Schalfkogel
Appearance
Schalfkogel | |
---|---|
![]() Schalfkogel as seen from the north from the Firmisan pass | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,540 m (11,610 ft) |
Prominence | 355 m (1,165 ft) |
Parent peak | Grosser Ramolkogel |
Listing | Alpine mountains above 3000 m |
Coordinates | 46°48′06″N 10°57′33″E / 46.80167°N 10.95917°E |
Geography | |
Location | Tyrol, Austria |
Parent range | Ötztal Alps |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1830 by Frédéric Mercey |
Easiest route | South ridge |
The Schalfkogel is a mountain in the Schnalskamm group of the Ötztal Alps.
Avalanche
[edit]The 2009 Schalfkogel avalanche occurred in the municipality of Sölden (20km from the town itself), Austria on 3 May 2009. Six people were killed, five Czechs and one Slovak, when the disaster struck in the 3,500-metre (11,000 ft) Schalfkogel mountain range. The corpses were discovered to have been frozen. It was the deadliest avalanche to occur in Austria since March 2000. Although avalanches are a regular occurrence in the region, they mainly kill individuals as opposed to entire groups.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "2009 Schalfkogel avalanche", Wikipedia, 2019-06-29, retrieved 2019-07-20