Dachstein South face

Salzkammergut / Austria
Non-smoker Apartments / Grabler

Characteristic:
secured climbing-rise

Catering:
Serviced huts
in the valley and at the end of the rise

Village:
Ramsau im Ennstal, Styria, Austria

Destination:
The Dachstein with his lightening glaciers is with his 2996 m the only
three thousand metres high mountain and because of that
the highest summit of the Salzkammergut

The Dachstein South face is with it’s height of 1000 m one of the most imposing rocks of the Alps - the climbing up the wall is recommended exclusively for extreme-hikers
In addition there was also built a climbing-rise by mountain guides, which can be used also from “normal-hikers” with somewhat power, standing power and alpine experience and with climbing-rise equipment
Starting point is the parking place at the Dachstein-Südwand cable-car - from there it’s about 45 minutes walking time to the mountain hut Südwandhütte (1870 m)
After a few metres downhill starts the entry to the South face
First the path leads up the wall, partly easy climbing, and comes then to the saddle in the Schuttkar beneath the South face
At a significant rock (looks like a needle) begins the real climbing path, which is secured with a continuous steel rope (height of the wall about 600 m)
After about 5 hours walking time you’ll reach the end directly by the hut Dachstein-Warte (serviced, 2740 m)
Climb up the summit of the Dachstein (2996 m), one and a half hour walking time, or walk to the top end of the Südwand cable-car (half hour walking time)