“Alpine semester” 12-day Mountaineering course in the Austrian Alps

We’ll meet in Füssen im Allgäu, in Germany, at 5 pm. We’ll have a trip briefing and prepare the equipment. Then, we’ll enjoy dinner and practice the knots that we’ll use during the course.

On this day, we’ll go to the Ziegelwies wall and learn how to belay and move on rocks.

On day 3, we’ll have an introduction to multi-pitch climbing.

We’ll go to Nassereith and continue learning and practicing climbing.

On day 5, we’ll travel to the beautiful Tannheimer Valley and go for the Aggenstein summit. This is the perfect chance to put into practice what you’ve learned on the course.

In the morning, we’ll drive to Pitztal and ascend to the Taschachhaus hut, located at 2,440 meters above sea level. Depending on the snow conditions, we’ll begin our training in the Taschach glacier or practice rope techniques in glacier travel. We’ll spend around 3-4 hours walking and face an elevation gain of 900 meters.

We’ll continue our training in the Taschach glacier and focus on walking on ice and the use of crampons. Then, we’ll plan the route together for the next day.

On day 8, we’ll take a 5-6 hour walk to the Sexegerten Spitze and learn how to choose the best trail. During the climb, we’ll face a via ferrata section and an elevation gain of 1,000 meters.

On these days, we’ll focus on ice tools, anchors and crevasse rescue. The Teschach glacier is a fantastic place to practice climbing in steep ice walls.

Day 11 will be the day of the ascent to Hoch Vernagt Wand, a summit at an altitude of 3,400 meters.

On the last day, we’ll go over the contents that we didn’t have time to see on the course.