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Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains

Altenberg

Biwak Kuppe Summit (8000er)

Mountain Peaks

Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains

Altenberg

Biwak Kuppe Summit (8000er)

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Biwak Kuppe Summit (8000er)

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

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1. Viewpoint on the Kahleberg – Great Lugstein loop from Altenberg (Erzgeb)

12.1km

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Goethe Monument – Historic Bob Run Geising loop from Georgenfeld

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02:09

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3. View of Geisingberg – Traugott Hill loop from Altenberg (Erzgeb)

28.5km

08:07

650m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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G + G

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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Jana

February 7, 2015

From the feeling no mountain, no view and still beautiful. Belongs to the 8000ern in the Osterzgebirge. As a destination for families (entry in the summit book) and for Cacher definitely worth a visit.

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Torsten

May 1, 2018

Named after the eponymous broadcast on MDR television. One of the few 14 eight-thousanders with a summit book.

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Elevation 870 m

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

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Biwak Kuppe Summit (8000er)

1. Viewpoint on the Kahleberg – Great Lugstein loop from Altenberg (Erzgeb)

2. Goethe Monument – Historic Bob Run Geising loop from Georgenfeld

3. View of Geisingberg – Traugott Hill loop from Altenberg (Erzgeb)

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