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Ski mountaineering route from the Franz Senn Hut over the Knotenspitzferner to the Eastern Knotenspitze
moderate
Distance 3.8 km
3:00 h
956 m
956 m
3,072 m
2,116 m
Ascend from the Franz-Senn-Hütte in a southeast direction. After the rock barrier of the Stiergschwez, head southwest into the flat ground and then at the beginning climb steeply towards the Knotenspitzferner. At the end of the glacier, ski depot and then on foot up the approximately 43° steep gully to the ridge. Follow the ridge to the summit (climbing grade II). In very good conditions, skis could be carried from the ski depot through the gully to the ridge and the gully descended on skis.
Author’s recommendation
The Franz Senn Hut still offers a wide variety of ski mountaineering opportunities and is the ideal training base for ski mountaineering!
Difficulty
moderate
Overall difficulty
moderate
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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3,072 m
Lowest point
2,116 m
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Franz Senn HutSafety information
Steep gully and exposed ridge to the summit!
Crampons and ice axe are advantageous – rope possibly necessary.
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Franz Senn Hut
https://www.franzsennhuette.at
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Ascend from the Franz-Senn-Hütte in a southeast direction. After the rock barrier of the Stiergschwez, head southwest into the flat ground and then at the beginning climb steeply towards the Knotenspitzferner. At the end of the glacier, ski depot and then on foot up the approximately 43° steep gully to the ridge. Follow the ridge to the summit (climbing grade II). In very good conditions, skis could be carried from the ski depot through the gully to the ridge and the gully descended on skis.
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Franz Senn HutPublic transport
Only possible up to Neustift in the Stubai Valley – from there possibly by taxi to SeduckGet Timetable to destination
Eastern Knotenspitze
Directions
On the A13 Brenner Autobahn into the Stubai Valley to Neustift and on to Seduck.
Ascent in about 3 hours to the Franz-Senn-Hütte
Parking
Limited number of free parking spaces in Seduck.Coordinates
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47.085060, 11.168766
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47°05'06.2"N 11°10'07.6"E
UTM
32T 664617 5216898
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Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!
Book recommendation by the author
Author’s map recommendations
Alpine Club map 31/1 or 31/4 Stubai Alps, paths + ski
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Equipment
Standard ski touring equipment including emergency kit (avalanche transceiver, shovel, probe, first aid kit, bivy sack, mobile phone) AND glacier equipment as well as crampons, ice axe and rope.Localization
Parts of this content were machine translated from German.
Difficulty
moderate
Overall difficulty
moderate
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Distance
3.8 km
Duration
3:00 h
Ascent
956 m
Descent
956 m
Highest point
3,072 m
Lowest point
2,116 m
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