Kleiner Solstein

Coordinates: 47°18′07″N 11°19′27″E / 47.30194°N 11.32417°E / 47.30194; 11.32417
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Kleiner Solstein
Tyrol, Austria
Wetterstein Limestone[1]
Climbing
First ascent1867 by Pock, Wechner, Angermaier
Normal routeAscent from the west

The Kleiner Solstein is a mountain, 2,637 

Inn valley is characterised by schrofen and steep-sided cirques
. To the north it plummets in a rock face up to 600 m (2,000 ft) high towards the valley of Großkristental, which runs from the Gleirsch valley in a southwesterly direction to the Erl Saddle.

Ascent

The

waymarked route to the top. The route to the saddle between the two peaks may be reached either from the Solsteinhaus and the Großer Solstein or on two paths from the south from the Neue Magdeburger Hut
.

The crossing from the

climbing grade of UIAA III- and runs directly along the initially extremely sharp eastern arête. There are several difficult climbing routes
up the north face.

  • Kleiner (left) + Großer (right) Solstein with the Solsteinhaus from the NW
    Kleiner (left) + Großer (right) Solstein with the Solsteinhaus from the NW
  • Kleiner (left) + Großer (right) Solstein from the N
    Kleiner (left) + Großer (right) Solstein from the N
  • View of the Nordkette from the Stempeljochspitze. The Kleiner Solstein can be seen rising prominently
    View of the Nordkette from the Stempeljochspitze. The Kleiner Solstein can be seen rising prominently

Literature

  • Klier, Walter (1996),

References

  1. ^ Geologische Karte von Bayern mit Erläuterungen (1:500,000). Bavarian State Geological Office, 1998.

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