Album Ortler via Hintergrat

Ortler via Hintergrat: Gran Zebru (Königspitze) (3851 m) at sunrise

Ortler via Hintergrat: at the Oberes Knott

Ortler via Hintergrat: Claus-Dieter ascending the large snow field called Oberes Knott

Ortler via Hintergrat: on the Hintergrat ridge

Ortler via Hintergrat: looking southeast, back toward Oberes Knott

Ortler via Hintergrat: climbers ascending a steep snow field on the Hintergrat just below the summit

Ortler via Hintergrat: Claus-Dieter on the ridge

Ortler via Hintergrat: climbers ascending a steep snow field on the Hintergrat just below the summit

Ortler via Hintergrat: Claus-Dieter on the ridge

Ortler via Hintergrat: traversing a difficult ridge section on the south side

Ortler via Hintergrat: looking back toward Hintergrat ridge

Ortler via Hintergrat: looking back toward Hintergrat ridge

Ortler via Hintergrat: looking back toward Hintergrat ridge

Ortler via Hintergrat: looking back toward Hintergrat ridge

Ortler via Hintergrat

Ortler via Hintergrat

Ortler via Hintergrat: climbers ascending the northeast ridge (Marltgrat)

Ortler via Hintergrat: looking back toward Hintergrat ridge

Ortler via Hintergrat: Claus-Dieter climbing up the ridge

Ortler via Hintergrat: Claus-Dieter on the Hintergrat

Ortler via Hintergrat: belay anchor

Ortler via Hintergrat

Ortler via Hintergrat: Claus-Dieter just below the summit

Ortler via Hintergrat: on the summit of Ortler

Ortler via Hintergrat: looking toward Gran Zebru (Königspitze) (3851 m)

Ortler via Hintergrat: on the summit of Ortler

Ortler via Hintergrat: on the summit of Ortler

Ortler via Hintergrat: approaching the Lombardi biwak (3316 m) on the descend down the normal route

Ortler via Hintergrat: seracs

Ortler via Hintergrat: Claus-Dieter descending the normal route

Ortler via Hintergrat: climber descending a steep section of the normal route; Ortler's steep north wall in the background

Ortler via Hintergrat: north wall of Ortler

Ortler via Hintergrat: approaching Payer hut