Patteriol
| Patteriol | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,056 m (10,026 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 423 m (1,388 ft)[1] |
| Geography | |
  Patteriol Location in the Alps | |
| Location | Tyrol, Austria |
| Parent range | Verwall Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | ca. 1860[2] |
| Normal route | UIAA grade II[2][3] |
The Patteriol is a mountain in the Verwall Alps in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It has an elevation of 3,056 m (AA). (In old literature the elevation is stated higher: 3,059 m or 10,037 ft.[4][5]) Patteriol is sometimes called "Matterhorn of Verwall" because of its shape.[3]
Aside from the main summit, the Patteriol has some more summits:
- South summit (also called Pfeilerkopf, 2,884 m)[2]
- Horn (3,003 m)[2]
- Kleiner Patteriol (2,590 m)[2]
Ascents
The ascent on normal route from the alpine club hut Konstanzer Hütte at 1688 m to the summit takes approximately 4½[2] to 5[6] hours and difficulty grade is II[2][3] on UIAA climbing scale. The first ascensionists of the summit were around the year 1860 two geodesists, three hunters and a soldier (a "Kaiserjäger").[2]
Additionally there are rock climbing routes. Some of them are:[3]
- North-east ridge, UIAA grade mostly III, two spots IV− and V
- East pillar, grade IV+
- South pillar, grade IV+
References
- ^ a b Die höchsten Berge der Welt
- ^ a b c d e f g h Peter Pindur, Roland Luzian, Andreas Weiskopf: Verwallgruppe. Alpenvereinsführer, 10th edition, Bergverlag Rother, Munich 2005, pages 155–155–156, ISBN 3-7633-1251-X
- ^ a b c d Beate Leifert & Mirjam Frede: Alpinvielfalt abseits vom Skizirkus – 125 Jahre Konstanzer Hütte. In: DAV Panorama, 1/2011, pages 72–75, PDF, 463 KiB
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ W. A. B. Coolidge: The Alps in Nature and History. E. P. Dutton and Company, New York 1908, pages 341 & 391 ([Online http://de.calameo.com/read/0000055829e0a83a58673]).
- ^ verwall.de: Konstanzer Hütte, accessed 2014-12-09.
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