Sebastian Hamm - Jul 11, 2007 4:26 am - Voted 10/10
Nice shot!Hi Herb, is it possible to do it without a rope solo?
Herb - Jul 11, 2007 4:36 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Nice shot!Yes, it is. We didn't use a rope last weekend, too. Some other parties did, some not.
There is no glacier crossing - so you won't find crevasses on this route from the hut "Heinrich Schwaiger Haus" via Kandlgrat to the summit. And on the ridge itself, a rope doesn't help much, because there is no real possibility to belay.
So, if you feel comfortable to go 30° to 35° slopes and ridges with crampons and ice-axe (or poles) without rope, you shouldn't discover any problem and enjoy a beautiful, not very difficult and classical route in the austrian alps. :o)
Additional hint: If you plan to continue after Wiesbachhorn to Hinterer Bratschenkopf and / or Klockerin from the notch "Wielingerscharte", you should rope up, because there are crevasses. I wouldn't recommend to do this extended route solo.
Cheers,
Herbert
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