Wildspitze (3,774 m) mountaineering course: ice course & glacier training in Tyrol
Alpine touring and ice course with summit ascent of the Wildspitze (3,774 m)
Would you like to improve your mountaineering skills and be confident on glaciated terrain?
There is hardly a better place for more intensive ice and glacier training than the Wildspitze, the highest peak in North Tyrol. Under the guidance of a state-certified mountain guide or a female mountain guide you will learn the tools of the trade for independent alpine tours in ice and combined terrain.
Why take a high-altitude touring course on the Wildspitze?
The Wildspitze offers everything that makes a challenging high-altitude tour: rugged glaciers, combined terrain and easy climbing on an exposed summit ridge. The Normal route from the Breslau hut is the perfect training ground. It is varied and leads over:
- Narrow paths and wild moraine landscapes.
- A high alpine via ferrata to the Mitterkarjoch (3,470 m).
- The impressive Taschachferner with large crevice zones.
- A steep ascent to the summit with phenomenal views over the Ötztal Alps.
Course objectives & training content
The main aim of this ice course is to enable you to Independently carry out easy to moderately difficult alpine tours. Together with your mountain guide, you train the essential basics before the summit ascent:
- Safety technology: Roping up on the glacier and helping companions.
- Crampon technology: Correct walking in firn and ice (frontal point technique etc.).
- Crevasse rescue: Efficient rescue techniques such as the loose pulley with rope clamp or Swiss pulley block, self-recovery techniques
- Tour planning: Meteorology, orientation and risk management.
- Rock climbing: Safe movement in combined terrain.
Your base: The Breslauer Hütte
The ideal starting point for our glacier training is the Breslau hut. Situated at 2,844 m, it not only offers Tyrolean hospitality, but also perfect access to the training areas and the summit ascent.
Ready for your next level of alpinism?
Book your mountaineering course on the Wildspitze now and learn from the pros!
Perfect preparation tours for the Wildspitze:
Want to read on? On our vivalpin.blog you can find more information about the High tour and ice course Wildspitze.
Are you missing equipment?
You can hire many items of equipment from us, for everything else you will receive a discount of 10% at bergfreunde.de
Here you will find important information on pricing and cancellation policies
Program and schedule
- Mountain guide:in with the appropriate qualifications
- Hut reservation
- Necessary EDELRID Alpine touring equipment on loan with crampons, ice axe, helmet, climbing harness
- Free participation in online training: Ice risk management (1 h)
- 10% discount code for your purchases at bergfreunde.de
Additional costs
- Overnight stays in huts on the Breslau hut (will be paid on site, please provide sufficient Cash bring along)
- Cable car rides if necessary
- Snacks, drinks
- Arrival, possible parking fee
- Travel cancellation insurance of the alliance if required
Our guides are also always happy to receive a small tip if you enjoyed the tour/course.
Course content: Equipment know how for high altitude tours, roping up, self and companion safety on high altitude tours, crevasse rescue, glacier training, walking with crampons, use of ice tools, first aid, alpine dangers.
Day 1: Meeting point in Vent, equipment check, ascent or ascent with chairlift and onward journey to the Breslau hut (2,844 m), repetition of rope and knot skills, training in crevasse rescue, theory
2nd day: Ice training on the Rotenkarferner with crampon walking in ascent and descent, ice axe technique, belaying on alpine tours, training crevasse rescue
Day 3Summit ascent of the Wildspitze (3,774 m) depending on conditions via the Mitterkarjoch or crossing Jubiläumsgrat-Wildspitze-Mitterkarjoch, descent to the Breslauer Hütte and on to Vent
Note on program changes:
All courses and guided tours are conscientiously organized and carried out in accordance with the safety standards of the Vivalpin Mountain and Ski School with qualified specialists (e.g. mountain and ski guides, mountain hiking guides, etc.). The provisional tour program may be adjusted for safety-related reasons, such as bad weather, dangerous conditions, unforeseen natural events or inadequate conditions of the participants. The final program will be decided by the guide on site.
- Up to 1,000 m ascent and 1,300 m in descent
- Condition for up to 4 h ascent
- Surefootedness and A head for heights
- Mountain experience, no climbing or high altitude touring experience necessary.
You can find information on estimating altitude meters and difficulty information here. If in doubt, please call our office or send us an e-mail!
"In the summer of 2022, when there was little snow, the normal route to the Wildspitze was a victim of climate change and endangered by falling rocks. The critical spot has since been cleared, but we will continue to monitor the situation and then switch to alternative routes.
The good thing is that the alternatives are no less exciting and instructive. Ideal for high-altitude tour training with a mountain guide.“
Christof Schellhammer
State certified mountain and ski guide
Vivalpin Mountain School Director
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