Jubiläumsgrat (Zugspitze to Alpspitze) 18/8/2019

Jubilaumsgrad (Zugspitze > Alpspitze)
Participants: Marta, Marti

CA
18/8/2019
7:30 Som al parking del telefèric per pujar al Zugspitze ens posem a la cua, la primera góndola surt a les 8:00.
8:15 Arribem a la estacio superior. Sortim de l'estacio per una escala metalica que dona pas al cim del Zugspitze. Passem el cim i comencem a caminar en direcció Est. Hi ha alguns petits grups que van a fer la mateixa ruta. Bona part de la ruta es caminar per la aresta apollant alguna ma de tant en tant, pero anem trobant trams on cal grimpar, fer un rappel o pujar un tros de via ferrata.
12:48 Passem un petit refugi lliure que hi ha al mitg de la cresta. Te uns quants llits i sembla ben cuidat.
15:45 Encara ens queda uns metres de baixada abans de passar el coll de Griesskarscharte i atacar l'ultim cim (Alpspitze). La góndola tanca a les 17:00 i amb el ritme que portem no arribarem a temps encara que correm. Decidim prendrens-ho amb calma.
17:34 Arribem al cim del Alpspitze, i despres d'una rapida celebracio comencem el descens cap a Garmisch.
19:15 Despres d'una bona baixada arribem a la estacio superior del Alpspitze, però com que esta tancat descansem una mica i seguim avall.
21:45 Arribem al parking de la estacio inferior del Alpspitze

Advertència: Activitat molt llarga i sense ombra

Logística: Aquesta ruta comença i acaba a llocs diferents però hi ha moltes opcions per solucionar-ho. Els dos punts tenen grans parkings al costat del corresponent telefèric i estacio de tren que els connecta entre ells i amb Garmisch. El que jo recomanaria es deixar el cotxe al parking del Alpspitze i agafar el tren cap al telefèric del zugspitze. D'aquesta forma si se'ns fa tard no depenem de trens ni telefèrics per la tornada.

Material: No esta de mes portar una corda curta per fer un parell de rapels que hi ha per la ruta (hi ha grups que van encordats tot el recorregut) i el kit de ferrata per els trosos mes difícils (Tot i que hem vist "runners" que fan el recorregut corrent i sense cap mena de material)

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EN
3/8/2019
7:30 We are in the cable car parking to get to the Zugspitze, we go stand in line but the first gondola leaves at 8:00.
8:15 We arrive at the top station. We leave the station down a metal ladder that leads to the top of the Zugspitze. We pass the summit and start walking in an easterly direction. There are some small groups that are going to do the same route. A good part of the route is just walking on the ridge using your hands from time to time, but we keep finding sections where it is necessary to scramble, rappel or go up a short via ferrata.
12:48 We pass a small free shelter in the middle of the ridge. It has several beds and seems well maintained.
15:45 We still have to descend some meters before reaching the pass of Griesskarscharte and go up the last summit (Alpspitze). The cable car closes at 17:00, so we determine that even if running we won't make it in time. We decide take it easy and save energy.
17:34 We reach the top of the Alpspitze, and after a quick celebration we begin the descent to Garmisch.
19:15 After a good descent we reach the upper station of the Alpspitze, but as it is closed we rest a bit and continue down.
21:45 We arrive at the parking lot of the lower station of the Alpspitze

Warning: the activity is very long and there is no shade

Logistics: This route starts and ends in different places but there are many options to solve it. The two points have large car parks next to the corresponding cable car and train station that connects them with each other and with Garmisch. What I would recommend is to leave the car in the Alpspitze car park and take the train to the zugspitze cable car. That way if it's too late we don't depend on trains or cable cars for the return.

Gear: It's important to bring a short rope to do a couple of rappels and the ferrata kit for the hard bits of the route (even if you see some runners overtaking you without any gear). It is exposed and there are groups that go all the route roped up, so keep that in mind.