The Wildgall ( it, Collaspro) is, at 3,273 metres above sea level, the third highest peak in the

Rieserferner Group The Rieserferner Group ( it, Gruppo delle Vedrette di Ries, german: Rieserfernergruppe) is a mountain range in the Austrian Central Alps. Together with the Ankogel Group, Goldberg Group, Glockner Group, Schober Group, Kreuzeck Group, Granatspitz ...

, a range in the western part of the

High Tauern The High Tauern ( pl.; german: Hohe Tauern, it, Alti Tauri) are a mountain range on the main chain of the Central Eastern Alps, comprising the highest peaks east of the Brenner Pass. The crest forms the southern border of the Austrian states of ...

. It lies within the Italian provinces of

South Tyrol it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol , settlement_type = Autonomous area, Autonomous Provinces of Italy, province , image_skyline = ...

in the

Rieserferner-Ahrn Nature Park The Rieserferner-Ahrn Nature Park (german: Naturpark Rieserferner-Ahrn) is a nature reserve in South Tyrol, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is loc ...

(''Parco Naturale Vedrette di Ries-Aurina'') and appears from the south as a massive pyramid with prominent

arête An arête ( ) is a narrow ridge of rock which separates two valleys. It is typically formed when two glaciers erode parallel U-shaped valleys. Arêtes can also form when two glacial cirques erode headwards towards one another, although frequ ...

s. It is the most difficult of the summits of the Rieserferner Group to climb. As a result, it was conquered relatively late. Its first recorded ascent was on 18 August 1872 by Victor Hecht from

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...

and

mountain guide A mountain guide is a specially trained and experienced professional mountaineer who is certified by local authorities or mountain guide associations. They are considered to be high-level experts in mountaineering, and are hired to instruct or ...

s Johann and Sepp Ausserhofer from Rein in Taufers.''Zeitschrift des Deutschen und Oesterreichischen Alpenvereins'', Vol. IV, Munich, 1873, pp. 221 ff. Today the mountain may be climbed from the Kasseler Hut (Italian: ''Rifugio Roma alla Vedrette di Ries'') to the north in about four hours, but it is rarely attempted.Helmut Dumler: ''Gebietsführer Südtirol 3'', Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, München 1987, Seite 376Carl Diener in: ''Die Erschließung der Ostalpen'', Vol III, Berlin, 1894, pp. 116 f.

Literature and maps

* Werner Beikircher: '' Alpenvereinsführer Rieserfernergruppe'', Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, 1983, * Helmut Dumler: ''Gebietsführer Südtirol 3'', Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, Munich, 1987, *

Carl Diener Carl Diener (11 December 1862 in Vienna – 6 January 1928, Vienna) was an Austrian geographer, geologist and paleontologist. Biography In 1883 he received his doctorate from the University of Vienna, where his instructors included Eduard ...

in Eduard Richter (ed.): ''Die Erschließung der Ostalpen'', Vol. III, Berlin, 1894 * Casa Editrice Tabacco, Tavagnacco, Wanderkarte 1:25,000, Sheet 035, ''Valle Aurina/Ahrntal, Vedrette di Ries/Rieserferner-Gruppe''

References

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