Plombergstein Irma la Douce

Approach:

On the access road (Reitnerstraße), which begins at the lower end of the parking lot, past some residential houses towards Plombergstein. In a left curve, a gravel path branches off horizontally to the right into the forest (signpost Plombergstein). Follow it, cross the stream and continue for a few minutes more in the same direction (upstream), until a flat forest clearing is visible on the right (still before reaching a meadow). Along this forest floor next to a shallow ditch towards the rocks. Climb up left between moss-covered blocks to the start, metal plate "Irma la Douce", slightly right above is the plate "Rentnerweg".

Route description:

1st pitch: From the start climb quite straight up (3). After a light wall keep slightly right (4), then straight up again (3) to the belay on a rock head, 35 m, several bolts. Shortly before that the old start (3) joins from the right.

2nd pitch: Straight on over very beautiful slabby rock with giant handles 40 m to belay in a large hollow, right two spruce trees, also a tree in the middle, belay by it, 2+, several slings with quickdraws.

3rd pitch: Slightly right of the tree steeply up to another tree, then straight up to sling quickdraw, a bit left and straight up again (several quickdraws) to grass ledge. Belay 5 m above, 45 m, 3+ and 3.

4th pitch: 2 m left and straight over the slab, then a bit left, lastly with a stem step left to sling quickdraw and straight up again to belay at a tree or 2 m left above it at good quickdraw, 45 m, 5 m 4-, otherwise 3, some quickdraws and bolts.

5th pitch: On gentle terrain diagonally up to the left, then almost horizontal to the left through forest to the foot of the last rock rise. Belay at a tree or better 3–4 meters diagonally left of it at quickdraw, 25 m, hiking terrain and 1-, quickdraw and bolts.

6th pitch: Keep right going up past two trees, then as soon as possible left again and straight up over increasingly flat slabs (sling quickdraws) to rock head, belay at thick root, 38 m, 2+, 2, 3- and 1. End of climbing.

Descent:

From the exit southwards through the forest out onto the ridge and follow the trail tracks descending towards Plombergstein. Follow the easiest options near the ridge until the terrain gets steeper. Short rock steps lead to the start of the cable protection. Over a steep ramp (B, exposed) between overhanging rock walls down into the saddle in front of Plombergstein and to the hiking path. From here turn right downhill into the hollow and past the AV climbing garden back to the starting point.