The Grimming (2,351 m, ) is an isolated

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in the

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and one of the few ultra-prominent mountains of the

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Geography

Location

The Grimming rises between the Enns valley and

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, east of the

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massif, being separated from its eastern rim by the Salza Gorge.

Geology

Despite its topographical separation from the Dachstein, the Grimming is mainly made of Dachstein limestone and is, in effect, a slab of the Dachstein block that has broken off. Southwest of the main summit is the ''Grimmingtor'', a roughly 50-metre-high and 15-metre-wide recess in the rock face, capped by a 10-metre-thick rock overhang. To the east it is bounded by a large rib of rock, which is why, in certain light conditions, it has the appearance of a gate (German: ''Tor''). According to legend, rich treasures have been hidden behind this "gate".

History

Thanks to its imposing appearance, it was long described as ''mons Styriae altissimus'', the highest mountain in the Austrian state of Styria.For example in the prints by

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. Very early on the Grimming was used as a survey mark for land survey. In 1822 Lieutenant Carl Baron Simbschen erected a wooden survey mark at the summit and a stone hut just below it as a shelter.

Access

The mountain is a popular destination for mountaineers and climbers.

Huts

* Grimming Hut (966 m): The only hut in this massif is not far above the valley and may be reached in about an hour from Trautenfels. * North of the Grimming summit there is a bothy that was built in 1949 and may be used as emergency shelter in bad weather.

Ascents

* From Trautenfels through the ''Schneegrube'' (southeast): most popular route via the Grimming Hut. This route was first used in 1888 by Heinrich Heß. * From Kulm (northwest): starting behind the ski jump, through the cirque of ''Gipfelkar'', where the bothy is located. * From Trautenfels via Kasten and Multereck: this route initially crosses the eastern subpeak (2,176 m), before reaching the main summit. * From Niederstuttern to the Grimming Hut, then left along the southeast arête or right via Kasten and Multereck to the top.

Gallery

Grimming (Gebirgsstock).JPG, Northwest view of the Grimmings Grimming03012006.jpg, The Grimming from the Planneralm JohKap-StJohKap-201204Kopter-IMG 7415 Panorama.jpg, The Tressenstein and the Grimming from Pürgg Pürgg - Übersicht von Osten gegen den Grimming - um 1908.jpg, 1908 photograph of Pürgg and the Grimming 2011-08-17 14-10-20 Austria Lignitz.jpg, The Grimming in an aerial photograph, 17 August 2011

References

Literature

* Paula Grogger: ''Das Grimmingtor.'' Literarische Aufarbeitung der Sagen rund um den Grimming. . *

External links

Grimming-Info

"Grimming, Austria" on Peakbagger
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