Stubai Alps Attractions

To the northeast of the Alpeiner Gruppe towers the bizarrely shaped Kalkkögel, like a section of the Dolomites transported over the Brenner from Italy. Anyone looking at this wild and jagged range from the Adolf-Pichler-Hütte (1,690m/5,545ft) near Grinzens might be forgiven for supposing that they would be almost impossible to climb; but in fact none of the higher peaks, such as the Schlicker Seespitze (2,808m/9,213ft), present any serious difficulty. The rock walls, buttresses, needles and pinnacles, however, are for experienced rock climbers only. The Axamer Lizum, on the northern slopes of the Kalkkögel, is a magnificent skiing area.

There are limestone hills in the eastward continuation of the main Stubai range towards the Brenner. In this area lies the Tribulaun group, an imposing Dolomitic massif with several peaks. The majestic "Matterhorn of the Stubai Alps", the Pflerscher Tribulaun (3,096m/10,158ft), brownish-white in color, can be climbed by tough and experienced climbers from the Tribulaun-Hütte (2,064m/6,772ft) on the Italian frontier. Below the eastern side of the Kleiner Tribulaun lies the Obernberger See (1,594m/5,230ft), the most beautiful mountain lake in the Stubai Alps.