Austria: Veliki Klek
The day for our ascent to the highest Austrian peak has come. The weather in the morning was great, but some of us were still concerned, if it will hold till our attempt to fly from the ridge below the summit. But first things first, we had to climb the summit first. A little past 5 a.m. we started hiking towards the Ködnitzkees glacier. At the edge of the glacier we formed the rope teams and soon we were hiking over the glacier towards the Erzherzog-Johann Hütte mountain hut. At the saddle we left out backpacks and we continued towards the summit of Veliki Klek, Grossglockner, 3798 m. Crowded peak was soon conquered and after a few photos we returned back to the saddle. Jernej, Anže and me spreaded our gliders and soon we were on our way to the parking lot. I descended in 15 minutes and then we waited for the rest of the bus.
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| Good morning. |
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| Start of the beautiful day. |
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| We left the Stüdlhütte mountain hut before 6 a.m. |
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| Approaching the Ködnitzkees glacier. |
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| Previous time I was here, we skied from the saddle (13085). This time, we hoped we will fly from it. |
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| View from the Erzherzog-Johann Hütte mountain hut, with 3454 m the highest Alpine shelter in Austria. |
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| Erzherzog-Johann Hut on the "Adlersruhe" was built in 1880 and was repeatedly enlarged and renovated. |
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| The summit was closer with each step. |
On top of Veliki Klek, Grossglockner, Großglockner, 3798 m, the highest mountain in the Alps east of the Brenner Pass.
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| View from the summit to the South, from where we started our hike and to where we will fly. |
Our rope team on top of Austria.
When everything runs smoothly.
Back at the Glocknerwinkel parking lot we waited for the rest of the participants.
Hike & Fly - Veliki Klek.
Geocaches found:
- TOP OF AUSTRIA, Virtual, GC892KR
- Großglockner 3798m, GC7VBAF
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