Ötztal Valley 5-day guided ski touring trip

Our meeting point will be in Vent. There we will check and distribute all the equipment before heading off up to the Martin Busch Hut (2501m). Upon arrival, we will check into the accommodation before refreshing some avalanche transceiver searching skills. In the evening, we will have a talk about the plan for the next days.

We will start our first summit attempt towards the Similaun (3606m). The gentle glacier lead us up nicely to the steeper slopes of the summit. Then, we will move in direction to the Similaun Hut, where we will spend our second night in the mountains.

Today we will go to the finding place of Ötzi, the Ice Man. He was found not far from the hut across the Italian border.

On the way, we can decide if we also make a summit or not. A possible option is the Finail Spitze (3514m). The glacier underneath the summit leads down towards the Hochjoch Hospiz, which we will reach after a short climb.

If conditions allow, we will reach the summit of the Fluchtkogel (3497m). This can be done by various ascent routes, either a steep slope or a wide open glacier. We will make use of the harnesses and ropes to ascend the steepest and most exposed passages. After the summit attack, we will have a never ending glacier descent down to the Vernagt hut (2755m).

On the final day we will conquer the second highest peak in Austria, the Wildspitze (3768m). Via the Brochkogel, the route leads to the higher plateaus of the glacier until we get a first glance of the summit. In the final meters we leave our skis behind and scramble up the easy ridge. The descent to Vent is long and variable with some abseiling included!

Once back in Vent, the program ends with a well-deserved Austrian coffee and cake!