Tuxeck

The Tuxeck (or Tuxegg) is a 2,226 m (AA)[1] high mountain in the Kaisergebirge range in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It lies south of the Treffauer and is also called the Ellmauer Hochkaiser.[2]

Tuxeck
The summit of the Tuxeck seen from the Treffauer
Highest point
Elevation2,226 m (AA) (7,303 ft)
Isolation0.1 km (0.062 mi) 
Coordinates47°33′08″N 12°17′20″E 
Geography
Tuxeck
Parent rangeKaisergebirge
Climbing
First ascentJ. Enzensperger and H. Hahn on 14 August 1897
Normal routeScheffau - Jägerwirt - Tuxeck (III at the summit block)

Routes

A signed trail to the top runs from the Jägerwirt inn near Scheffau from the southwest. Only the last 10 m to the summit are UIAA climbing grade III (alleviated by a few iron rings, but steep and exposed), the rest is no more difficult than grade I, but there is a danger of falling rocks.

Another climb to the summit runs approaches from the east, from the Grutten Hut along the Schutterfeldköpfe. This formerly signed ascent is no longer maintained, however, and is crumbly and prone to rock falls (as at 2005).[3]

There is also a signed crossing between the Tuxeck and the Treffauer. This is the route chosen by J. Enzensperger and H. Hahn on 14 August 1897 when they became the first climbers to conquer the Tuxeck.[3]

It is hard to find more difficult climbing routes here. The southern arête (grade IV) is hardly ever used and is only of historic interest;[2] other climbs like those from the southwest (II) or the south face (II) are unimportant.[3]

References
  1. BEV 1:50000 www.austrianmap.at
  2. Pit Schubert (2000), Deutscher Alpenverein; Österreichischer Alpenverein; Alpenverein Südtirol (eds.), Kaisergebirge Alpenvereinsführer "extrem" für Bergsteiger und Kletterer, München: Rother, p. 66, ISBN 978-3-7633-1272-6, retrieved 2010-10-30
  3. Höfler, Piepenstock, Alpenvereinsführer Kaisergebirge alpin, p. 108-110

Literature
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