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Heldenkreuz–Osterfeuerkopf Ridge Traverse

Mountain Peaks

Landkreis Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Eschenlohe

Heldenkreuz–Osterfeuerkopf Ridge Traverse

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Heldenkreuz–Osterfeuerkopf Ridge Traverse

Recommended by 32 hikers out of 36

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Parts of this Highlight comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

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Location: Eschenlohe, Landkreis Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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2. Heldenkreuz Viewpoint – Asamklamm Gorge loop from Eschenlohe

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3. View of Oberau – Heldenkreuz Viewpoint loop from Eschenlohe

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Niklas

April 22, 2021

Absolutely awesome, but really not entirely harmless summit ridge. I think that no description here takes the thing into account well, and since I definitely do not want to lead someone here who does not know what to expect, here is the unabridged excerpt from my blog (adventtour.net post / heldenkreuz-zum-osterfeuerkopf-a-high-alpine-summit ridge-im-foothills)
"The path, which was previously wide and well-maintained, is now just a tiny, unmarked trail, which is sometimes not easy to spot between the tall tufts of grass. However, it is still not possible to get lost here, because after the first few steps it becomes clear That we are now on a thoroughbred ridge. 700 meters, 250 meters in altitude to the other end sound small and innocent, but at the beginning of the steep section at the latest you can see what is really behind these numbers. We cross over a flat, foot-wide ridge Abysses, only to then climb a grassy wall that is so steep that your hands are almost automatically used to help. If you feel your knees go weak on this very first of the three steep steep sections, I have to advise you to turn around .

The above-mentioned key points increase in steepness, exposure, difficulty and safety of the fatal outcome in the event of a fall from time to time. At the same time, after passing the first core point, a demolition is probably only conceivable by helicopter rescue by the mountain rescue, because how difficult and dangerous the passages uphill may be, downhill I consider them irresponsible without a rope and climbing harness. The ridge finally culminates in an approx. 30 meter high scramble, which I would rate as UIAA I - II from a gut feeling and which reminds me personally of the summit ascent of the Arnplattenspitze ... "

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Hagen Bellack

March 22, 2021

@Robert: this is DEFINITELY not a walk in the park! Do you want to be responsible if someone crashes here? One wrong step and it's over, you can already see that if you look at it from below, and from the Hero's Cross itself the path is very difficult to see ...

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Michael

March 20, 2022

I agree Nicholas. Please be careful and don't go if in doubt!

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Location: Eschenlohe, Landkreis Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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Heldenkreuz–Osterfeuerkopf Ridge Traverse

1. Heldenkreuz Viewpoint – View of the Ester Mountains loop from Ohlstadt

2. Heldenkreuz Viewpoint – Asamklamm Gorge loop from Eschenlohe

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