Türlwandhütte - Mitterstein (Anna Klettersteig)

Access to the starting point:
Drive through the Karavanke Tunnel into Austria, then continue along the Turkish Autobahn. 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 Dachstein Südwand Hütte hut.
From the hut, follow the "Klettersteig Anna" signs and cross the slope in a gentle descent to the north. The path quickly leads to a crossroads, where you continue downhill to the left, and straight ahead the path leads to the Johann climbing route. From the crossroads, the path descends slightly steeper, past the rare dwarf pines, and leads to the crossroads again. This time continue to the right after the "Klettersteig Anna" signs, and to the left the path leads down towards the mountain pasture Glösalm and Bachalm. The path then soon leads to a scree slope, which you cross for a while, and then a signpost points slightly to the right, and the path leads straight on to the Adamek Hütte. The trail is then marked with red dots and after a short climb leads to the entrance to the climbing part of the trail.

The climbing route climbs up an almost vertical pillar from the very beginning and is aided by a number of rungs (difficulty C/D). The route then becomes a little less difficult and soon turns to the right where you climb along a rope along a steep rocky slope. This is followed by another more difficult climb with the aid of chocks, which leads to a place called Mittersteinköpfl (C). The route then turns left and is followed by a short traverse to smooth slabs (B). The route then climbs up the smooth slabs (B/C) and then climbs steeply with the aid of chocks (C). This is followed by a climb up a very steep couloir (C/D). Further on, the route becomes a shade less difficult (up to B/C), but continues to be very exposed. In the last part, the route becomes more difficult again and climbs up a vertical smooth wall (D) with the help of a number of wedges. The route then gradually becomes less difficult and is followed by a climb along a less difficult ridge to the top.
The route described is extremely challenging and is only suitable for experienced mountaineers with compulsory self-guidance.

From the summit, continue along the ridge and join the path leading to the Johann climbing route. Descend to the right towards the Südwand Hütte. Alternatively, continue left to the Johann climbing route, which is even more difficult (difficulty level E) and longer.

On the way: Dachstein Südwand Hütte (1910m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Hoher Dachstein (5 h 45 min)

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