Climbing at Berchtesgaden Alps

246 routes

69 areas

2–10 grades

On the Salzburg side, the Berchtesgaden Alps take in the great limestone massifs south and west of Salzburg – the Hochkönig, the Steinernes Meer and the Untersberg among them – with alpine multi-pitch routes as well as valley sport crags. A classic on the Hochkönig is the Torsäule (2,587 m), whose south-west wall is split by a gully: its Schluchtkante (4, 310 m, 12 pitches, first climbed by A. Precht and partners in 1998) offers rare steep, airy climbing at a moderate grade on solid rock with reddish slabs near the top. Many other walls in the group carry long limestone routes in remote, high terrain.

For the Hochkönig, take the Tauern motorway to Bischofshofen and drive to Mühlbach am Hochkönig and on to the paid car park at the Arthurhaus (1,502 m), also reachable by train to Bischofshofen and bus; the Torsäule approach takes about two hours via the Mitterfeldalm. Lower pitches may be wet in spring or after long rain, snow can linger in shaded gullies, and descents over loose terrain are tricky when wet. The main season is summer to early autumn.

Part of Salzburg, Berchtesgaden Alps has 246 routes documented on climbing.place. Routes range from grade 2 to 10. Explore its 69 crags and sectors below.

Often climbed in July, August, September.

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Bundesherrklettergarten (G) 34 routes Panzer 26 routes Lovesickness 15 routes Torsäule 12 routes Hochkönig 7 routes Königin der Herzen 6 routes Upper Diesbachwand 6 routes Unter Diesbachwand 5 routes Schärtenspitze 5 routes Berchtesgadener Hochthron 5 routes Eastern Schoberkopf 4 routes Grünwandkopf 4 routes Göllstock - Bluntautal 4 routes Untersberg 4 routes Alpawand 4 routes Hoher Göll 3 routes Hohes Brett 3 routes Feuerhörndl 3 routes Flachfeld 3 routes Teufelskirchl south wall 3 routes Großes Häuselhorn 3 routes Wetterriffel / Wetterriffl left south wall plate 3 routes Great Bratschenkopf - Wetterwand south wall 2 routes Gerstfeld 2 routes Untersberg Berchtesgadener Hochthron 2 routes Hochkalter 2 routes Wetterriffel / Wetterriffl right south wall plate 2 routes Hohlwegen 2 routes Eastern Schoberplatte 2 routes Kleiner Bruder 2 routes Törlkopf 2 routes Steinberg 2 routes Höher Göll 2 routes Untersberg/ Dopplerwand 2 routes Hoher Göll - Hohes Brett south face 2 routes Untere Diesbachwand 2 routes Kühkranz 1 route Großer Hundstod 1 route Wartsteinkopf 1 route Sommerstein 1 route Feuerhörndl NW wall 1 route Wagendrischelhorn 1 route Alphorn/Reiteralpe 1 route Eisbergwand 1 route Reiteralpe 1 route Wildalmkirchl 1 route Kleiner Törlwieskopf 1 route Schädl 1 route Stadelhorn 1 route Schönbachkopf Göllstock 1 route Hirscheck1 1 route Hoher Göll-Hohes Brett 1 route Kleiner Barmstein 1 route Watzmann 1 route Gr. Hundstod 1 route Gr. Bratschenkopf - Wetterwand SW 1 route Wetterriffel 1 route Hochkranz 1 route Grünwandkopf - Hoher Göll 1 route Untersberg - Geiereck 1 route Kleines Häuslhorn 1 route Häuslhorn south wall 1 route Rotpalfen NE - Wand 1 route Watzmann Mittelspitze 1 route Salzburger Hochthron 1 route Schönbachkopf - Göllstock 1 route Signalkopf 1 route Mühlbacher Turm 1 route Untersberg/Dopplerwand 1 route

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Climbing at Berchtesgaden Alps

Kletterlehrling

Henkel Parade

Schmiaglpapier

Silberstreif

Wurzelriss

Mogli

Lisei's Weg

Rehlein

Dreier Weg

Feigling

Sky

Let's go Joe

Hard Step

Secret Love

VS

Weg

Mirco

Direkte

Spieglein

Finale

Weg V

Do it

Platte

Umbrella Traverse

Königin der Herzen

Saturday Night Session

Untergriffmonster

In der Scheiße zerschellt

Sometimes I smell him

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