The Hoher Gjaidstein is a high mountain peak in the

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east and above the

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. It may be reached from the summit station of the Dachstein South Face Cable Car or from the Simony Hut each of which is an easy

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climb. As well as the ''Hoher Gjaidstein'' (="High Gjaidstein") there is also the ''Niederen Gjaidstein'' ("Low Gjaidstein", ) and the ''Kleinen Gjaidstein'' ("Little Gjaidstein", ). The mountain was climbed as early as 1823 by de Halley from the north from the Gjaid

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(''Gjaidkar''). Whether the actual summit had been conquered earlier is not known.

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