The Königsjodler

Published on 2019-9-29 by Michael Stanton

Somehow I forgot to write this up, and remembered it in 2021. Anyway, on this tour I met my buddy Jong for the first time. He and I were both climbing this Königsjodler Klettersteig alone. I caught up to him at some point, and we were moving at similar paces and styles, so we just stuck together and climbed up the metal cables, laughing and talking all the while.

I quite enjoyed the "flying fox." On the summit, we got some beer and Apfelstruedel in the house. Boy, pre-Corona times! I don't remember what it's even like to go into a hut, it's been well over a year now.

Anyway, we went down a steep trail just on the side of the amazing Königsjodler ridge called the Birgkarsteig. We promised to meet up again, and sure enough we ran into each other at the local climbing gym by accident, then did some great hikes.

Here are climbers on the tortured ridge:

Here is a "pan-o-rama:"

Me and Jong!

Up on the Hochkönig plateau:

Looking at the amazing ridge climb from the Birgkarsteig:

And now from the other side, down near the car:

A zoom in: