Hohe Wand
Hohe Wand is an extensive sub-alpine climbing area just an hours drive from Vienna. It is a beautiful place and a popular tourist destination, the whole area being a nature park, with a skywalk lookout over the cliffs themselves. The routes are up to 250m in length and usually bolted. The rock is sometimes of poor quality (in the lower sections) and sometimes outstanding (higher up). Because of the altitude and the fact that it is south facing, climbing is possible nearly all year round, although avoid hot sunny summer days and cold snowy winter ones. As well as many multi pitch rock routes, there are also a number of Klettersteigs in the area.
For the routes described here follow the signs from Stollhof to the Hohe Wand Naturpark, and park underneath the cliff at the first hairpin on the road leading to the summit. Note this is a toll road at weekends. Most routes are reached in 15 minutes from here.
There is a campsite - Hohe Wand Blick Camp - between Stollhof and Maiersdorf just under the cliff.
www.bergsteigen.com has a lot of information and many topos for the routes
Sport and bolted routes
| Topo Ref | Route | Sport Grade | Length | Quality | Description | Tick |
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| 01 | ÖTL Klettersteig | 210m | Formerly known as the HTL Steig, the ÖTL is one of the hardest Klettersteigs in lower Austria. Topo: https://www.bergsteigen.com/touren/klettersteig/oetk-klettersteig-hohe-wand/ |
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| 02 | Sonnenschlange | 6a | 210m | 6 pitches: 6a; 6a;5c; 6a; 5c; 5a Topo: https://www.bergsteigen.com/touren/klettern/sonnenschlange/ |
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| 03 | Totenköpflsteig | 5c | 165m | 5 pitches with UIAA grades of 4-; 4-; 5+; 5; 6. Topo: https://www.bergsteigen.com/touren/klettern/totenkoepflsteig/ |
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| 04 | Ein alter Stern | 6c | 90m | Climb the first pitch of Himmelspfeiler (6b) and traverse to the left side of the grass band. Then 3 pitches: 6a; 6b; 6c; Topo: https://www.bergsteigen.com/touren/klettern/ein-alter-stern/ |
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| 05 | Tristanexpress | 6a+ | 170m | 7 pitches: 6a; 6a; 5c; 5b; 6a+; 5c; 4 Topo: https://www.bergsteigen.com/touren/klettern/tristanexpress/ |
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| 06 | Draschgrat | 4b | 170m | The easiest route to the top of Draschgrat has 7 pitches, the top two being the hardest at grade 4. Topo: https://www.bergsteigen.com/touren/klettern/draschgrat-varianten/ |
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