Stubai Seven Summits - Hoher Burgstall

The hike is truly beautiful; you should be free from vertigo or fear to climb the Hoher Burgstall. The climb to the summit is easier in this direction, as it's steep and scree-covered. There are footholds and ropes to hold on to.

Today we took a leisurely ride up with the Kreuzjochbahn. Up here there are lots of beautiful paths with a fantastic view 😍

The Hohe Burgstall is one of the Stubai Seven Summits. As it is the easiest of the seven, you are never alone on beautiful summer days in the high season, often there are real mass migrations. On a dull autumn day in the low season, you have the path and the summit almost alone. That was the first reason for climbing the Hohe Burgstall again today. The second reason was that, weather-wise, it was probably the last higher tour of this holiday. We started at the mountain station of the Schlick 2000. We went over the Sennjoch to the saddle between the Niederen and Hoher Burgstall. The short detour to the little brother is worthwhile not only for summit collectors. The north ascent to the Hoher Burgstall is moderately difficult in summer. The snow made it a lot more "interesting" today, without it being really mega dangerous for someone with some experience. From the summit you have a phenomenal view, especially of the Stubai 3000m peaks.

Conclusion: All in all, a very nice tour, mainly on narrow mountain paths (without shade) with a short (estimated 3-5 minutes) climbing passage in the scree field on the steel cable (with step pins or steps) below the summit of the Hohen Burgstall. The climbing passage is not really exposed, but despite this, a middle-aged couple turned back at the beginning of the passage. That shouldn't be a problem for halfway experienced mountain hikers. If you don't want to go over the passage, you can also walk around below. The descent to the Starkenburger Hütte is steep but easy and "less" beautiful compared to the rest of the tour. The way back is partly through avalanche protection structures (avalanche deflection walls or steel snow bridges), which was interesting. Narrow paths to Burgstall, partly along steep Schrofen slopes; on the way back from the hut partly along ledges (nice to walk). Requirements: Physically normal tour; as always: sure-footedness is a must, a head for heights is useful, but there are no real exposed areas.

Including summit break and lunch at the Starkenburger Hut. Start 9:40 am at the Kreuzjoch summit station, arrival 3:15 pm