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Mountaineering / Summits in Dachstein

Austria · Western Europe

Glaciated limestone massif above Hallstatt, holding the Rieseneishoehle ice caves, long via ferrata routes and a UNESCO cultural landscape below it.

Why here

The Dachstein glacier gives accessible high-alpine ground above Ramsau, with the Hoher Dachstein at 2,995m as the objective.

Best months

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Glaciated. Guided unless experienced.

Getting there & around

Schools & guides (2)

Bergfuehrer Dachstein

Guide

Ramsau am Dachstein guide office of state-certified mountain and ski guides, several also mountain rescue and helicopter rescue. Rock, via ferrata, high alpine, ice and ski touring. Over 1,000 accident-free tours claimed. Phone +43 664 522 0080.

Peter Perhab / Montanara Ramsau

Guide

Peter Perhab is listed by the VOEBS as a staatlich gepruefter Berg- und Skifuehrer at Schildlehen 88 in Ramsau am Dachstein, working in German and English and additionally qualified as a Diplomskilehrer. The VOEBS record covers Alpinklettern, Sportklettern, Eisklettern, Klettersteig, Skitouren, Freeride and training courses. The guiding operation runs from Pension Montanara under the name Bergfuehrerbuero Ramsau am Dachstein, with Peter and Michael Perhab as the guides. It guides the Dachstein Suedwand Steinerweg and the Hoher Dachstein and runs multi-day climbing and via ferrata courses based at the Guttenberghaus.

Certification offered

Also good for mountaineering / summits in September:

Torn between Dachstein and Zermatt for September?

A plan settles it for your skill and budget, same-day.