The Ortler is the highest mountain in South Tyrol, which is just under 4000 metres!  This tour is only slightly different from the normal route, but it is a wonderful tour, as the back ridge is on the east side of the Ortler. The normal route is used for the descent.

day 1
Individual arrival. There are two options for the ascent to the Hintergrathütte (2661 m) a) first take the Langenstein lift (330 m - time 1 h) or b) on foot from Sulden (750 m - time 2.5 h).

day 2
Summit ascent 1250 hm approx. 5 h.  Climbing difficulty UIAA 4-; descent approx. 3 h to the Payerhütte. Descent to the valley or to the Langenstein lift (another 2.5 h, obligatory rest at the Tabaretta hut again.

Bookable dates:
on request, ideal time mid-June to the end of September

Services:
Organisation and guidance by a state-certified mountain guide (IVBV)

Requirements:
- Sure-footedness, a head for heights and fitness.
- Safe walking with crampons

Additional expenses:
Lift fees, hut fees for you and the mountain guide

Participants and prices:
for 1 participant per person 550,- € without additional expenses
for 2 participants per person 350,- € without additional expenses

Equipment:
Mountain boots crampon-proof (it must be possible to fit the toggle lever on the heel), harness, helmet, lamp, crampons, ice axe, 1 screw carabiner, thin, thick gloves, usual mountain gear and hut necessities, hut sleeping bag

Roland Wimmer
Zona Artigianale 7
39040 Varna (BZ)
Italy
mobile +39 349 4459090
info@mountain-guide.net

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