaus
The Stripsenjochhaus is an Alpine club hut owned by the Kufstein branch of the Austrian Alpine Club in the Kaisergebirge mountain range in the Austrian state of Tyrol.- Location :...
owned by the ÖAV.