The Salober ist a
grass mountain
A grass mountain () in topography is a mountain covered with low vegetation, typically in the Alps and often steep-sided. The nature of such cover, which often grows particularly well on sedimentary rock, will reflect local conditions.
Distrib ...
in the
Allgäu Alps
The Allgäu Alps () are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps, located on the Austria–Germany border, which covers parts of the Germany, German states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg and the Austrian states of Tyrol (state), Tyrol an ...
. It lies northeast of the
Laufbacher Eck.
Its name probably means "healthy, smart, attractive" (also used of scenery).
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zum Vokabel siehe
saluber
', Duden online; '' saluber'', English Wiktionary.
There are no signed paths to the top of the Salober. It can be accessed from the ''Feldalpe'' across trackless terrain. This climb requires a
head for heights
To have a head for heights means that one has no acrophobia (irrational fear of heights), and is also not particularly prone to fear of falling or suffering from vertigo (the spinning sensation that can be triggered, for example, by looking down ...
and
sure-footedness
Sure-footedness is the ability, especially when hiking or mountain climbing, to navigate difficult or rough terrain safely. Such situations place demands on a person's coordination and reserves of strength as well as requiring sufficient appreciati ...
. Occasionally the Salober is climbed as part of a crossing of the whole chain from the
Giebel via the
Berggächtle to the Laufbacher Eck by experienced mountaineers (Climbing grade:
UIAA III).
The botany of the Salober is as rich as that of the other
Allgäu grass mountains.
References
* Zettler, Groth: ''Alpenvereinsführer Allgäuer Alpen''. Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, München 1984. {{ISBN, 3-7633-1111-4, S. o.A.
Mountains of Bavaria
Mountains of the Alps
Allgäu Alps
Oberallgäu
Two-thousanders of Germany