The Gosaukamm is the jagged limestone ridge on the western edge of the Dachstein massif, between Gosau in Upper Austria and Filzmoos in Salzburg, with the Große Bischofsmütze as its best-known summit. The rock is compact, rough and very solid, and the climbing is alpine in character: long approaches, summits around 2300 to 2450 m and abseil or walk-off descents. The usual base is the Hofpürglhütte (1703 m, Austrian Alpine Club) on the south side, reached from Filzmoos by the toll road to the Aualm and about an hour's walk, or from the Gosausee car park on the north side in 2.5 to 3.5 hours. The hut also has bolted crags within minutes. Climbing is a summer and early-autumn affair.
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Däumling, Gosaukamm · 2,211 m
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul (usual season) | Aug (usual season) | Sep (usual season) | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean daily high °C | −7 | −6 | −3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 4 | −2 | −7 |
| Mean daily low °C | −16 | −15 | −11 | −8 | −4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | −1 | −5 | −10 | −15 |
| Rain days 1 mm or more | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
● usual season. 1991-2020 averages at about 2211 m; rain is for a 10–25 km grid cell. Weather and climate data: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0.
Austria · Dachstein (Gosaukamm)
The classic of the Gosaukamm: 14 pitches of slabs, corners and edges on superb rough limestone up the elegant east pillar of the Däumling, rebolted in 2013. Mostly UIAA 5 to 6 with several 6+ passages, ending with a polished overhang (the Ringwulst) at UIAA 7- (6a+) that goes at A0 on the bolts. Alpine setting, long day, abseil descent.
6a+VII-5.10b14 pitches375 m
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