Laserzwand, Mountain summit in Lienz district, Austria.
Laserzwand is a 2,614 m summit in the Lienzer Dolomiten, in the municipality of Tristach in East Tyrol. It has two summits: the Kleine Laserzwand (2,568 m), a popular climbing peak, and the slightly higher Schöttnerspitze, which carries a small wooden cross and a summit register. The normal route climbs from the Karlsbader Hütte north through the Laserzkar onto the broad south flank, then zigzags up rocky steps to the Kleine Laserzwand.
The Laserzwand was the first peak developed for alpinism after the Karlsbader Hütte was built. In 1894 the mountaineer Karl Schöttner proposed cutting a trail to the summit, and the normal route still climbs north from the hut through the Laserzkar and up the south flank in serpentines.
The two climbing routes on the Kleine Laserzwand, the Bügeleisenkante and the Egerländerkante, are named after the Egerland region of Bohemia, reflecting the German-speaking climbers who opened them. The Bügeleisenkante was first secured with Theniushaken in 1969 and later fitted with Bohrhaken in its upper section.
The normal route leaves the Karlsbader Hütte northward through the Laserzkar onto the broad south flank, then zigzags over rocky steps to the Kleine Laserzwand (2,568 m). The Schöttnerspitze east of it is reached by an easy climbing route. The Bügeleisenkante (up to grade 4) and the Egerländerkante (3+) are secured with Theniushaken; the upper Bügeleisenkante also has Bohrhaken.
The higher of the two summits, the Schöttnerspitze, carries a small wooden cross and a summit register; it is reached by an easy climbing route and is overlooked by the Rote Turm. The Kleine Laserzwand below it is the popular climbing summit, with the Bügeleisenkante and Egerländerkante routes.
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