The offer of alpine climbing tours in Austria is huge and extremely varied. You climb in all types of main rock types found in the Alps: limestone, slate, dolomite, gneiss, and granite. Famous areas include the Wilder Kaiser, the Steinplatte, the Hohe Dachstein, the Rote Wand, and the Zillertal. Climbing tours are mainly rated with the UIAA scale. In total, there are 32 of the coveted 100 Walter-Pause climbs in extreme rock to be found in Austria.
Maps and trails
The 10 most beautiful alpine climbing routes in Austria
Alpine Climbing
· Holiday region TirolWest
Southwestern Parzin Tower, "Gusta" Route
recommended route
Difficulty
V-A/BT4
moderate
3.5 km
6:15 h
585 m
585 m
In addition to the standard route up the Spiehlerturm and the south face route up the SteinkarTower, as well as the “Lange Kante” route—which also leads to the southwestern Parzinnturm —one of the most popular routes in the Steinseehütte climbing area, featuring mostly steep rock with good holds that, despite its popularity, remains well-maintained.
Alpine Climbing
· Hohe Tauern National Park Region
Kaponig Climbing Garden
recommended route
Difficulty
III3a
easy
2.7 km
2:35 h
358 m
0 m
An exemplary climbing area set up along a retaining wall on a disused railroad right-of-way. Ideal for beginners and climbing courses.
Alpine Climbing
· Vienna Alps
Blechmauer Ridge via the Ridge Chimneys (Rax, Großes Höllental, Blechmauer)
recommended route
Difficulty
V+5a+AT3
moderate
0.9 km
5:30 h
200 m
400 m
Blechmauer Crack via Ridge Chimneys (UIAA V+). Classic alpine climbing on the Blechmauer with some unique and rewarding sections. The rock is partly solid, partly brittle. The protection on the Blechmauer Crack is good, but only moderately good up to the rappel point in the first five pitches.
Alpine Climbing
· Mayrhofen-Hippach
Spaten South Ridge
recommended route
Difficulty
III+T4
easy
5.5 km
6:00 h
590 m
590 m
Exposed ridge climbing on Zillertal granite gneiss to a striking rock triangle.
Alpine Climbing
· Lofer and Leogang Stone Mountains
Pipifax – enjoyable climbing tour on grippy karst rock (IV)
recommended route
Difficulty
IV4aT2
moderate
1.3 km
3:00 h
150 m
150 m
You won’t find a second climbing tour this easy on such perfect rock. Pipifax is well secured with bolts and is the ideal introduction to alpine multi-pitch climbing.
Alpine Climbing
· Traunsee-Almtal
Zwölferkogel (2099 m), southeast wall, "Ulli, da Tanzbodn is insa"
recommended route
Difficulty
IVT4A/B
difficult
15.8 km
11:00 h
1,600 m
1,600 m
From Almsee into the valley end "In der Röll", then via the Grieskarsteig and the Urbann Band to the entry of the southeast wall of the Zwölferkogel. Descent via the main summit and the Großer Rabenstein to the Grieskarsteig and back to the starting point.
Alpine Climbing
· Salzkammergut Mountains
Stone Men (1,435 m) – airy tower traverse VII
recommended route
Difficulty
VII6bT5
difficult
5.6 km
11:00 h
700 m
700 m
An original traverse: Tower by tower you climb the Stone Men and work your way up airily to a magnificent viewpoint.
Alpine Climbing
· Wetterstein Mountains and Mieming Chain
Alpine climbing tour "Phantasia" on the Schüsselkarspitze in the Wetterstein
Premium content
Difficulty
V+T4
difficult
13.2 km
9:30 h
1,250 m
1,250 m
Varied alpine climbing tour in the famous Schüsselkar, ideal for shorter days.
Alpine Climbing
· Kaiser Mountains
Waxensteiner Tower (2,140 m) – Göttner V+, classic in the East Kaiser
recommended route
Difficulty
V+5aT5
moderate
3.4 km
7:00 h
700 m
684 m
The "Göttner" is a classic chimney climbing route in Grade 5 on the south wall of the Waxensteiner Tower. The base camp is the cozy Ackerlhütte where you look after yourself.
Alpine Climbing
· Ausseerland-Salzkammergut
Kleines Tragl - Sonnenfelsgasse
recommended route
Difficulty
VT2
moderate
11.5 km
7:30 h
704 m
703 m
Very nice climbing in proven Herbert-Nowy quality.
Alpinklettergebiete in Österreich
Fels
Pause-Touren im extremen Fels
Alpinkletterführer
Absicherung
Reviews
Find alpine climbing routes in neighboring regions
Nature regions
Localization
Parts of this content were machine translated from German.


