TASSILO via ferrata on the Schermberg mountain - Grünau im Almtal

Europe's longest via ferrata "TASSILO" on the Schermberg mountain challenges climbers!

With a length of 1400 meters and almost 600 meters of altitude, this via ferrata challenges other ridge via ferrata classics.

The former tourism association Almtal and the Alpine Club Section Wels created new incentives for alpine athletes with the Tassilo via ferrata C / D and three new practice via ferratas in difficulty levels A, C, D.

The official handover to the project initiators took place in August 2009.

Although demanding, the tour is also for connoisseurs. Named after the historical Bavarian Duke Tassilo III, founder of the Kremsmünster monastery, the Tassilo via ferrata opens up the mountain world of the Dead Mountains to the mountaineer: deep down into the Hetzau valley and a distant view to the Bohemian Forest, the Dachstein, the main Alpine ridge and over the bare, seemingly endless Limestone plateau between Groß Priel, Spitzmauer, Temelberg and Rotgschirr. The Dead Mountains also owes its reputation to this high plateau with its numerous sinkholes, karen and shafts, making it an insider tip for mountaineers and nature lovers.

For this scenic and challenging alpine tour, nine to ten hours of pure walking time have to be planned, during which a total of 1700 vertical meters have to be mastered. Experience, good physical condition and safe weather are essential.

Here the two shelters are welcome bases. Right at the beginning, the path leads past the Almtalerhaus through the largest landslide valley in Europe, the Hetzau Valley, which ends suddenly at the 1400 m towering Schermberg north face. It is the second highest in the Eastern Alps after the Watzmann east face and is famous for its climbing routes.

With the north wall always in view, the path quickly becomes steeper up to the Welser hut. From there it is only 30 minutes to the via ferrata in a cave-like niche.

The climb is on level C / D with three strong D-digits that are vertical and about five to eight meters high. The first striking stop on the tour is the summit of the Almtaler Köpfl at 2,205 m. Then we continue over very impressive airy ridges to the summit of the Schermberg, 2,396 m, where the climb ends.

Equipment: Complete via ferrata equipment and helmet