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Climb Grossglockner

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About Climb Grossglockner

At Climb Grossglockner, our deep connection with the mountain defines us. We offer guided ascents of the Grossglockner, Austria's highest peak, tailored for seasoned climbers and mountain lovers looking for a fresh challenge with an appropriate support base.

Our expertise lies in curating and carrying out various types of tours – summiting the Grossglockner along the normal route or the technical Studlgrat ridge in summer or winter. We also prepared a selection of the best hut-to-hut hikes around the Grossglockner for those who find Austria's highest peak too big a challenge.

Our team is composed of seasoned mountaineers skilled in navigating the diverse terrains of Grossglockner. We prioritize your safety, equipping each expedition with the knowledge and gear needed to ensure a secure and enjoyable journey.

Our guides are experts in alpine climbing and know how to correctly interpret the ever-changing mountain conditions, making real-time decisions prioritizing your well-being.

Climb Grossglockner is committed to preserving the natural beauty of our alpine environment. We believe in responsible tourism, adopting practices that minimize our footprint and encourage ecological awareness among our clients.

Join us to experience the Grossglockner like never before, guided by experts who live and breathe the mountains. With Climb Grossglockner, you're embracing the spirit of the Austrian Alps.

About Hohe Tauern National Park

Encompassing the magnificent Grossglockner massif and its surrounding area, Hohe Tauern National Park is the oldest national park in Austria.

The park's alpine waters, wildlife, towering mountains, and rich biodiversity make it a popular hiking destination, including several multi-day hikes spanning from hut to hut, such as The Glockner Trail, looping the Grossglockner massif or the Alpe-Adria-Trail, starting from the at the Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe atop the Grossglockner High Alpine Road.

With its natural treasures and numerous hiking trails, the park complements the adventurous spirit of Climb Grossglockner as a playground for the less experienced mountain lovers, finding fulfillment in pleasant hiking paths overlooking Austria's highest peaks.

EXPERT LOCAL GUIDES

EXPERT LOCAL GUIDES

Our professional guides know the local terrain and are trained to make this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity both safe and enjoyable.

TOP NOTCH EQUIPMENT

TOP NOTCH EQUIPMENT

We provide equipment rentals of helmets, harnesses, and more, by world-class quality brands.

HASSLE-FREE

HASSLE-FREE

We handle route planning, accommodations, transfers, and anything else you prefer not to deal with, so you can enjoy a carefree hike.

TRUSTED BY MANY

TRUSTED BY MANY

We are a financially protected company operating since 2014, and with thousands of satisfied customers in the past, we still put you first.

Frequently Asked Questions

If you have no previous mountaineering experience or proper alpinistic education, you’re most likely not ready to undertake Grossglockner by yourself. Therefore, acquiring a guide is a step in the right direction if you want to get off the mountain in one piece. The guide has essential skills like glacier crossings and belay and rappelling techniques. Without these, you cannot safely ascend and descend the Grossglockner.

Our agency works with various experienced IFMGA-licensed guides. All of them meet the highest standards in mountain climbing and guiding, with 10+ years of experience in this field. You can check them out on Our Mountain Guides page.

Grossglockner is a very popular mountain, attracting thousands of climbers every year. Consequently, the chance that you’d be alone on the mountain is virtually nonexistent, especially during summer. It’s much likelier that you’ll have lots of company, even in your group, as each guide can lead up to 3 clients on the mountain. If you prefer to hire a guide individually, you’ll have to pay a higher price.

Grossglockner isn’t among the most dangerous mountains in the world, as many people safely summit it annually. The only danger could stem from ignorance of the mountain world and your own lack of skills. By joining a guided tour, you rule out 99% of the possibility of a life-threatening mistake.

It depends on how well you are acclimated to the altitude. Normally, an altitude of 3500-4000 meters shouldn't be severely problematic but can cause some issues for climbers who are physically less prepared. Therefore, climbers usually take two days to summit the Grossglockner, allowing themselves enough time to acclimatize.

If you don’t think the normal route presents enough of a challenge to you, then you can try summiting the Grossglockner along the Stüdlgrat ridge, which includes sections of III+ climbing grade per UIAA, or book a ski-touring ascent if you’re a skilled off-piste skier.

Depending on availability, your ascent of the Grossglockner includes lodging at Erzherzog-Johann-Hütte or Stüdlhütte. Both provide basic accommodation and meals, allowing climbers to gather their strengths before the final push towards the summit.

Given its extreme popularity and dependence on the availability of one of the two mountain huts, we would suggest booking a tour with us as much as six months in advance so that we can guarantee a spot for you.

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Birgit Kindler

Verified customer · 1 year ago

We had a lovely hike today with our guide Klemen. He personalized the tour on our needs and interests, so that we saw places we wouldn't without his experience. The hike was a little bit slippery after the rain from the last days and it went a lot upwards, but it was totally worth it! Thanks again :)

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Ann Swainson

Verified customer · 11 months ago

Thank you so much for a fantastic trip. It was absolutely stunning, well organised, and a brilliant trip. Special thanks to Jan for his kindness & support on what was a personally challenging trek.

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Robert Backlund

Verified customer · 11 months ago

Our Guide Luka was amazing! And the three-day hike was a Memory for life, really beautiful. Cant recommend it enough.

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Rebecca Lawson

Verified customer · 9 months ago

Our 3 day hike had to be rearranged 2/2 weather, so a one day hike was arranged for us. We appreciated the concern about weather and conditions. Our hike was with Matevz, who was a great guide. Very helpful and knowledgable. Would definitely recommend and will be back for a longer hike one day!

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Nicole Cocks

Verified customer · 10 months ago

This trip was organized with every detail considered. Our accommodation, most meals and routes were planned each day which is perfect when the region is unknown and you have not completed a multi-day hike before. We had a great time!

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Olivia Berriff

Verified customer · 10 months ago

Excellently organised and the apps worked brilliantly without data/roaming. This was expertly managed by Sara and we had the best time in full confidence that we were in great hands.

Discover a range of mountain experiences in the High Tauern, from expert-led climbs of Grossglockner to multi-day hut-to-hut adventures in its midst.

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