From the Stubaital to the Wilder Freiger (3418 m)

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We start at the Sulzenauhütte car park, cross the stream and follow the signpost "Sulzenauhütte" uphill. After about 300 metres of ascent, we reach the beautiful high valley of the Sulzenaualm. From here we can already spot the Sulzenauhütte, which stands slightly to the right above the waterfall. We leave the rustic Sulzenaualm on the right and climb in serpentines along the slope to the Sulzenauhütte, where we spend the night. The next morning we hike from the hut in a westerly direction. We leave the turnoff to the Trögler on the right and follow the sign "Müllerhütte" at the second fork. On the Lübeck trail, we cross the stream and pass the Blaue Lacke, an idyllically situated mountain lake. We continue along the lateral moraine of the Sulzenaugletscher glacier until we reach the entrance to the Fernerstube. Until about 2800 m we keep to the left of the glacier, then we enter the ice, put on crampons and rope up. The steep fracture zone is bypassed by a large right-left bend that avoids the largest crevasses. We follow the Fernerstube flat to the lowest point in the ridge ahead, the Lübecker Scharte. Here the rock part begins. Accordingly, we can take off the crampons here in dry conditions. First the north ridge and then the west ridge lead us to the summit in beautiful, exposed and moderately difficult climbing. The climbing sections never exceed difficulty level II (UIAA); in some passages, insurances help with the ascent. The descent follows the same route as the ascent.