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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
09.11.2026
Mountain -4 °C
Valley 8 °C
Precipitation
Probability
65 %
Amount
1.4 l/m²
Wind speed
West
20 km / h
Sun
Sun hours
6.7 h
Sunrise
07:01 o clock
Sunset
16:37 o clock

Rather sunny weather during the day with clouds mainly in the morning and towards the evening

tomorrow
10.11.2026
Mountain -2 °C
Valley 9 °C
Precipitation
Probability
75 %
Amount
2.6 l/m²
Wind speed
West
10 km / h
Sun
Sun hours
0.5 h
Sunrise
07:02 o clock
Sunset
16:35 o clock

Dull throughout the day with light snowfall every once in a while.

day after tomorrow
11.11.2026
Mountain 0 °C
Valley 12 °C
Precipitation
Probability
35 %
Amount
0.9 l/m²
Wind speed
West
10 km / h
Sun
Sun hours
4.9 h
Sunrise
07:04 o clock
Sunset
16:34 o clock

Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.

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