Four Days around Meran
Friends: Only God!Location: Oberbozen, Mutspitze, Hönigspitz, Matatzspitz
Elevation gain: 5300m = 1000m + 2000m + 700m + 1600m
Day 1 - Bozen
I drove down in the morning and hiked up to Oberbozen. Later, I camped near Meran.
Looking down on Bozen
Rainbow over Meran
Day 2 - Meran
I hiked up from town to the Mutspitze. I used the lift down to Dorf Tyrol, then walked back to the car.
Great day...
High on the Mutspitze
Mutspitze summit view
Looking down to the east
Day 3 - Hönigspitz
I decided to take it easy, so I took my boots, crampons and ice axe up on the Hirzer lift and went up the Hönigspitz.
A nice dog on the Hirzer lift
Looking down to the right on the Hönigspitz climb
I made an error and was tempted to climb snow and rock slopes to a false summit with a cross on it. Turned out I still had a long ways to go to the true summit. Getting down from this summit was rather slow -- much easier to climb up than down! Lots of ice axe in mud, one hand on rock kind of thing...
That apparent summit is a false summit, complete with cross!
The terrain near the top
Sarntaler highlights...
Looking down on the false summit that I wasted time on
Looking across to Hirzer from the summit
I thought about continuing, but it looked incredibly steep to get down the saddle near Hirzer from here, so I decided to play it safe.
Returning to the lift station...
The lower section of the ridge
I slept in Mantra after a great pizza dinner.
Day 4 - the Matatzspitz
Just a great hike up a glorious ridge.
Beautiful country near the Ulfaser Waalweg
Looking up the ridge to the Matatzspitz
I bought cheese and bread from a great little hut by the Waalweg. They close on November 1st, I'll have to remember that.
My snowy summit just ahead
Looking down the glorious ridge
A similar shot, just a bit higher
Great country...
Life on top...this couple lives just below
Wet snow that burst into water droplets near the summit!
Looking across to the work of the day before, the Hönigspitz