Rosshuf, Mountain peak in Venediger Group, Austria and Italy
Rosshuf is a 3,199 meter (10,495 foot) peak in the Venediger Group that marks the border between East Tyrol in Austria and South Tyrol in Italy. The summit sits within a cluster of nearby peaks that share similar elevation and terrain characteristics.
The first recorded ascent occurred in 1854 when A. Berger and surveyors from Virgental reached the summit during a mapping expedition. This exploration was part of the broader surveying work being conducted across the Alps during that period.
The name Rosshuf means "horse's hoof", and the summit's horseshoe-shaped iron marker, about 4.5 metres tall and 2 metres wide, was set up in September 2014 on the initiative of Richard Steger, warden of the Lenkjöchlhütte. A 1.2-metre brass cross was to be carried up on foot in Tyrolean custom, but the forestry authority rejected the marker as non-traditional in spring 2015. In July 2015 a helicopter removed the horseshoe, which now stands at the car park at the end of the valley in Kasern.
Ascent is possible from the Italian side via Lenkjöchlhütte refuge or from the Austrian side via Clarahütte shelter, with both routes requiring ice climbing skills and specialized gear. Access depends on weather conditions and the climber's alpine experience.
In September 2014 the Lenkjöchlhütte warden Richard Steger had a horseshoe-shaped summit marker, about 4.5 m tall and 2 m wide, flown to the top by helicopter to replace a worn wooden cross. A 1.2 m brass cross was to be carried up on foot in Tyrolean custom, but authorities rejected the marker as untraditional; in July 2015 it was flown down and now stands at the car park at the end of the Kasern valley.
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