Marchreisenspitze
The Marchreisenspitze, at 2,620 m, is the fifth highest summit of the Kalkkögel in the Stubai Alps. Together with the Ampferstein and the Malgrubenspitze, they form the well known Dreigestirn ("Three Stars") above the Axamer Lizum, which are visible far into the Inn valley.
| Marchreisenspitze | |
|---|---|
 Centre right: the Marchreisenspitze; left: the Ampferstein; between: the Kehlbachlspitzen. Taken from the north. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,620 m (AA) (8,600 ft) |
| Prominence | 2,620-2,401 m ↓ Malgrubenscharte |
| Isolation | 2.2 km → Steingrubenkogel |
| Coordinates | 47°10′21″N 11°18′30″E |
| Geography | |
  Marchreisenspitze Tyrol,  | |
| Parent range | Kalkkögel, Stubai Alps |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Norian |
| Type of rock | main dolomite |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 26 June 1879 by Carl Gsaller (tourist) |
| Normal route | Lustige Bergler Steig |
Ascent
The most popular route to the top is the "Lustige Bergler Steig", an easy klettersteig, that runs from Halsl over the Ampferstein and up to the Marchreisenspitze. From Ampferstein, the route climbs past the southern side of the Kehlbachlspitzen before leading to the south flank of the Marchreisenspitze. It crosses a boulder-strewn ravine and several ledges before reaching the summit.
Another ascent is the one from the Gsallerweg through the southwest flank.
There are also several routes through the large gravel field of the Lizum or from the Schlick valley head to the south.
Gallery
From the southwest
From the Axamer Lizum to the north
From the southeast
Literature
Walter Klier (2006), Alpenvereinsführer Stubaier Alpen alpin (in German) (13th ed.), Munich: Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, p. 446, ISBN 3-7633-1271-4