The Hoher Prijakt ("High Prijakt", ) and Niederer Prijakt ("Low Prijakt", ) are a prominent double summit which, seen from the west and north, form one of the most attractively-shaped mountains of the Schober Group in the state of

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in western Austria. The summit cross was placed on the lower Niederer Prijakt which is easier to see from the valley. The easiest route to the Hoher Prijakt takes about three hours from the Hochschober Hut heading for the Mirnitzscharte notch, later turning north and heading past the lake of Barrenlesee until just below the western Barreneckscharte notch and finally making its way along the unchallenging eastern

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to the summit. The route is

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ed and free of snow and ice in the summer, but does require

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The Hoher Prijakt and Niederer Prijakt are separated by the ''Prijaktscharte'', a notch which is a good deep. The crossing of the linking ridge takes about 30 minutes and is rated as grade II, but the difficulty is somewhat reduced by protective steel cables. The Niederer Prijakt can alternatively also be ascended on a climbing route, that is not too difficult, from the Mirschachscharte notch along the southwestern arête. The rather more challenging western arête is one of the most beautiful climbing routes in the Schoberg Group, and gains a height of ( grade IV).

Literature and maps

Alpine Club map Alpine Club maps (german: Alpenvereinskarten, often abbreviated to ''AV-Karten'' i.e. AV maps) are specially detailed maps for summer and winter mountain climbers (mountaineers, hikers and ski tourers). They are predominantly published at a scale o ...

Sheet 41, 1:25,000 series, ''Schobergruppe'', * Richard Goedeke: ''3000er in den Nordalpen'', Bruckmann, Munich, 2004, * Georg Zlöbl: ''Die Dreitausender Osttirols im Nationalpark Hohe Tauern'', Verlag Grafik Zloebl, 2005, * Walter Mair: ''Alpenvereinsführer Schobergruppe''. Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, Munich, 1979.

References

External links

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www.thehighrisepages.de ''Tour 490 – Hochschober, Kleinschober, Niederer Prijakt, Hoher Prijakt''
Alpine three-thousanders Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Tyrol (state) Geography of East Tyrol Schober Group