Basic alpine touring course

The following information applies to all courses listed below:
Prerequisite: Basic-Ticket (Students 12,00 Euro / Employees and other status groups 22,00 Euro) 

Course goal: Learn the elementary skills necessary to independently perform simple glacier tours.
Course contents: In addition to tour planning, orientation in the terrain and crevasse recovery techniques, the basics of using crampons and pickaxes are also taught.
Our recommendation: please also read the DAV-recommendations for High-Altitude-Tours

Prerequisites: Participation in the basic mountaineering course or introductory climbing course advantageous or equivalent knowledge.
Technique: Free from vertigo and sure-footedness, Climbing in mountaineering boots up to UIAA Grad II
Fitness: 5-6 hrs walking time
Equipment: See www.zhs-muenchen.de | Download-Center
Please also note: Mountaineering Info A-Z
Participants: 6 per course instructor

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

Großvenediger / AUT

High tour course at the imposing Kürsinger Hütte on the Großvenediger; ideal training terrain to be able to go on many interesting tours from there. The highlight at the end of the course is of course the ascent of the Großvenediger.

Technique and training level:  pls check above mentioned information
Participants:  6 per instructor

How to get there: Munich - Neukirchen am Großvenediger - Sulzau (approx. 180 km)
Services included: Tour, Instructor
Accommodation (excl.): Kürsinger Hütte (AV, 2558 m) ^ 1,5 h (with hut taxi), Half board obligatory!

Ötztal Alps / AUT

The Taschachhaus offers a variety of practice terrain even for those new to high altitude touring. The well-run hut and the great food speak for themselves.

Technique and training level:  pls check above mentioned information
Participants:  5 per instructor

How to get there: Munich - Mandarfen (appr. 195 km)
Services included: Tour, Instructor
Accommodation (excl.): Taschachhaus (DAV, 2434 m) ^ 2,5 - 3 h, Half board obligatory!

Hoher Dachstein / AUT

Around the Adameck and Seethaler Hütte there are many easy glacier tours and fantastic rocky ridges secured with via ferratas to impressive summits.

Technique: High demands on fitness and technique up to grade C -  high alpine crampon experience up to 30° gradient
Fitness level: per day round about 5 - 6 h walking time, up to 1300 m ascent on day 1 and e.g. 2000 m descent on day 4
Participants:  5 per instructor

How to get there:  Munich - Gosaustausee by car 
Services inlc.: Tour, Instructer
Accommodation (excl.): Adameckhütte DAV,  2196m; ^ ca. , h), Seethaler Hütte  (DAV,  2740 m; ^ ca. , h) Half board obligatory!

Alpine (glacier) touring - advanced courses

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

Course objective: Over rock ridges and ice walls on high mountains in the Eastern and Western Alps
Course content: The necessary safety and movement techniques for difficult alpine tours in combined terrain (rock up to III, firn or ice up to 50°) are an absolute must for every ambitious mountaineer.
Note: for further information see DAV recommendation for alpine tours

sportive prerequisites: Participation in Alpine Basic Course or equivalent knowledge
Our recommendation: please also read the DAV-recommendations for High-Altitude-Tours
Technique:  Climbing in combined terrain, high tour ZS - securing necessary, longer exposed places, UIAA Grad III, firn or ice up to 50°
Fitness: 6-7 hrs walking time
Equipment: See www.zhs-muenchen.de | Download-Center, Please also note: Mountaineering Information A - Z in our Download-Center
Participants: 6 per instructor

Silvretta / AUT

Course in the heart of the Silvretta with the option to climb the famous Piz Buin.

How to get there: Munich - Landeck - Silvrettastausee (appr. 220 km)
Services included: Tour, Instructor
Accommodation (excl.): Wiesbadenerhütte (DAV, 2430 m; ^ approx. 2.5 h), Half board obligatory!