Brandberger Kolm, Mountain summit in Tyrol, Austria
The Brandberger Kolm is a 2700 m high mountain at the western end of the Gerlosgruppe, a subgroup of the Zillertal Alps in Tyrol. Seen from the west it forms a rock cone dominating the Zillergrund near Brandberg. A hiking trail leads from the Kolmhaus at 1845 m over the south flank to the summit cross in about two hours.
The first documented alpine crossing from the Brandberger Kolm leads over a saddle southeast to the Gamskopf (2666 m), graded UIAA I and recorded in 1929. The usual route to the summit runs from the Kolmhaus at 1845 m eastward across the south flank to the summit cross, about two hours on foot.
The name Kolm refers to a rounded summit, and the peak is climbed from the Kolmhaus at 1845 m, a hut east above Brandberg. The normal route follows a marked trail eastward over the south flank to the summit cross in about two hours. A 1929 first-documented alpine traverse crosses a notch southeast to the Gamskopf at UIAA grade I.
The usual route starts at the Kolmhaus at 1845 m east above Brandberg and climbs east over the south flank to the summit cross in about 2 hours on a marked trail. A documented alpine traverse, first recorded in 1929, continues over a notch southeast to the Gamskopf at UIAA grade I.
The normal route from the Kolmhaus, about 1,845 m, climbs roughly two hours east over the south flank to the summit cross. A 1929 first-documented alpine traverse crosses a notch southeast to the Gamskopf at UIAA grade I. The summit stands at 2,700 m, with the Torhelm and Gerlossteinwand to the north and northwest.
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