Kreuzspitze (3457) is the highest peak in the ridge which is more than 10 kilometers long and which starts at the village Vent in Otzal Alps. The ridge extends all the way to the Similaun hut area, at the Austrian-Italian border.
Climbing Spiegelkogel In Austrian Alps
Spiegelkogel (3426) is a mountain between Vent and Obergurgl valleys in Otzal Alps, in the Schnalskamm group. It can be climbed from both sides.
Visiting The Place Where Otzi Iceman Was Found
I climbed to the place where Otzi Iceman was found. This is about the oldest intact human body ever found, thousands of years older than the great pyramids in Egypt. Read more in the text.
Climbing Similaun – a Unfinished Story
Similaun (3606 m, or 3603 m according to Wikipedia) is a great glaciated mountain at the Austrian-Italian border. It is on the east side of the Niederjoch (Nieder pass, 3019 m or 3017 m depending on source) where the Similaun hut is located.
Schwarzkogel in Otzal Alps
Schwarzkogel (3016 m) is a truly easy 3000-er in Otzal Alps in Austria. The normal route starts at Hoch Solden (Hochsölden), a tiny group of houses and small hotels at the altitude of 2090 meters above the sea level, on the southeast side of Polleskamm (Polles ridge).