Via ferrata courses with mountain guide:in
Via ferrata technique from A-Z in perfect training terrain
You want the Learning via ferrata from scratch or perfect your technique? The aim of the VIVALPIN via ferrata courses is to Independent climbing on via ferratas in various levels of difficulty:
- Level 1 course: Your entry into the difficulty levels A to B/C.
- Level 2 course: Confident mastery of passages in the area of B to C/D.
What you learn in our via ferrata training courses
A via ferrata course is much more than just equipment knowledge. Our state-certified mountain guides will teach you all the essential skills for the mountain:
- Safety technology: Correct use of via ferrata set, carabiner and harness.
- Surefootedness & technique: Economical climbing and saving energy on the rock.
- Mental strength: Confident handling of height and exposure.
- Tour planning & tactics: Weather check, choice of equipment and risk management.
After intensive training on the practice via ferrata, the highlight follows: you climb your first „real“ via ferrata route completely independently under supervision.
Why VIVALPIN? Professional support and top equipment
Our focus is on you and your safety. That's why we set the highest quality standards:
Individual expert knowledge: Use the time to ask your guide questions - whether about tour tips, weather conditions or the best equipment.
State-certified mountain guides: As with all VIVALPIN courses, you will be supervised exclusively by qualified professionals. Through regular further training, we guarantee training at the cutting edge of safety technology.
Rental equipment included: We provide you with state-of-the-art via ferrata equipment from our partner EDELRID free of charge for the duration of the course.
Top location: We train in the best via ferrata areas in the Alps: either for Level 1 courses directly under the Alpspitze. There are via ferrata routes of all levels of difficulty and, above all, via ferrata routes set up by mountain guides that are only available to course participants and where you can train without the stress and bustle of other via ferrata climbers. Or for Level 2 courses in the Rofan High above the Achensee: the Fünfgipfelklettersteig is considered one of the best in the Eastern Alps.
Want to read on and find out more about via ferratas?
In our blog you can prepare for your next tour or course.
* Information on the difficulty rating of via ferratas can be found here!
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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
If you are traveling with your camper, we may offer you the Pitch at the Wank in a wonderful panoramic location (€ 26,- per night).
For customers of our partner Hornung there are also free parking spaces.
Program and schedule
- Mountain guide with the appropriate qualifications
- Edelrid rental equipment with helmet, via ferrata set and climbing harness
- Online training course materials
- 10% discount code for your purchases at bergfreunde.de
For the weekend courses additionally
- 1 x overnight stay on the Kreuzeckhaus
- Breakfast buffet
- Multi-course evening menu (vegetarian or vegan on request, please note when booking)
Additional costs
- Kreuzeck cable car
- Snacks, drinks
- Arrival, possibly parking fee
Course contentEquipment know-how for via ferratas, roping up, self- and companion safety, climbing via ferratas in ascent and descent, first aid, alpine dangers,
for the weekend course additionally: Retreat technique and live training on one of the via ferratas on the Alpspitze
Daily rate: Meeting point at the valley station of the Alpspitzbahn, welcome by the guide and equipment check, practicing the course content in the Vivalpin course area
Weekend course
Day 1: Meeting point, welcome by the guide and equipment check, practicing the course content in the Vivalpin course area, first aid theory, mountain rescue
2nd day: Repetition of what has been learned, climbing a via ferrata of the appropriate difficulty, mountain rescue and retreat technique in practice, companion safety
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.
For the via ferrata courses you need no specific previous knowledge. You can expect ascents of up to 300 m or 1 h into the course area.
For the training you should be surefooted and enjoy the movement have. You will spend a total of 4 to 5 hours in the practice area or on the via ferrata and need to be in good physical condition.
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.
"Learning is learning. This is especially true for via ferrata techniques. On a day or week-long course, you will learn everything you need to know to climb via ferratas independently. And you won't forget it so quickly after the intensive training on the practice via ferrata. As a result, many viae ferratae await you, which you can tackle efficiently and effectively with a good feeling."
Lenz Böhm
State-certified police mountain guide
Member of the VIVALPIN Competence Team
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