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.
5-615: 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
10-524: 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
15-647: 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
20-539: 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 Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
25-488: 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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