Grossglockner Ski Touring

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Experience the thrill of a ski-touring ascent on Grossglockner, designed for off-piste skiing enthusiasts ready to conquer the Alps in winter.

Starting point

Lucknerhaus

Finish point

Lucknerhaus

Season

March - May

Technical level

5/5

Fitness level

5/5

Tour type

Hut-to-Hut

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  • Experience the unique challenge of ski-touring Grossglockner, Austria's highest peak
  • Navigate through snow-covered landscapes and cross the vast Pasterze glacier under the guidance of IFMGA-certified experts
  • Enjoy the thrill of carving turns on untouched snow with panoramic alpine views as your backdrop
  • Decide with your guide the best spot for a safe and exhilarating descent, customized to match your skiing skills
  • Summit Austria's iconic peak in winter, combining mountaineering achievements with the joy of ski touring

What’s included in the price?

Guided

Professional IFMGA-licensed mountain guide
Climbing harness
Helmet

NOT INCLUDED

1 night in the Stüdlhütte
Tourist tax

OPTIONAL EXTRAS

Equipment rental

What to bring to the tour

  • Hiking shoes/boots
  • 25 to 45-liter backpack
  • Base layer
  • Sports T-shirts
  • Hiking shorts
  • Hiking water-repellent pants
  • Waterproof jacket
  • Midlayer
  • Sports socks and underwear
  • Leisurewear for evenings
  • Down jacket
  • Gloves
  • Shade hat/cap
  • Warm headwear
  • Sunscreen
  • Sunglasses
  • Headlamp
  • Hiking poles
  • ID card or passport
  • Snacks
  • Cash
  • Water bottles or hydration pack
  • Sleeping liner
  • Toiletries
  • Toilet paper
  • Small first aid kit
  • Warm socks
  • Winter gloves
  • Skis with climbing skins
  • Ski-touring boots
  • Skiing poles
  • Crampons (available for rent)
  • Ice axe (available for rent)
  • Extra cash for food and accommodation

Take on the Grossglockner with a ski-touring ascent for experienced off-piste skiers seeking a winter mountain challenge. This journey combines the adrenaline of skiing untouched snow with the accomplishment of reaching Austria's highest peak.

The adventure spans two days, where the serene yet demanding landscape of Grossglockner tests your skiing prowess and mountain skills.

Crossing the Pasterze glacier demands cautious navigation and expertise, particularly in winter. As the summit approach becomes more technical, skiers will find sections where skiing directly from the top isn't feasible due to steep, challenging terrain.

Instead, you and your guide will identify an optimal point for descent based on conditions and comfort level, ensuring a memorable ski back amidst the Eastern Alps' grandeur.

Guidance comes from IFMGA-certified guides, experienced in both ski-touring and high-altitude climbs, ensuring safety and enriching your mountain experience.

This ascent is only suitable for experienced off-piste skiers capable of ascending and descending steep mountain terrain on skis and crampons. We streamline your experience, covering essential logistics and gear needs (apart from ski boots) so you can focus on the adventure ahead.

Join us for an unparalleled ski-touring experience on the Grossglockner, where steep slopes and deep snow create the ultimate alpine skiing adventure.

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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

Verifed 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

Verifed customer · 9 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

Verifed customer · 9 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

Verifed customer · 8 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

Verifed customer · 8 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

Verifed customer · 8 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.

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Experience the great outdoors on a private guided tour tailored just for you. The tour is for solo adventurers who want a hassle-free adventure and not stress about the details of everyday planning. The guide will be fully at your disposal to make this experience as personalized as possible, maximizing enjoyment during and after the tour.

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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

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

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

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