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Scharspitze (8,072 dm) — Summit and shelter

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Scharspitze (8,072 dm) — Summit and shelter

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Scharspitze (8,072 dm) — Summit and shelter

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    Location: Altenberg, Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany

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    February 20, 2022

    In 1999, mountaineer Götz Wiegand conducted an interview via satellite at the advanced base camp on Manaslu at 4,800 m and noted that he would like to climb more mountains that start with an "8". In his native Saxony, his mountain friend Frank Meutzner hears this sentence and starts looking for new tours. This is followed by the ascent to a nearby eight-thousander, the Drachenkopf (Kannelberg) with 8,054 dm, and from this Frank Meutzner has developed an extreme tour: "14 eight-thousanders in the Eastern Ore Mountains". In 2003/04, the MDR mountain sports magazine "Biwak" took up the matter and triggered a run towards the nearby eight-thousanders. More than 15,000 "extreme mountaineers" have entered the summit books on the BIWAK summit alone within 10 years. Who wants to struggle up the real giants in the Himalayas when you can penetrate the death zone here largely without danger. The only problem sometimes is with the free views on tree-covered Saxon eight-thousanders, although it can be similar in the Himalayas when clouds obscure the view.
    If you want, you can equip yourself with a starter set in the TouristInfo Altenberg or simply go to eight-thousander-im-erzgebirge.de.

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      February 7, 2015

      The Scharspitze belongs to the eight-thousanders of the Eastern Ore Mountains. In a small hut you can rest, a stamp is also available and in summer the surrounding meadows are certainly perfect to take a longer break here. From the top of the ridge, the bivouac dome can be targeted directly as the next destination.

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        May 1, 2018

        We climbed the Scharspitze over the Alte Bobbahn. An interesting route. Unfortunately, without a view.

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          Location: Altenberg, Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany

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