Mountain Hiking - Basic Course

applies to all of these courses:
Prerequisite: Basic-Ticket (Students 12,00 Euro / Employees and other status groups 22,00 Euro) 

Course target: Independent mountain hiking.
Course content: Tour planning with subsequent execution of planned tours, orientation in the terrain with map and compass as well as an initial contact with hazard management through equipment and weather knowledge offer an ideal interlocking of theory and practice.

Technique: Up to Mountain Hiking T2
Fitness: Up to 5 hrs walking time with 1000 m of altitute
Equipment: See Download-Center. Please also note Mountaineering & Snowsports - Mountaineering Information A - Z
Participants: 8 per Instructor
How to get there: by public transport or by car (in carpools)
Accommodation: not included in the course fees; half board compulsory

Note: due to the changed conditions of participation ATBs point 9, we recommend that you take out travel cancellation insurance.

Bavarian Alps / Germany

The Spitzing area offers the perfect infrastructure for a short traverse with overnight stays in three different huts and ideal training terrain with a variety of touring options.The focus of this course is on planning hiking tours and orientation in the terrain using a map, compass and altimeter.
Weather permitting, we would like to take you on a tour to the special "Sunrise in the mountains" experience.
Note: please note the different arrival and return destinations before you book your train ticket!

Tour goals: Rotwandhaus, Miesingsattel, Taubenstein, Jägerkamp
Technique: hiking  T2 
Participants:  8 per instructor

How to get there: Munich - Geitau (appr. 70 km) using public transport (train)
Return trip: Spitzingsee - Munich
Services included: Course, Instructor
Accommodation (excl.):  Rotwandhaus - Taubensteinhaus - Schönfeldhütte (DAV), Half board mandatory!

Mountaineering - Basic Course
generally valid information for courses listed below:

applies to all of these courses:
Precondition: Basic-Ticket (Students 12,00 Euro / Employees and other status groups 22,00 Euro)

Course objective: To be able to walk independently on mountain tours and easy Alpine hiking tours.
Course content: Walking in pathless terrain as well as safe movement on firn fields, mastering easy climbs (UIAA grade III) with the appropriate belay technique in ascent and descent and safe climbing on fixed rope routes are part of the standard repertoire of every mountaineer.

Training level: Introductory climbing course advantageous, hiking experience mandatory. 
Equipment: See Download-Center.  Please also note Mountaineering & Snowsports - Mountaineering Information A - Z
Technique: Up to mountain hiking T2, UIAA grade III in mountain boots, Via ferrata scale C
Fitness: 5-6 hrs walking time, 1000 m altitute difference
Participants: 6 per instructor

Hochzirl Solsteinhaus Tirol  / AUT

Course content:
The Solsteinhaus, situated at an altitude of 1805 metres in the heart of the Karwendel mountains, offers an ideal base and infrastructure for training activities: seminar room, outdoor climbing wall, renovated climbing garden and access to via ferratas and challenging mountain tours in the immediate vicinity leave nothing to be desired. In addition to the sporting topics, this course also focuses on knowledge transfer in the areas of tour planning, orientation and meteorology

Training level: Basics of mountaineering, hiking experience absolutely necessary.
Technique: Up to mountain hiking T3+, in mountain boots, Via ferrata scale C
Fitness: up to 5 h walking time (plus exercises) and up to 1000 m elevation gain per day
Equipment: See Download-Center. Please also note Mountaineering & Snowsports - Mountaineering Information A - Z

Tour goal: Solsteinhaus
Participants: 6 per instructor
How to get there: by public transport Munich - Hochzirl (appx. 140 km)
Services included: Tour, Instructor
Accommodation (excl.):  Solsteinhaus Half board mandatory!

Stubai Alps / AUT

The Franz Senn Hut - with its now diverse possibilities in rock and firn - is ideally suited for teaching the basics of mountaineering.
Important note before booking: You should be in good physical condition to hike 5 hours and approx. 1000 metres in altitude per day.

Training level: Basics of mountaineering, hiking experience absolutely necessary.
Technique: Up to mountain hiking T3+, in mountain boots, Via ferrata scale C
Fitness: up to 5 h walking time (plus exercises) and up to 1000 m elevation gain per day
Equipment: See Download-Center. Please also note Mountaineering & Snowsports - Mountaineering Information A - Z

How to get there: Munich - Insbruck - Neustift - Sedugg (1740 m) (appr. 180 km)
Services included: Tour, Instructor
Accommodation (excl.): Franz-Senn-Hütte (ÖAV, 2147 m, ^ ca. 1,5 h), Half board mandatory!