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Mountaineering / Summits in Otztal
Tyrol's longest side valley, where glacier-fed gorges at the valley mouth have made this corner of Austria the canyoning and whitewater capital of the Alps since the 1980s.
Why here
The Otztal Alps hold the Wildspitze, Tyrol's highest peak, plus a dense hut network for multi-day glacier traverses.
Best months
Glaciated terrain. Guided unless you carry the skills and the rope.
Getting there & around
Schools & guides (2)
Alpin Guide
GuideLangenfeld mountain guide office. Ewald Holzknecht is a state-certified and authorised mountain guide and snow sports instructor, IVBV, plus canyoning and rafting guide and sport climbing instructor.
Bergführerstelle Vent – Kilian Scheiber
GuideBergführerstelle Vent is the mountain guide office in Vent, at 1,900 m in the upper Ötztal, led by Kilian Scheiber. It runs summer and winter programmes of day, multi-day and private tours and courses, from guided hikes to Hochtouren high-alpine mountaineering and ski touring, and states that every tour is led by a certified mountain guide. Scheiber is also listed in the Austrian chamber of commerce (WKO) register under the mountain-guide trade at Vent.
Also good for mountaineering / summits in September:
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