{"id":878,"date":"2026-06-07T06:49:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T04:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/item\/wildspitze\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T11:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:04:10","slug":"wildspitze","status":"publish","type":"citadela-item","link":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/item\/wildspitze\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildspitze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size:1.15em;line-height:1.6;color:#3a352f;\">At 3,768 m the Wildspitze is the highest mountain in North Tyrol and the \u00d6tztal Alps and, after the Gro\u00dfglockner, Austria's second-highest mountain. The glaciated summit is a classic high tour with starting points in Vent and at the Pitztal glacier and requires full glacier equipment.<\/p>\n<h2>Activities<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>High-alpine tour over glacier<\/li>\n<li>Ski tour\/ski high tour in spring<\/li>\n<li>Hut walk to the Breslauer H\u00fctte<\/li>\n<li>Glacier\/firn ascent<\/li>\n<li>guided tours \/ mountaineering school<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Highest peak of the \u00d6tztal Alps and North Tyrol<\/li>\n<li>Vast glacier landscape<\/li>\n<li>The Breslauer H\u00fctte as a high-altitude base<\/li>\n<li>Popular spring ski tour<\/li>\n<li>Panorama of the glaciated three-thousanders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Routes &amp; ascents<\/h2>\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;\">\n<table class=\"at-vergleich\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background:#f3f1ec;text-align:left;\">\n<th style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Route<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Type<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Difficulty<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Duration<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\"><strong>Normal route from Vent via the Breslauer H\u00fctte<\/strong><br \/><span style=\"color:#6a6258;font-size:13px;\">A classic from Vent via the Breslauer H\u00fctte, Mitterkarjoch and Taschachferner to the summit structure.<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">High-alpine tour<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">moderate high tour (PD), glacier experience required<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;white-space:nowrap;\">from the hut approx. 4\u20135 h to the summit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\"><strong>Ascent from Mittelberg (Pitztal)<\/strong><br \/><span style=\"color:#6a6258;font-size:13px;\">From the Pitztal glacier via the Mittelbergferner, often using the glacier railway as a head start.<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">High-alpine tour<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">high tour (PD), glacier equipment<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;white-space:nowrap;\">approx. 5\u20136 h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\"><strong>Hike to the Breslauer H\u00fctte<\/strong><br \/><span style=\"color:#6a6258;font-size:13px;\">Ascent from Vent to the Breslauer H\u00fctte (2,844 m) at the foot of the Wildspitze.<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Hike<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Mountain hike (T2\u2013T3)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;white-space:nowrap;\">approx. 2.5\u20133 h from Vent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Good to know<\/h2>\n<table class=\"at-vergleich\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;\">\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Elevation<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">3,768 m a.s.l.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fafaf8;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Mountain range<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">\u00d6tztal Alps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">First ascent<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">1848 by Leander Klotz from Rofen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fafaf8;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Special feature<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Highest peak of North Tyrol\/the \u00d6tztal Alps; Austria's second-highest mountain; surrounded by the Taschach, Mitterkar and Rofenkar glaciers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Practical info<\/h2>\n<div style=\"background:#f3f1ec;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;border-radius:10px;padding:18px 20px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Getting there:<\/strong> Into the \u00d6tztal to Vent (normal route) or into the Pitztal to Mittelberg to the glacier railway.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Best time:<\/strong> High tour July\u2013September; ski high tour March\u2013May with stable firn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Cost:<\/strong> Overnight at the Breslauer H\u00fctte and, if applicable, chairlift\/glacier railway (seasonal, please verify)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Safety:<\/strong> Full glacier equipment (rope, crampons, ice axe) and crevasse rescue required; a guided tour is recommended.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Background &amp; History<\/h2>\n<p>At around 3,768 metres, the Wildspitze is the highest peak of Tyrol north of the Inn and, after the Gro\u00dfglockner, the second-highest mountain in Austria. It crowns the glaciated \u00d6tztal Alps, a world of ice, rock and mighty firn fields, which rank among the most heavily glaciated areas of the Eastern Alps. Over thousands of years these glaciers shaped the high region and created the rugged ridges and wide ice streams that surround the massif to this day.<\/p>\n<p>The starting point for the ascent is the innermost \u00d6tztal, above all the lonely mountaineering village of Vent. From here the pioneers of alpinism set out as early as the 19th century to conquer the icy giants all around, and to this day the Wildspitze is considered a serious high-alpine objective that demands experience in ice and rock. Quite nearby, on the neighbouring glacier ridge, hikers in 1991 found the glacier mummy \u201c\u00d6tzi\u201d, a testimony that these heights were crossed by humans as early as the Stone Age. The first documented ascent was achieved in 1848 by a local shepherd, an early milestone that marked the beginning of the mountaineering exploration of this ice world. The Wildspitze thus reigns as an icy crown over a landscape that tells of alpine history and prehistory alike, from the Stone Age wanderer to the modern high-mountain hiker.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#221c1a;color:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:18px 22px;margin-top:28px;\"><strong style=\"font-size:1.08em;\">Related<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0 12px;color:#d8d2cc;font-size:14px;\">To make your trip run smoothly , our guides and gear tips for this destination:<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;\"><a href=\"\/en\/wanderschuhe\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Hiking boots \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/packliste-huettentour\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Hut-tour packing list \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/huettenwandern-einsteiger\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Hut hiking for beginners \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/schichtenprinzip-bekleidung\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Layering guide for clothing \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Die Wildspitze ist mit 3.768 m der h\u00f6chste Berg Nordtirols und der \u00d6tztaler Alpen sowie nach dem Gro\u00dfglockner der zweith\u00f6chste Berg \u00d6sterreichs. Der vergletscherte Gipfel ist eine klassische Hochtour mit Ausgangspunkten in Vent und am Pitztaler Gletscher und verlangt vollst\u00e4ndige Gletscherausr\u00fcstung. Aktivit\u00e4ten Hochtour \u00fcber Gletscher Skitour\/Skihochtour im Fr\u00fchjahr H\u00fcttenwanderung zur Breslauer H\u00fctte Gletscher-\/Firnbesteigung gef\u00fchrte Touren [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":918,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","citadela-item-category":[40,31,33],"citadela-item-location":[43],"class_list":["post-878","citadela-item","type-citadela-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","citadela-item-category-gipfel-berge","citadela-item-category-klettern-bergsteigen","citadela-item-category-ski-winter","citadela-item-location-tirol"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/citadela-item"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=878"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1599,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/878\/revisions\/1599"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-category?post=878"},{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-location?post=878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}