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
24.08.2026
Mountain 8 °C
Valley 22 °C
Precipitation
Probability
50 %
Amount
2.4 l/m²
Wind speed
West
10 km / h
Sun
Sun hours
8.6 h
Sunrise
06:13 o clock
Sunset
20:01 o clock

Mostly sunny in the morning, becoming cloudy during the day. Thunderstorms will be likely towards evening.

tomorrow
25.08.2026
Mountain 8 °C
Valley 19 °C
Precipitation
Probability
75 %
Amount
6.9 l/m²
Wind speed
Nordwest
10 km / h
Sun
Sun hours
6.3 h
Sunrise
06:14 o clock
Sunset
19:59 o clock

Dry and fair in the early morning, later frequent thunderstorms.

day after tomorrow
26.08.2026
Mountain 10 °C
Valley 24 °C
Precipitation
Probability
45 %
Amount
1.2 l/m²
Wind speed
West
10 km / h
Sun
Sun hours
9.8 h
Sunrise
06:16 o clock
Sunset
19:58 o clock

Quite sunny with scattered clouds during the day, but a chance of thunderstorms towards evening.

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