The Lärchegg (also Lärcheck or Lärcheggspitze ) is a 2,123-metre-high (6,965 ft) mountain in the Kaisergebirge range of the Northern Limestone Alps in Austria.
6-615: The Lärchegg forms the mighty northeastern buttress of the Wilder Kaiser; its rock faces towering 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) over the Kaiserbach valley . It belongs to the impressive backdrop of the Ostkaiser ("East Kaiser") and appears from all sides as a narrow rock pyramid. To the south it is joined to the high peaks of the Ackerlspitze and Maukspitze . The normal route to the summit of
12-524: The Kleine Griesner Tor , a rock-strewn cirque . From there it branches off, unsigned, to the left; the main path carries on to the Fritz Pflaum Hut . From here to the summit there are only occasional and very faded signs (as at 2009) and the danger of falling rocks is ever present. The route traces a way roughly through the middle of an extremely steep, unstable scree slope to about 1,850 metres on
18-647: The Lärchegg is challenging and should not be underestimated. Only experienced mountaineers with good fitness, sure-footedness , a head for heights and climbing agility should risk the ascent. The base in the Kaiserbach valley is the pine oil distillery ( Latschenölbrennerei , 900 m) between the Fischbachalm and the Griesner Alm (car parks on the toll road from Griesenau ). The signposted mountain path climbs steeply into
24-692: The district of Kitzbühel . The Kaiserbach Valley runs from Griesenau to Stripsenjoch ; it therefore lies in the eastern part of the Kaiser Mountains . To the north, it is bordered by the Feldberg, which belongs to the Zahmer Kaiser mountain group. To the south, the Kaiserbach Valley is framed by the main eastern crest of the Wilder Kaiser . The Kaiserbach stream flows through the valley. The valley
30-532: The north arête to the summit cross . Three hours should be allowed for the whole climb, the descent on this route takes 2.5 hours. The only base nearby is the Fritz Pflaum Hut , from which one can climb to the Kleine Griesner Tor and then reach the Lärchegg in 2 hours. Kaiserbach valley The Kaiserbach Valley ( German : Kaiserbachtal ) is a mountain valley in the Austrian province of Tyrol in
36-488: The rock face of the summit block. There the climbing path leads up out of the cirque and runs across steep terrain ( Schrofen ), bands of rock and steep gullies. At the most difficult spot a cable has been fixed to which climbers must attach themselves. Immediately thereafter, is a challenging, unsecured grade II climb. In front of a rocky ledge (view over to the Chiemsee ) the route runs right (view of St. Johann ) and then over
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