Day 1: Approach to the Müllerhütte
We meet at the car park at the head of the Ridnaun valley, by the former mine. After a short gear check, we begin the long but scenically beautiful and varied ascent to the Müllerhütte. Passing several huts – Aglsbodenalm, Grohmannhütte and Teplitzerhütte – we head ever deeper into the valley to the south flank of the Becher, on whose summit the Becherhaus sits enthroned. Skirting the rock, we reach the Übeltalferner and continue across the glacier to the hut. In total it is almost 13 kilometres and 1,800 vertical metres just to the hut – a long first day, but truly rewarding for the scenery.
Walking time: 7 h | ↑ 1,800 m
⌂ Müllerhütte (3,145 m)

Day 2: Pfaff and Zuckerhütl
On the second day, we first head along the ridge to the Wilder Pfaff, descend beyond it into the Pfaffensattel and continue over snow, ice or rock up to the Zuckerhütl. We descend along our ascent route back to the Müllerhütte, where we collect our things and continue on to the Becherhaus, the highest mountain hut in South Tyrol. A big day with plenty of high-alpine character and a truly beautiful traverse between two huts.
↑ 650 m | ↓ 600 m | Difficulty: PD, II, 40°
⌂ Becherhaus (3,195 m)

Day 3: Wilder Freiger and descent
On the third day, the Wilder Freiger is still on the programme. It can be reached from the Becherhaus in about 1.5 hours. After a long rest on the summit, we get ready for the long descent back to Ridnaun, where we will have plenty of time to look back on the past two days. A fitting finale to this grand circuit over three well-known summits of the Stubai Alps.
↑ 250 m | ↓ 2,050 m | Difficulty: PD

Info: The Zuckerhütl is now severely affected by climate warming. Rockfall on the summit slope often makes it a dangerous undertaking. We will therefore only include the Zuckerhütl when conditions are suitable and the risk is acceptable.