The Kleines Törl ("little gate") is a
wind gap at an altitude of in the eastern part of the
Kaisergebirge
The Kaiser Mountains (, meaning ''Emperor Mountains'') are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps and Eastern Alps. Its main ridges – are the Zahmer Kaiser and south of it the Wilder Kaiser. The mountains are situated in the Austri ...
mountain range in the Austrian federal state of
Tyrol
Tyrol ( ; historically the Tyrole; ; ) is a historical region in the Alps of Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary, f ...
.
Viewed from the village of
Going to the south, it can be clearly distinguished as a notch in the prominent main crest of the Wilder Kaiser. A signposted and heavily frequented climbing trail runs from the
Fritz Pflaum Hut into the Griesner Cirque (''Griesner Kar'') to the north, through the Kleines Törl on the southern side, where the path is known as the ''Gildensteig'', and on down to the
Gaudeamus Hut or
Ackerl Hut
The Ackerl Hut () is an Alpine club hut in the Wilder Kaiser mountains in Austria. It is run by the Kitzbühel section (Alpine club), section of the Austrian Alpine Club and lies at a height of (according to other sources 1,456 m or 1,465&n ...
. This route is, however, largely exposed and requires sure-footedness, no fear of heights, and Alpine experience. Several minutes south of the Törl a second, signposted, but not secured, path through the rocks branches off to the high
Regalmspitze
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The Regalmspitze (or RegalpspitzeName according to http://www.austrianmap.at and BEV) is a high, lesser known mountain in the Kaisergebirge in the Northern Limestone Alps in Austria. The name ''Regalmwand'' (or ''Regalpwand''), refers ...
, which is classed at
UIAA
The International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation, commonly known by its French name Union internationale des associations d'alpinisme (UIAA; ), was founded in August 1932 in Chamonix, France when 20 mountaineering associations met for ...
climbing grade
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 cou ...
II. The Kleines Törl is a popular destination in spring for ski tours from the
Kaiserbach valley.
''Kleines Törl durch das Gr. Griesener Tor''
at www.bergsteigen.at. Accessed on 30 Dec 2010
References
Kaiser Mountains
Wind gaps
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