The Große Sandspitze in

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, a mountain range of the

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. It is located within the subrange of the Lienz Dolomites and is locally called the ''Sunnspitz''.Peterka and End (1984).

First ascent

The first ascent of the Große Sandspitze was made by Franz Mitterhofer, a farmer from Tristach, known as ''Kreitmeier'', on 2 July 1886. The first recreational ascent was by August Kolp and Ignaz Linder, a little later, on 20 July 1886. The standard route, used by the first climbers, is rated as climbing grade II.

References

Literature

*Peterka, Hubert and End, Willi (1984). ''Alpenvereinsführer Lienzer Dolomiten'',

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