Via Ferrata Moosalm | Sölden

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Sölden / Stubaier Alpen
Difficulty ratings: medium
Route length: 830 m
Duration: 0:30 h

Interesting and steep via ferrata next to the climbing crag. 

Tour information

  • Requirement: medium
  • Length: 830 m
  • Duration: 0:30 h
  • Elevation uphill:115 hm
Highest point1,750 m

Starting point

car park Gaislachkoglbahn | Sölden

Finishing point

Via ferrate Moosalm | Sölden
  • Fitness level 3 / 6

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Equipment

SAFETY ON THE VIA FERRATA

The Austrian Alpine Club has published 10 recommendations for climbing on via ferratas in order to increase safety:

  1. Plan carefully
  2. Destination should correspond to personal abilities
  3. Use complete set of professional climbing equipment
  4. Don’t access the route in the event of a thunderstorm
  5. Check wire rope and anchors accurately and critically
  6. Partner check at the access point
  7. Maintain sufficient distance
  8. Talk clearly when overtaking someone
  9. Watch out for falling rocks
  10. Respect nature and environment
Helmet, climbing harness with fixed-rope set, climbing gloves, suitable footwear.

Description

The via ferrate is equipped with a few triticides, but wirh numerous ladders. In the end of the short and crisp via ferrata you can choose between two different variant. Approx. 30 minutes by foot until you reach the entry point.

Descent

At the end of the steel rope you ascend about 2 meters to the trail. Keep to the right, follow the climbing and steel ropes towards the unsecured rock area. Down along the rock (1 m), through shrubbery towards the path, downwards on a steep meadow, past several other climbing routes back to the access point.

Route length / time required

80 meters altitude gain, 150 m rope length.0.5 hours, incl. descent approx. 50 minutes.


Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    Travel safe and comfortable with the train to the Ötztal Bahnhof train station. Last stop and exit point is the train station Ötztal Bahnhof. Afterwards you can travel smoothly and quick with the public transport or our local taxi companies through the valley to your desired destination. Please find the current bus timetable here: http://fahrplan.vvt.at 

  • Parking

    The following parking facilities are available in Sölden:

    - car park Gaislachkoglbahn; free of charge

    - car park Freizeitarena; free of charge

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