3-day Alpine rock climbing course for beginners in the Dachstein, near Salzburg

The mighty Dachstein, near Salzburg in Austria, is a European rock climbing mecca due to its towering and majestic limestone rock faces and abundance of available climbs, and IFMGA-certified guide Patrick will lead you on this 3-day rock climbing course where you will learn the best techniques to improve your climbing.

Group

Alps

3 Days

Jun - Sep

Low

Highlights

Learn to rock climb in the awesome setting of the Dachstein, Austria
Learn about different rock climbing techniques to improve your confidence
Admire the epic views out over the Austrian alpine scenery below
Try the different climbs available on the massive glaciers and limestone walls

Description

If you join me on this 3-day rock climbing course in the Dachstein, near Salzburg, I will help teach you all the necessary techniques and measures needed to improve your rock climbing confidence and skills, as we climb on the masses of truly awesome limestone rock faces and take the time to admire the absolutely epic Austrian countryside and scenery below.

The Dachstein is the highest point of the Dachstein massif, located approximately 80km from the Austrian city of Salzburg and known for its abundance of humongous glaciers and massive limestone rock faces. The 5-mile long southface of the Dachstein is one of the most popular rock climbing locations in Europe.

Our course begins on the first morning, and over the course of the 3 days you will be learning all there is to know about the best rock climbing skills and techniques, ranging from knots, rope techniques and assurance techniques, to alpine safety and danger, as well as abseiling.

The vast tracts of limestone walls offer climbing routes of all levels of ability, from beginner through to expert, allowing us to put our learning’s in to practice on in whatever setting you feel comfortable with.

The 3 main climbing areas are the East Ridge, the West Ridge and the Northeast Wall, with each providing spectacular and sweeping views out over the tranquil and traditional Austrian alpine scenery of tree-lined forests, pretty lakes and cute villages below.

After 3 days of magnificent climbing and learning, we finish our course, hopefully having massively improved your rock climbing ability and gotten you hooked on this highly addictive activity!

Learn more about rock climbing in a truly special and spectacular Austrian location – book now to experience the thrill!

Price includes

Guiding fee

Price details

Price is per person. Minimum group size is 2 and maximum group size is 4.

Meeting point

Salzburg, Austria

Itinerary

Day 1 to 3: Meet, rock climb, finish

Meet every morning, head to rock climbing spots, rock climb all day, finish.

Details

More info

Course Content:

Knots
Material science
Rope techniques
Assurance techniques
Climbing techniques
Use of mobile safety means
Rope flow
Abseiling
Alpine dangers
Mountain Techniques

About the guide

Patrick

Mountain Guide

Im 38 years old and I'm an IFMGA mountain guide based in Schladming(-Dachstein) one of the most beautiful holiday region here in Austria.

I prefer winter-time cause I like skitouring and telemark-touring most. Avalanche courses and skitouring courses for beginners will be offered in winter.
In summer time i like sport-climbing and alpine-climbing in the Dachstein area. I also like just to "hike" around in the Glockner area and the Schobergroup.

Im in contact with other guides in the region, so if im busy, you can be sure to be guided by an expert guide.

So, see you soon in the Dachstein area!

Languages

German | English

Certificates

UIAGM | IFMGA

What people are saying about Explore-Share

Man

Climbing with guide Guillaume was absolutely a highlight of my 2-week Europe vacation. Originally, we were planning on climbing in the Calanques, but the park was closed due to wind and fire danger. Guillaume chose another amazing location (Pic de Bretagne) based on my climbing abilities and preferences and kindly offered train station pick-up and hotel drop off, which I appreciated very much. The multi-pitch route we did was not only fun but also the right amount of challenge, which I thoroughly enjoyed. The communication from the team (Gauthier) was prompt and clear—highly recommend!

Maxine

Luis Silva was a great climbing guide and belayer! He taught me how to do moves that were difficult and encouraged me to try routes that were challenging for me! Because of his encouragement, I managed to complete these routes! I really enjoyed the climbs and completed 8 routes in the Sesimbra/Azoia area. The weather was perfect, no direct sun and cool enough to enjoy the climbs. Explore-Share made booking an outdoor climbing experience in Lisbon extremely easy. Luis, our guide, was fantastic, and the platform’s organization was flawless.

Valeriya

You’re simply the best!!! :))) Explore-Share made everything easy and stress-free. Will definitely use again.

Joshua

We had Léo as a guide for our day climb in Fonty. We were blessed with a knowledgeable, warm, and instructive guide. Communication with Léo and Ivan was smooth and swift. Explore-Share was excellent in arranging everything for our day climb. The communication was quick, and the platform was easy to use, making our adventure stress-free.

Cami

Patrick was a great guide. He took us on an intermediate Via Ferrata at Passo Sella. Renato was quick to respond with any outreach on the Explore-Share platform. The booking process was straightforward, and once Patrick was confirmed, all went well. It was a wonderful experience, and I’d highly recommend the platform.

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