On has provisionally my last tour I am finally carried off to the Schladming Tauern. My actually planning to use the solid high-pressure window of 4 days for exceeding the Lungau the Hochgolling, the Griffins mountain and big-game point was, unfortunately zugschneit. On Hochgolling was reported to Landlord half a meter of snow. For this reason, I've decided to only the Greifenberg go.
(first view of the Hochgolling; look back to Untertal)
(Gollinghütte, waterfall, Gehzeitverschlechterer everywhere)
When arriving I have to annoy me first about the parking fee of 10 € at the end of Untertal - in my opinion a pretty racket. 1.5 hours later I'm on the Gollinghütte and approved me another beer soup and 2 for a better sleep. With the fixed intention to get up at 3 in order to be grasping at sunrise on a mountain, I put myself into the camp. Looking out the window at 3:15, however, leaves me the courage - complete darkness in which we see only the snow-capped peaks and the moon. At 4:45, I think it will still no longer and I am for the first time alone with head torch on its way. The feeling is quite overwhelming. In light of the headlamp you can see the path quite well, but the markings are only visible as bright stripes - the crossing of streams reflects the water is haunted and you can not really tell how deep this really are. From time to time I encounter mysterious pairs of eyes turn out on closer inspection as a horse or chamois.
(further way from the Gollinghütte; 4:55 Pitch Black)
(high mountain feeling, Dawn of the roof stone)
After about 1.5 hours walk in complete darkness the dawn appeared over the roof stone, and after another fifteen minutes of Hochgolling is already in the sunshine. Meanwhile, I notice that I have struck when searching for route in the dark quite a pace, and that me is soon getting longer driven to be accepted. The climb up a scree gully on the Griffins saddle stretches an eternity.
(gravel channel; kasweiß)
Am I'm gripping saddle between the stunning views and the freezing cold that goes right through me and leg out - torn. Wrapped in Buff, gloves and jacket, I trudge the last few meters by a relatively large amount of snow on Access the mountain.
(gripping saddle - obviously freezing cold)
(the highest lake in the Schladming Tauern, Hochgolling north wall)
(Pöllerhöhe, upper Klafferkessel)
(Klafferschneide; Hohe Tauern)
(7:50 am lonely Greifenberg and insured agency on descent)
grabs me at the summit and despite frosty relations Photowut I grab my card from the top associate in the environment can be. after 20 minutes but I am so cold that I'm quickly back on track. On the descent to the Klafferkesseln there are short assured places, otherwise the path largely unspectacular. In the Klafferkesseln I take a little detour to the width of saddle in the direction of the French horn. There begin to feel quite powerful, the French horn to pack too, but luckily the reason wins over ambition. Back at the top Klaffersee I pick a sunny Platzerl and pack my breakfast read out, after another hour I meet nice and slow, the first people who come from the Preintalerhütte.
(Wintervorboten; cold water - cold clear water)
(photos of photos, turn to the French horn)
(ice formations; short detour towards the French horn)
The route through the scenic Klafferkessel is really very rewarding and the further descent towards Preintalerhütte takes on the basis of x blueberry shrubs significantly longer than planned. On arrival at the lodge begins my next inner conflict - go home or sleep, and tomorrow at the big game place? After intensive deliberations wins my troubled digestion and I make my way to the valley.
(Untertal; Hochwildstelle with South Ridge)
(second turnoff to the French horn; Bach to Preintalerhütte)
(Preintalerhütte; Directory)
walk an eternity while I go straight to a forest and is also the new path through the Riesachklamm not necessarily excite me more. Back at the parking lot, I'm glad to go over my decision to go home.
(Riesachklamm)
(Summit View)