Difficulty level: Very demanding
Elevation gain: about 1,300 meters
Total ascent time: about 3 hours (without break, good walking pace)
The Wild Kaiser is of course a classic among ski tours. The route takes you along the south side up to the summit, but absolutely requires experience and surefootedness. This tour should not be attempted without crampons and ice axes. Nearly 40-degree steep slopes and deep crevasses make it clear that it can be quite dangerous here.
Those who are not deterred by this start in Scheffau from the parking lot at the Gasthof Jägerwirt.
Take the forest road to the Wegscheid-Niederalm. Continue over meadows, on a bridge over the stream, past the Kaiseralm and over a steep slope, where you can find avalanche cones again and again, to the Kaiserhochalm. So nature already demonstrates its impressive power here.
After the alpine pasture, the Sonnensteinkar awaits, initially relatively flat, but then increasingly steep. Soon a section through dwarf pines begins, which presents steep slopes and ultimately leads to the summit slope.
Now it becomes increasingly difficult, because the summit slope has inclines of up to 40 degrees. Anyone who slips here does not stand a good chance, because the rock falls do not forgive a wrong step so quickly. Crampons are a good solution, with hard snow ice axes are an even better option. Over this extreme piece, you finally reach the ridge of the Wiesberg, where you work your way east to the so-called Kopfkraxn – the highest point at an altitude of 2,178 meters.
Those who still haven't had enough can continue the path to the Sonneck. But remember the alpine conditions that can prevail here, and that means you may also need to make use of an ice axe in addition to the crampons.
The descent is also done via the ascent route. If conditions allow, you can also ski down over the avalanche cones.
However, remember that there is no opportunity for refreshment along the way – a tour for tough nature guys and gals far from any comfort.
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