Türlwandhütte - Großer Koppenkarstein (via Hunerscharte)
Starting point: Türlwandhütte (1695 m)
| Lat/Lon: | 47,4501°N 13,61762°E |
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Name of path: via Hunerscharte
Time of walking: 4 h 50 min
Difficulty: very difficult marked way
Ferata: B/C
Altitude difference: 1170 m
Altitude difference po putu: 1220 m
Map:
Recommended equipment (summer): helmet, self belay set
Recommended equipment (winter): helmet, self belay set, ice axe, crampons
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Access to the starting point:
Drive through the Karavanke Tunnel into Austria, then continue along the Tauern motorway. We continue through the Katschberg Tunnel and later the Thuringian Tunnel / Tauerntunnel, and follow the motorway to Salzburg (also Solnograd) only as far as the exit for Radstadt, Schladming. Continue on the road to Schladming and then turn left onto the ascending road after the Ramsau signs. In Ramsau, continue along the road for a further 2 km and then turn right onto the toll road, where you will be directed by signs for the gondola lift. Follow this road until you reach the large parking lot in front of the lower gondola station.
Path description:
From the parking lot, continue past the lower cable car station past the Südwandhütte signs. The path initially follows the right-hand side of the cable car through a sparse larch forest before turning left and crossing the slopes to the west. Soon a path branches off to the right towards the climbing kindergarten (Klettergarten). Continue crossing the slopes to the west and the path from the lower starting point joins from the left. From the crossroads, it is then about 10 minutes' walk along the view slope to the Südwandhütte hut.
At the hut, continue to the right, following the Hunerscharte markers, and climb the short grassy ridge above the hut. The path then leads to the southern, mostly grassy slopes below the summit of Scheiblingstein. Cross the slopes in a gentle ascent to the east and the path leads to the valley below the gondola lift. Here the path turns left and starts to climb up the valley. As we climb up the valley we have a fine view of the Türlspitz peaks, and soon we also have a view of the Hunerkogl peak, which is reached by cable car. The trail continues along the right side of the valley and starts to climb a little steeper. Higher up, the trail turns slightly to the left and climbs up a scree slope, which leads to the more difficult part of the trail.
The path initially climbs alongside a steel cliff, then becomes a shade steeper and we are helped by a few wedges and staples. We continue climbing along the steel cable and soon come under the Hunerkogel wall where the extremely difficult Skywalk Klettersteig climbing route branches off to the left.
Here the route turns to the right and starts to climb steeply along the steel cable with the help of many wedges and crampons (difficulty B). The route then becomes a little less steep for a short time (difficulty A/B), and then climbs again along a steep couloir with the help of wedges towards the Hunerscharte (B) notch.
At the notch where the view to the north opens up, continue to the right, following the Koppenkarstein markers. After a short climb, you will quickly reach the start of the protected path to Koppenkarstein. The trail climbs along a sheltered ridge (difficulty B) from which there is a very nice view of the Schladminger Glacier below. The ridge path then leads to a large signboard for air traffic, which is visible from a distance. Continue along the ridge and after a slightly steeper ascent (B) the path leads to a suspension bridge. Just before the bridge there is also a crossroads where you can go around the bridge on the left. Cross the long suspension bridge over the Austriascharte notch and continue along the ridge. The path then climbs a little steeply for a short time on a narrow ridge (B/C), followed by a slightly less steep climb along a ropeway on a scenic ridge to the summit of Kleiner Koppenkarstein. From the top, continue along the ridge and then descend steeply with the help of two ladders (B). There is a short steep climb (B/C), and then walk along the ridge for a while by the ropeway (A/B). Later, the path descends slightly again and leads you above the natural window. The path then climbs again a little steeper (B/C), followed by a slightly easier climb along the ridge to the viewpoint.
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