Via ferrata Austria - Photos and videos

Kaiserschild Klettersteig - Eisenerzer Ramsau
The 2,085-meter-high Kaiserschild peak is situated on the northern edge of the Eisenerz Alps in Styria, Austria. It forms a double summit with the slightly taller Hochkogel peak, which stands at 2,105 meters.

Rossloch Klettersteig - Leopoldsteiner See
The D/E difficulty Rossloch via ferrata is situated at the top of the 900-meter-high Seemauer cliff, overlooking the Leopoldsteiner See in the western part of the Hochschwab mountain range. It is designed for experienced via ferrata climbers, and complements the already impressive Emperor Franz Joseph via ferrata, as the two routes can be connected.

Kaiser Franz-Josef Klettersteig - Leopoldsteiner See
The Franz-Josef Klettersteig is located on the Seemauer cliff face, which rises 900 meters above Leopoldsteiner Lake, in the western part of the Hochschwab mountain range, just 4 km from the town of Eisenerz. This via ferrata is named after the Kaisersteig, a hunting trail established for the esteemed Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and Hungary at the end of the 19th century, traces of which can still be observed today.

Play Wall via ferrata park - Mariazeller via ferrata, Felix's Ladder to the Heaven, Devil's Bridge
Located only ten kilometers from the town of Mariazell, you'll find the via ferrata park known as the Play Wall (Klettersteigpark Spielmäuer). Here, we find three via ferratas: Olivers Mariazeller Steig (B/C), Felix Himmelleiter (D), and Tristans Kirchbogensteig (C).

Rosina via ferrata - Silberkar Gorge, Ramsau am Dachstein
The Rosina via ferrata is the most difficult via ferrata in the Silberkar Gorge (Silberkarklamm), has a D difficulty rating, and it is a vertical masterpiece. After a short suspension bridge above the stream, it leads up the rock wall next to the gorge waterfall, all the way vertically.

Siega via ferrata - Silberkar Gorge, Ramsau am Dachstein
The Siega via ferrata, categorized as a C/D level of difficulty, is perhaps the least interesting of the three via ferrata routes in the Silberkar Gorge (Silberkarklamm). This doesn't mean that it's not good, just that the other two are even better.

Hias via ferrata - Silberkarklamm, Ramsau am Dachstein
The Hias via ferrata in the Silberkar Gorge (Silberkarklamm) is the first of the three via ferrata routes, and perhaps the easiest to complete. Two cable bridges and a few trickier sections make it interesting, but it is truly impressive due to the view of the narrow gorge.

Schulter Anstieg klettersteig - Hoher Dachstein
Two routes lead to the top of the Hoher Dachstein. The Randkluft is shorter, but can only be reached through a glacier with cracks.

Via ferrata Dachstein Gams - Krippenstein, Obertraun am Hallstättersee
The Dachstein Gams is a new via ferrata route on Krippenstein. It has three parts: Himmeleck (A/B), Gams (C), and Nordwand (E).

Echernwand via ferrata, World Heritage View - Hallstatt, Salzberg, Dachstein Mountains
I climbed the via ferrata on the Echernwand rock wall at dusk. This route is located above one of Austria's most beautiful lakes, and above Hallstatt.