With the summit cross already in sight, you have to really push yourself at the end. But then! The reservoir shines below you, and the main Alpine ridge shows its glaciated teeth to the south.
Via ferrata through the north face of the 2,671-meter-high Ballunspitze in Silvapark Galtür. Challenging sections up to C/D at an altitude of 380 meters, emergency exit possible in the first third. Lots of slab climbing, one vertical wall, two overhangs. The steep rock faces can also be mastered by children and young people aged 12 and over who are experienced climbers, provided they are properly secured. From the summit, there are far-reaching views of the Silvretta glaciers, the Kops reservoir and the Rätikon. Caution: You should still have sufficient strength reserves for the steep and demanding descent. Access 30 minutes from the top station of the chairlift.
Descent:
Ca. 60 minutes along the path, 2 short passages are pathless, further descent to the Birkhahnbahn or to the Kopssee. The descent is alpine and partly steep, appropriate experience is necessary. From the summit cross you follow the via ferrata for a short bit along the ridge and then along the trail tracks and the short pathless passages down. Orientate yourself along the stone piles (stone dwarves/stone manikins).
At the end of the rope, a small part along the ridge and then through rocky terrain to a saddle, a short part down to the south, then traverse the grassy slope to the next saddle. On the other side of the ridge leads a path to the junction to the via ferrata.
With the railway station in Landeck, Paznaun is perfectly connected to the Austrian train network. From Landeck-Zams railway station, you are only a short bus ride away from Paznaun. Bus 260 runs every hour from there in the direction of Galtür.
Alpkogelbahn Talstation
Klettersteig Silvapark - Galtür
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