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The Glödis () is one of the most regularly formed summits in the Schober Group in East Tyrol, hence its sobriquet, the "Matterhorn of the Schober Group". It is an impressive sight both from the Debanttal valley and the valley of Kalser Lesachtal.
Name Franz Miklosich derives the name from the Slavic word gledna (= "seeing").Walter Mair: Schobergruppe, Alpine Club Guide, Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, Munich, 1979. According to Heinz Pohl, however, there are 2 possible derivations: either from the early Slovenian glodišće (= "place gnawed away by water", from glodati = "to gnaw"), but this link is phonetically difficult; or more probably from glodež which has a similar meaning.Mountain names according to Heinz Pohl . Retrieved 19 Feb 2015
In the Debanttal valley the mountain was for a long time called the Großer Gößnitzkopf. Its other names include Klöders and Granatkogel.
Routes The best ascent option is from the Lienzer Hut () along the Franz Keil Way, then on to the Kalser Törl and finally along the southeast arête. In autumn 2006 a klettersteig was installed on the southeast ridge which is of moderate difficulty (grade B). Other well known routes are: Southwest ridge from the Kalser Törl (II–III, in one place III+), popular, often usedZlöbl: Die Dreitausender Osttirols. p. 22, see literature Northeast ridge from Glödistörl (III-), boulder-strewn West ridge (IV–V), most difficult arête of the Glödis South ridge (III+), solid rock, rarely used
References
Literature and maps Alpine Club map Sheet 41, 1:25,000, Schobergruppe, Richard Goedeke: 3000er in den Nordalpen, Bruckmann, Munich, 2004, Georg Zlöbl: Die Dreitausender Osttirols. Verlag Grafik Zloebl, Lienz-Tristach, 2005,
External links
Österreichischer Alpenverein: Glödis Südostgrat. Ein Normalweg wird zum Klettersteig (pdf file; 300 kB)