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Eiskögele (Glockner Group)
The Eiskögele is a mountain in the Glockner Group in the Hohe Tauern, western part of the main Tauern chain, a range of the Austrian Central Alps. It lies right on the border between the Austrian states of Salzburg (Bundesland), Salzburg, Carinthia (state), Carinthia and Lienz District, East Tyrol and thus forms a tripoint. The mountain has the shape of an ice-covered horn with a mighty North Face, a prominent Northeast Ridge (''Nordostgrat'') and a sharp firn edge (''Firnschneide'') to the west. From its base, the Oberwalder Hut, it is easy to reach via the ''Pasterzeboden'' glacier. It was first climbed on 30 July 1872 by the tourist B. Lergetporer from Schwaz and mountain guides, Michel Groder and Josef Kerer. The first solo ascent of the mountain was achieved in August 1891 by Ludwig Kohn from Vienna as part of a crossing from the Schneewinkelkopf. Sources and maps * Willi End: ''Alpine Club Guide Glocknergruppe'', Bergverlag Rother, Munich, 2003, * Eduard Richter: ''Die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austrian Central Alps
The Central Eastern Alps (), also referred to as Austrian Central Alps () or just Central Alps, comprise the Main chain of the Alps, main chain of the Eastern Alps in Austria and the adjacent regions of Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Italy and Slovenia. South of them is the Southern Limestone Alps. The term "Central Alps" is very common in the Geography of Austria as one of the seven major landscape regions of the country. "Central Eastern Alps" is usually used in connection with the Alpine Club classification of the Eastern Alps (''Alpenvereinseinteilung'', AVE). The Central Alps form the eastern part of the main chain of the Alps, Alpine divide, its central chain of mountains, as well as those ranges that extend or accompany it to the north and south. The highest mountain in the Austrian Central Alps is Grossglockner at . Location The Central Alps have the highest peaks of the Eastern Alps, and are located between the Northern Limestone Alps and the Southern Limestone Alps, fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoher Kasten (Glocknergruppe)
The Hoher Kasten is a mountain in the Appenzell Alps, overlooking the Rhine in Eastern Switzerland. It is located on the border between the cantons of Appenzell Innerrhoden and St. Gallen. The summit is easily accessible with a cable car starting at Brülisau, south of Appenzell. A revolving restaurant, offering panoramic views, has been built on the top. Ascents to Hoher Kasten and the neighbouring summit Kamor were already described in the early 19th century.Johann Rudolf Steinmüller: Beschreibung der schweizerischen Alpen- und Landwirthschaft', Steinersche Buchhandlung, 1802. See also *List of mountains of Switzerland accessible by public transport This is a list of mountains of Switzerland above 800 metres whose summits are accessible by public transport. This list includes mountains with a topographic prominence of at least 30 metres that have a station above the height of their key col an ... References External links Cable car and panoramic restaurant (German) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Höhenmeter
Vertical position or vertical location is a position along a vertical direction (the plumb line direction) above or below a given vertical datum (a reference level surface, such as mean sea level). Vertical distance or vertical separation is the distance between two vertical positions. Many vertical coordinates exist for expressing vertical position: depth, height, altitude, elevation, etc. Points lying on an equigeopotential surface are said to be on the same vertical level, as in a water level. A function with domain along the vertical line is called a ''vertical distribution'' or ''vertical profile''. Definitions The International Organization for Standardization (ISO), more specifically ISO 19111, offers the following two definitions: * ''depth'': "distance of a point from a chosen reference surface measured downward along a line perpendicular to that surface." * ''height'': "distance of a point from a chosen reference surface measured upward along a line perpendicular to that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwierigkeitsskala (Klettern)
Many climbing routes have grades for the technical difficulty, and in some cases for the risks, of the route. The first ascensionist can suggest a grade but it will be amended for the ''consensus view'' of subsequent ascents. While many countries with a tradition of climbing developed their own grading systems, a small number of grading systems have become internationally dominant for each type of climbing, and which has led to the standardization of grading worldwide. Over the years, grades have consistently risen in all forms of climbing, helped by improvements in climbing technique and equipment. In free climbing (i.e. climbing rock routes with no aid), the most popular grading systems are the French numerical or sport system (e.g. f7c+), the American YDS system (e.g. 5.13a), and latterly the UIAA scale (e.g. IX+). These systems grade technical difficulty being the main focus of the lower-risk activity of sport climbing. The American system adds an R/X suffix to tradi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpenvereinskarte
Alpine Club maps (, often abbreviated to ''AV-Karten'' i.e. AV maps) are especially detailed maps for summer and winter mountain climbers, hikers, and ski tourers. They are predominantly published at a scale of 1:25.000, although some sheets have scales of 1:50.000 and 1:100.000. The cartographic library of the German (DAV) and the Austrian Alpine Clubs (OeAV) has about 70 different high mountain maps. Individual map sheets of the Alpine region or other interesting mountain areas in the world are continually published. The publication of its maps has been a function of the Alpine Club since 1865. The two clubs still issue their maps to complement the official maps of the high mountains with special large-scale maps. This is especially true for the Austrian Alpine region, which is a popular area for club members, where there are no official maps at a scale of 1: 25.000, and the Alpine Club fills an important gap. Characteristics The characteristics of AV maps are their large sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaprun
Kaprun () is a municipality in the Zell am See District in the province of Salzburg (state), Salzburg in Austria. Together with the neighboring city of Zell am See the town presents itself as the tourist destination and skiing area "Zell am See-Kaprun". Kaprun distinguishes itself from its larger neighbor at the lake, by offering all year access to the Kitzsteinhorn with its Top of Salzburg viewing platform at altitude and its glacier ski area that is open October through May. Geography It is located in the Pinzgau region on the northern slopes of the Alpine Glockner Group with Mt. Großes Wiesbachhorn, , part of the Hohe Tauern range, forming the border of Salzburg with Carinthia (state), Carinthia. Located at the foot of the Kitzsteinhorn glacier, Kaprun is a year-round sports center. The Kapruner Ache creek joins the Salzach River south of the settlement. The Mooserboden hydroelectric plant uses water from two reservoirs held back by some of Austria's largest dam walls. The re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinzgau
The Bezirk Zell am See is an administrative district (''Bezirk'') in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Pinzgau region (). The area of the district is , with a population of 84,124 (May 15, 2001), and population density 32 persons per km2. The administrative center of the district is Zell am See. It is a two-hour transfer to resort from Salzburg Airport. The region’s biggest town is Saalfelden with a population of 20,000. Administrative divisions The district is divided into 28 municipalities, three of them are towns, and four of them are market towns. Towns # Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer (15,093) # Zell am See (9,638) # Mittersill (5,930) Market towns # Lofer (1,943) # Neukirchen am Großvenediger (2,616) # Rauris (3,107) # Taxenbach (2,918) Municipalities # Bramberg am Wildkogel (3,895) # Bruck an der Großglocknerstraße (4,430) # Dienten am Hochkönig (800) # Fusch an der Großglocknerstraße (754) # Hollersbach im Pinzga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
