Gefrorene-Wand-Spitzen, Twin summit in the Zillertal Alps, Tyrol, Austria
The Gefrorene-Wand-Spitzen are twin summits on the Tux Crest of the Zillertal Alps in Tyrol: the north summit at 3,288 m and the south summit at 3,270 m, about 300 m apart. Seen from the north they form a blunt, firn-covered dome; from the east, a dark rock face. Ridges run northeast and southwest along the main crest, and glaciers surround them on all sides.
The north summit was first climbed in 1867, with the south summit being conquered a few years after. These early ascents marked the beginning of mountaineering activity in this part of the Tyrolean range.
The twin summits are the highest points of the Hintertux Glacier summer ski area, reached since the late 1990s by cable cars and lifts from Hintertux. The north summit carries a summit cross at the end of a short secured steep section from the Gefrorene Wand chairlift station. The peaks appear as a firn-covered dome from the north but as a dark rock face from the east.
Cable cars from Hintertux provide quick access to higher elevations, reducing walking time to the summits. Multiple marked routes serve different experience levels, though all paths at this altitude require good physical condition.
The north summit is listed at 3,286 m in older literature but the Federal Office for Metrology and Survey gives 3,288 m; the south summit is 3,270 m. The two peaks stand about 300 m apart, and from the north they look like a firn-covered dome, from the east like a dark rock face.
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