Mountaineering School
Via ferrata courses 2021
2 days via ferrata course
Beginners course in the Dolomites or the Adige Valley
| 1. day: | Course day on an easy via ferrata with step training and safety technology, equipment and material science. |
| 2. day: | A via ferrata is climbed independently with the mountain guide. |
- Required: easy/medium, hikers of good condition, sure-footedness and no fear of heights
- Lodging: Merano or surrounding
- The rate includes: UIAGM professional mountain guide, technical equipment
- Price: € 360,00 par person with 2 persons, € 260,00 with 3 persons
- Additional costs: overnights, meals, drinks, cable car, local tax
- Minimum number of participants: 2 - 5 persons
- Date: on request
Exercise Via Ferrata KNOTT
Just below the skywalk you find the training- and family via ferrata “KNOTT”. The access and the descent are short, so the via ferrata is easy to reach. The via ferrata "KNOTT" has one short connector route, a 20 m long suspended bridge, two steep ladders and four routes. The six routes "Sally", "Turtle", "Affele" and "Rocky" show simple routes, difficult passages, exposed tracks and technical sections.
- Required: free from giddiness, sure–footed
- Duration: 3 hours
- Meeting point: cable car Unterstell in Naturno
- Price: € 175,00
- Included in the price: course with UIAGM professional mountain guide and technical equipment
- Not included in the price: cable car, transfer
- Number of participants: 2 - 3 persons
- Date: on request
Base Course Via Ferrata - Merano and Adige Valley
for beginners
Date: 14 - 18 June and 13 - 17 September
One of the greatest thrills a hiker can have is to walk or climb a via ferrata, the “iron paths” in the surrounding of Merano. Traveling on a via ferrata is a different way of enjoying the sheer magnificence of the mountains, providing access to places normally reserved for rock climbers and mountaineers. In this awesome mountain environment, you will be stopped in your tracks by amazing views, from a perspective that few have the opportunity to experience.
| Sun. | Arriving to Merano |
| Mon. | Course day on the Knott practice via ferrata with via ferrata in various difficulties (A to C) to learn the technique. Ascent and descent with the cable car from Naturno. |
| Tue. | Rio Secco via ferrata, the impressive climb leads up the steep walls of the narrowly washed canyon
over the Salurner Klause, the language border to the Trentino. The descent is via an insured hiking trail. Difficulty: B/C Ascent: ca. 400 m Walking time: approx. 4 - 4,5 hours |
| Wed. | Heini Holzer via ferrata on the Kleiner Ifinger and transition to the Großer Ifinger 2581 m, with a dream view from Merano over the Texel group to the Dolomites.
Descent via the hiking trail back to the parking lot. Difficulty: B/C Ascent: ca. 550 m Walking time: approx. 6 hours |
| Thu. | Ziel via ferrata in the Texel Group. From the Texel cable car you can walk to the entrance of the via ferrata, which will be newly opened in 2020, in just over an hour.
It leads with rope bridges and flying fox over the Ziel river to the actual entry point of the via ferrata. Difficulty: B/C Ascent: ca. 450 m Walking time: approx. 5 - 6 hours |
| Fri. | The Stuller Wasserfall via ferrata in the Passeier Valley leads from Moos over steep and exposed rock faces, always within sight of the Stuller waterfall - the third highest
in Europe - on the sunny high plateau of Stulls. This via ferrata also offers a hardcore version of difficulty E. The descent is via the hiking trail back to Moos. Difficulty: B/C/D Ascent: ca. 400 m Walking time: approx. 5 hours |
| Sat. | Departure |
- Required: easy/medium, hikers of good condition, sure-footedness and no fear of heights
- Duration: 4 - 6 hours - ascent: about 550 m
- Lodging: Merano or surrounding
- The rate includes: UIAGM professional mountain guide, technical equipment, transfer to the starting points
- Price: € 420,00
- Additional costs: overnights, meals, drinks, cable car
- Minimum number of participants: 4 - 6 persons