Wildgall
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The Wildgall (Italian: Collaspro) is, at 3,273 metres above sea level, the third highest peak in the Rieserferner Group, a range in the western part of the High Tauern. It lies within the Italian provinces of South Tyrol in the Rieserferner-Ahrn Nature Park (Parco Naturale Vedrette di Ries-Aurina) and appears from the south as a massive pyramid with prominent arêtes. It is the most difficult of the summits of the Rieserferner Group to climb. As a result, it was conquered relatively late. Its first recorded ascent was on 18 August 1872 by Victor Hecht from Prague and mountain guides Johann and Sepp Ausserhofer from Rein in Taufers.[1] Today the mountain may be climbed from the Kasseler Hut (Italian: Rifugio Roma alla Vedrette di Ries) to the north in about four hours, but it is rarely attempted.[2][3]
Literature and maps
- Werner Beikircher: Alpenvereinsführer Rieserfernergruppe, Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, 1983, ISBN 3-7633-1227-7
- Helmut Dumler: Gebietsführer Südtirol 3, Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, Munich, 1987, ISBN 3-7633-3300-2
- Carl Diener in Eduard Richter (ed.): Die Erschließung der Ostalpen, Vol. III, Berlin, 1894
- Casa Editrice Tabacco, Tavagnacco, Wanderkarte 1:25,000, Sheet 035, Valle Aurina/Ahrntal, Vedrette di Ries/Rieserferner-Gruppe
References
External links
Media related to Wildgall at Wikimedia Commons