High altitude tour with a view of Piz Palü

The most beautiful alpine tours in the Alps

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The Alps are destined for magnificent alpine tours. This collection gives you an overview of the most beautiful high alpine tours in the Alps.
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Alpine Route · Valais Alps
Weissmies (4,017m) - crossing from SW-N
recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 17.1 km
Duration 11:30 h
Ascent 2,687 m
Descent 1,099 m

Scenic and enjoyable crossing of a Valais four-thousand metre peak.

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from Eduard Gruber,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Alpine Route · Bernina Group
Piz Palü 3900m normal route
recommended route Difficulty 40°, PD- difficult
Distance 22.8 km
Duration 7:00 h
Ascent 1,900 m
Descent 1,900 m

With a good track and clean crampon technique, this is not too difficult a classic alpine tour in the Bernina Group with a considerable risk of ...

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from Wolfgang Lauschensky,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Alpine Route · Glockner Group
Großglockner via Meletzkigrat from the Franz-Josefs-Höhe
recommended route Difficulty II+, 40°, PD+ moderate
Distance 20.2 km
Duration 16:00 h
Ascent 2,454 m
Descent 2,476 m

Interesting ascent to the highest mountain in Austria with short climbing sections in impressive scenery.

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from Georg Rothwangl,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Alpine Route · Zugspitze Region
Zugspitze über Jubiläumsgrat zur Alpspitze
recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 18 km
Duration 8:11 h
Ascent 2,728 m
Descent 1,433 m

Sehr forderndes Unterfangen von Hammersbach auf den Zugspitzgipfel über den Jubiläumsgrat zur Alpspitze und hinab zum Osterfeld. Als Belohnung mit ...

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from anderl lindner,   Community
Alpine Route · Zermatt - Matterhorn
Dom Ascent
recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 11.1 km
Duration 9:30 h
Ascent 1,574 m
Descent 1,574 m

The Dom, at 4,545 m, is the highest mountain located completely within Switzerland. This majestic mountain is part of the Mischabel group.

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from Zermatt Tourismus,   Zermatt - Matterhorn
Alpine Route · Goldberg Group
Hoher Sonnblick 3106m - Zittelhaus from Kolm Saigurn
recommended route Difficulty I+, F moderate
Distance 5.9 km
Duration 6:00 h
Ascent 1,536 m
Descent 28 m

Long high alpine mountain tour via Naturfreundehaus Kolm Saigurn, Naturfreundehaus Neubau, Rojacher Hütte to the Zittelhaus on the Hoher Sonnblick ...

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from Hermann Scheer,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Alpine Route · Oetztal Alps
Ötztal Wildspitze from Vernagthütte to Breslauer Hütte
recommended route Difficulty I+, 35°, PD moderate
Distance 11.5 km
Duration 4:53 h
Ascent 1,079 m
Descent 985 m

Wonderful, initially mostly lonely tour to the second highest peak in Austria.

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from Gerd Rauer,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Alpine Route · Silvretta
Großer Piz Buin (3312 m) via the Wiesbadener Hütte (2443 m)
recommended route Difficulty II-, 35° moderate
Distance 21 km
Duration 12:00 h
Ascent 1,350 m
Descent 1,350 m

The ascent of the Great Piz Buin is a wonderful and varied high-altitude tour in the most beautiful alpine scenery. At 3312 metres, Piz Buin is ...

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from Lukas Werner,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Alpine Route · Dolomites
Marmolada (3,343 m) - Over the west ridge to the Queen of the Dolomites
recommended route Difficulty II+, 45°, PD+ difficult
Distance 10.6 km
Duration 7:00 h
Ascent 1,470 m
Descent 1,470 m

Crossing the highest peak in the Dolomites with ascent via the via ferrata on the west ridge and descent on the normal route over the glacier.

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from Eduard Gruber,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Alpine Route · Oetztal Alps
Similaun (3606m) from Vent
recommended route Difficulty <30°, PD- difficult
Distance 26.6 km
Duration 11:00 h
Ascent 1,790 m
Descent 1,790 m

Long, easy high tour to an impressive firn summit in the Ötztal Alps on the border between North and South Tyrol

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from Rafael Reder,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
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