Ettaler Manndl (also known as Ettaler Mandl) is a 1633-meter-high limestone peak in the Ammergau Alps (also known as the Ammergebirge), which rises from a wooded side ridge of the Laber, which is 1686 meters high at its highest point.
Ascent: In the ascent to the summit you follow an easy hiking trail. The normal route leads from the Ettal Monastery (car park at the eastern monastery wall) to the summit in about 2 hours.
From the foot of the summit structure to the summit there is a climbing section (UIAA I+), which is not technically difficult and is secured throughout, but is still a challenge for inexperienced climbers due to the exposed and crumbly and increasingly worn limestone. The climbing passage is tricky in wet or icy conditions, especially in spring and autumn. Unspractised climbers should therefore avoid the summit. Recently there have been more accidents, some of them fatal.
Descent: Follow the hiking path towards Oberammergau, the path is easy and well marked. You can also finish the hike at Oberammergau to avoid 5 Km flat walk from Oberammergau to Ettal.
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