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Beautiful, exciting climbing tour via the Oskar-Schuster-Steig to the Plattkofel and back as a round trip via the Plattkofelhütte.
Trail sections: Car park (2175 m) - Toni Demetz hut (2685 m) - Sassolungo hut (2256 m) - Plattkofel (2969 m) - Plattkofel hut (2300 m) - Rifugio Sandro Pertini (2300 m) - Friedrich-August hut (2298 m) - Rifugio Salei (2225 m)
Start: Passo Sella, parking lot (chargeable)
Distance: 13 km
Duration: 7 hours (via ferrata: 2 hours)
Altitude difference: +900 / -1400, (via ferrata: 380hm up)
Highest point: Plattkofel 2969m
Difficulty: B/C, climbing I+
Character: circular tour, via ferrata not fully secured, always climbing sections in between, but never particularly exposed, sure-footedness, mountain experience and physical condition required due to the length of the tour; increased risk of falling rocks
Equipment: helmet and via ferrata set, possibly hiking poles for the steep descents
Marking: good, cairns, red dots, red and white waymarks
Time: July - September, snow and ice on the trail possible until early summer, in the Plattkofelkar also snow until summer.
The circular tour takes us from the Sellajoch pass road up to the Toni Demetz hut, in our case we chose the nostalgic stand lift for the first 500 meters of altitude, an exciting experience, especially when you are lifted out at the end 😊
From there we continue on a fairly steep descent to the Sassolungo hut, which is still in the shade in the morning and which we reach after about 45 minutes. Then turn left in front of the hut into the Plattkofelkar, the entrance to the via ferrata is in the right part of the basin in the steep rock face.
Unlike some other via ferratas, secured and unsecured climbing sections alternate here, which requires sure-footedness and alpine experience. However, the climbing sections up to 1+ are not very exposed. The summit of the Sassopiatto (2969m) can be reached shortly after exiting the via ferrata. The ascent is rewarded with an impressive view of the Sassolungo, the Marmolada glacier, the Sella massif and the Alpe di Siusi.
In the south of the mountain group, we then descend over the long gravel slab along the normal route in the direction of the Plattkofelhütte, where a stop may be worthwhile, depending on the time available. If you want to skip the hut, you can turn left onto Friedrich-August-Weg beforehand. Otherwise we follow the path to the stop, past the Sandro-Pertini-Hütte and the Friedrich-August-Hütte to the east. Then left past the Col Rodella back to the parking lot.
Description via ferrata:
First A/B terrain uphill over a ramp, shortly thereafter the steel cable ends and you climb uphill following the red markings. In the course of the via ferrata there are always secured, but also unsecured climbing spots in UIAA grade 1+. Be careful in the narrow gullies due to the risk of falling rocks as there is a lot of loose material.
About halfway along the climb, the wire rope first ends on a saddle, on the opposite wall it continues over metal brackets and a ladder. Secured (now often in the B/C area) and unsecured sections follow, especially at the end we scramble again and through a narrow gully we reach the ridge just below the Sassopiatto summit. Now, for the first time, views to the south of the Rosengarten group and the Sciliar are possible. The last meters to the summit follow to the right.
The topography of the via ferrata comes from www.bergsteigen.com
Music:
The David Roy Collective - Rise (Good Works) - Audiio.com license
The David Roy Collective - Lowly (Primordial Waters) - Audiio.com license
Scott Buckley - Affirmations - www.scottbuckley.com.au
Scott Buckley - Castles in the sky - www.scottbuckley.com.au