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The 10 most beautiful alpine routes in the Ortler Group
Alpine Route
· Ortler Group
Hoher Angelus und Vertainspitze
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Difficulty
II, <30°, F
difficult
14.3 km
8:00 h
1,500 m
1,500 m
Zweitägige Tour von der Düsseldorfer Hütte auf zwei beliebte Gipfel im Ortler Massiv.
Alpine Route
· Ortler Group
Über den Hintergrat auf den Ortler
recommended route
Difficulty
IV, 40°, AD
difficult
16.9 km
13:30 h
1,700 m
1,700 m
PrestigeträchtigDer Ortler-Hintergrat ist der wohl berühmteste Anstieg auf den König Südtirols. Wer über ausreichend hochalpine Erfahrung verfügt, sollte sich diese Traumtour nicht entgehen lassen.
Alpine Route
· Ortler Group
Monte Zebru (3,735 m) - A (still) classic in the Ortler Alps
recommended route
Difficulty
III, 45°, AD-
difficult
9.1 km
8:00 h
931 m
930 m
Via the normal route to the lowest summit of the famous Ortler-Zebru-Königsspitze triumvirate.
Alpine Route
· South Tyrol
Vertainspitze north face from Sulden via the Düsseldorfer Hütte
recommended route
Difficulty
70°
difficult
15.6 km
12:00 h
1,709 m
1,710 m
Varied ice tour opposite the mighty Ortler. The picturesque approach through the Zaytal valley, the impressive hanging glacier in the north face and the impressive panorama make this tour a highly recommended undertaking.
Alpine Route
· Vinschgau
Suldenspitze 3375m & Monte Cevedale 3769m from Sulden
recommended route
Difficulty
I, 40°, PD
difficult
20.6 km
11:00 h
2,071 m
1,368 m
A beautiful and popular classic alpine tour with an ascent from Sulden via the Schaubach hut and the Suldenferner to the Suldenspitze with an overnight stay at the Casati hut. On the following day, the route leads through the north flank, which is up to 40° steep, to Monte Cevedale and back down to the Sulden cable car via the same route.
Alpine Route
· Vinschgau
Vertainspitze NW Grat
recommended route
Difficulty
III+, PD+
difficult
13.4 km
7:00 h
1,675 m
1,677 m
Von Sulden über die Düsseldorfer Hütte und den NW-Grat auf die Vertainspitze.
Alpine Route
· Vinschgau
Hintere Schöntaufspitze (3325)
recommended route
Difficulty
I, F
easy
10 km
4:14 h
1,088 m
741 m
From the Zufallhütte via the Madritschtal to the Madritschjoch with a detour to the Hintere Schöntaufspitze and on to the Schaubachhütte.
Alpine Route
· Vinschgau
Cevedale (3769) & Zufallspitze (3757)
recommended route
Difficulty
II, 30°, PD
moderate
14.4 km
9:00 h
624 m
1,611 m
From the Casati hut to the Cevedale and the crossing of the Zufallspitze with descent to the Zufall hut.
Alpine Route
· Vinschgau
Suldenspitze (3355)
recommended route
Difficulty
II, <30°, F
easy
5.4 km
3:30 h
772 m
119 m
Crossing the Suldenspitze from the Schaubachütte to the Casati Hütte.
Alpine Route
· Ortler Main Ridge
Hoher Angelus (3521m) via Reinstadlerweg
recommended route
Difficulty
II-, 35°, PD-
difficult
15.6 km
7:01 h
1,808 m
1,737 m
Quite a varied high tour on a beautifully shaped 3000 metre peak in the northern framing of Sulden.
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Vertainspitze NW Grat by Janosch
June 29, 2023
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Ortler normal route by Florian
December 30, 2021
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Düsseldorfer Hütte - Hoher Angelus - Angelusscharte - Rosimjoch - Vertainspitze - Kanzel by Volker
September 05, 2021
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