Subject: Re: atchit
Date: Jan 07, 2003 @ 15:34
Author: acroorca2002 <orc@orcoast.com> ("acroorca2002 <orc@...>" <orc@...>)
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> > it seems to be the very trijunction diagramyes thank you very much indeed for this corroboration
> > with the tripoint itself at close range
> >
> > if so then it must be situated horizontally
> > somewhere
> > to be correct
> >
> > but where
> >
> > on the monument with the cross
> > or elsewhere on the peak
>
> In my experience there are several occurences of
> plates fastened onto the rock, instead of regular
> border stones in the high Alps. Probably because
> of the environmental conditions, where plates would be
> more durable.
>
> My guess is that the monument (plate) i Wolfgangs
> document marks the exact spot of the tripoint, and
> that the cross is a symbolic marker some distance
> away.