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| Marzellkamm   | 
| Page Type: Route Location: Tyrol (Ötztal)/South-Tyrol (Alto Adige), Austria/Italy, Europe Lat/Lon: 46.76760°N / 10.88810°E Route Type: Mountaineering, Scrambling Season: Summer, Fall Time Required: Most of a day Rock Difficulty: Class 3 Difficulty: Medium hard walk up, easy scramble
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| Page By: Vid Pogachnik Created/Edited: Oct 27, 2002 / Mar 25, 2006 Object ID: 157242 Hits: 1162 Loading... Page Score: 86.16% - 1 Votes Loading... Vote: Log in to vote |
Approach
The route starts at Martin Busch Haus.
Route Description
Marzellkamm (Marzell ridge) is Extending from Similaun towards north. But still in summer it is usually not covered by snow. When we scrambled up (August, 1992) we ascended the highest point of Marzellkamm with tennis shoes, for the glacier ascent, which follows to the top of Similaun, you must of course have all the equipment and must rope up. Although this ridge is on some places a bit tiresome, it is still the shortest approach to Similaun from Martin Busch Haus and also a very nice one (3,4 - 4 hours).
The marked path starts south of the house and very soon gains 300 meters of altitude. It goes over grassy slopes and soon excells with a great panorama. From the point 2800 to the highest point of Marzellkamm (3147m) you go a little less than 2 km mainly by the ridge, only on a few places at the end you need to descend a little on east slopes.
From the point 3147m you descend a little (50 meters or so) to the upper part of Niederjochferner and soon the route joins the usual route, which comes from Similaunhuette. The last part of ascent to the top of Similaun is a bit steeper and also exposed, but in good conditions there are no real troubles.Essential GearGood shoes, for the last part of the ascent over the glacier to the top of Similaun you need to rope up and to have the equipment to hike over glaciers.
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