High alpine mountain tours in South Tyrol

To Mount Similaun

You need to be fit, when you want to climb the 3599 m high Mount Similaun. Considering that the starting point is at 1700 m above sea level it easy to figure out, how many altimeters are to manage.

When you undertake a high alpine mountain tours nowadays it can happen, that you must never go on the eternal ice. But on the ascent to Mount Similaun this is totally different: only a few hundred meters from the Similaun Refuge begins already the glacier, which accompanies mountaineers to the peak.

The ascent to Mount Similaun

Starting point is Vernagt in Schnalstal Valley (Vinschgau Valley). Take path 2 and hike through the lonely Tisen Valley to the Similaun Refuge at 3019 m above sea level. To reach the refuge you need about 3,5 hours. Considering the big difference in altitude, we recommend to undertake the peak-ascent the next day.

The next day you cross a short rock passage. After a few hundred meters you reach already the glacier. But attention, the glacier has many crevasses: rope, climbing irons and pickax are obligatory. For your orientation: at the East- and Westside ascent-traces leads you to the snow- or ice ridge, the last one before the peak. (2 hours from refuge)

Descent

The way back is the same as to get there.

Details

• Length: 5,5 – 6 hours ascent, 5 hours descent
• Altimeters: 1300 to the refuge, 587 m to the peak
• Level of difficulty: medium difficult

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