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Ramsau am Dachstein

Pichlweg

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Tour description

Eduard Pichl, the “king of route finding,” opened the easiest, but not to be underestimated, route through the Dachstein south face here.

The tour

Number of rope lengths: 21
Tour characteristics
Exposition:
Multi-rope length difficulty levels: 2 bis 3+, some parts 4 (French scale)
Cataloguer: E. Pichl, F. Gams, F. Zimmer; 1901
Distance: 900 m Climbing time: 6 h
Information
Hiking time to the starting point: 2 h
Elevation at the entrance: 1680 m
Wall height: 650 m
Walking time (descent): 45 min
highest point: 2800 m

Map, elevation profile & further information

Approach 1.5-2 hours from the Dachstein Glacier Cable Car valley station.
Via the Schulter via ferrata to the Dachstein Glacier Railway mountain station.

Wheather predicition

today
12.08.2026
Mountain 12 °C
Valley 26 °C
Precipitation
Probability
30 %
Amount
0.4 l/m²
Wind speed
Nordwest
5 km / h
Sun
Sun hours
13 h
Sunrise
05:58 o clock
Sunset
20:22 o clock

Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.

tomorrow
13.08.2026
Mountain 12 °C
Valley 26 °C
Precipitation
Probability
0 %
Amount
0 l/m²
Wind speed
Nord
5 km / h
Sun
Sun hours
14.4 h
Sunrise
05:59 o clock
Sunset
20:21 o clock

Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.

day after tomorrow
14.08.2026
Mountain 13 °C
Valley 28 °C
Precipitation
Probability
0 %
Amount
0 l/m²
Wind speed
Nordwest
5 km / h
Sun
Sun hours
14.3 h
Sunrise
06:00 o clock
Sunset
20:19 o clock

Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.

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