Brandjoch South Ridge

We started our hike at 5:30 at Hungerburg. From there we hiked to Höttinger Alm. Right after Hungerburg a small dark cat accompanied us and despite our efforts to make it turn around it followed us almost to Höttinger Alm.



Höttinger Alm with Vordere Brandjochspitze and Frau Hitt in the background



From Höttinger Alm we hiked west to Brandjochboden and from there to Brandjochkreuz (2268 m)





Brandjochkreuz





After a short break we continued via Brandjoch South Ridge to Vorderes Brandjochkreuz.

Climbing the Brandjoch South Ridge







The first of two cruces - The Chimney

















The second of two cruxes - The Jump

Me after the jump





Waiting for the other to come



Due to his back problems my father preferred to climb down secured by a rope.







My mother climbing down



Matthias on the way to the jump





... jumping







Summit of Vordere Brandjochspitze (2558 m)



View into the Karwendel



From Vordere Brandjochspitze we descended via Julius Pock Steig (East Ridge, normal way) to Frau Hitt Saddle.



Frau Hitt



While my parents hiked from Frau Hitt Saddle to Seegrube, Matthias and I continued our tour with a climb of Frau Hitt.

Me and Matthias at the summit of Frau Hitt





From Frau Hitt we continued via the second section of "Innsbrucker Klettersteig" (Via Ferrata Innsbruck) to Langer Sattel. From there we took the Schmidhubersteig to Seegrube.

View of Innsbruck from Seegrube