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Holzgauer Wetterspitze east ridge Lechtal Tyrol

1.8.2019 – public holiday! The east ridge on the Holzgauer Wetterspitze is on the program. We – regular guest and Everest climber Karsten Lafrenz, myself (Hubs Lindner, operator of Bergschule Lechtal) and Martin Fiala (mafia-photography.com) – set off early in the morning through the wet alpine grass and past the Fallenbacher See lake on our way to the impressive east ridge of the Holzgauer Wetterspitze. My decision was made the evening before. With a guest and photographer on the rope, I was going to open up a logical line on the central pillar of the cone-shaped pillar. Just in case, I had a small Bosch and 3 bolts as well as 2 normal bolts with me. It was clear that the climbing would be exposed and difficult to belay on the east ridge at the latest.

Everything done right!

I was able to use the equipment in a targeted manner and secure the rope team perfectly during the ascent. On the descent, a bearded vulture passes a few meters above our helmets. My favorite bird here in the Lechtal mountains rounds off the day.

The line has earned its name: Bearded Vulture Variant

Base | Meeting point

Lechtal Bundesstraße – Lechbrücke parking lot, 6653 Bach

Photo credits: © mafia-photography.com