Selected ski tours
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Keeskogel 3291 m
Kürsinger Hütte Venedigergruppe Austria
- Length of ascent3 km
- ascent830 m
- duration3-4,5 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦◊◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
A shorter hike on the lookout Keeskogel provides a fantastic panorama of the whole area of the main Alpine ridge. Hohe Tauern at your fingertips - Grossvenediger, Grosser Geiger and Schlieferspitze. Final exposed ridge climbing requires little skill, dificulty I to II. UIAA. Much depends on snow conditions.
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Grossvenediger N 3666 m
Kürsinger Hütte Venedigergruppe Austria
- Length of ascent8 km
- ascent1230 m
- duration6-7 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦◊◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
Grossvenediger is significant, pyramidal peak, the fourth highest mountain in Austria in in the centre of glaciated mountains in the mountain group Venedigergruppe in the Hohe Tauern. Ski tour from Kürsinger Hütte leads almost all the glaciers, over the saddle Venedigerscharte. In the finish is a short walk from the top, take off their skis and with the crampons and axe comes with an easy ridge to the summit.
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Schlieferspitze 3289 m
Kürsinger Hütte Venedigergruppe Austria
- Length of ascent7,5 km
- ascent1050 m
- duration5-6,5 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
Relatively demanding glacier hike on 3289 m Schlieferspitze leads glacial terrain. To stay on Kürsinger Hut fits on the last day. After climbing to descend the eastern slopes and valleys Sulzbachtal the parking lot. When staying overnight at Postalm is actually the only option for the ascent.
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Grosser Geiger N 3360 m
Kürsinger Hütte Venedigergruppe Austria
- Length of ascent5,5 km
- ascent1490 m
- duration6-7 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
Gross Geiger is a challenging tour on the glacier terrain of the Alps part Venedigergruppe. It is available from Kürsinger Hütte on the north-facing slopes and from the Essener-Rostocker Hütte on the southern slopes. The most difficult part of the exit is to overcome the steep height on the main ridge.
