- Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
WIENERWALD · LIMESTONE
Peilstein (Wienerwald) climbing conditions
Poor — wet, too windy or closed
Right now
Assessment
7-day forecast
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- Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
- Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
- Limestone should be fine if dry
- Limestone should be fine if dry
- Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
- Breezy — helps drying
- Limestone should be fine if dry
- Breezy — helps drying
- Limestone should be fine if dry
About Peilstein (Wienerwald)
The largest and most popular climbing area in the Wienerwald (Vienna Woods) — a 716m limestone hill in Altenmarkt/Weißenbach an der Triesting, south-east of Vienna. Around 1400 routes across four sectors (Peilstein Hauptwände, Thalhofergrat, Arnstein, Holzschlag) cover every grade and style, with routes going back nearly 100 years. The Peilsteinhaus (Alpine Club hut, 1923) sits on the summit. Rock is Eocene marine limestone from the Paratethys sea (~35 Mya) — softer than Northern Limestone Alps limestone, with visible fossil ammonites and shells. The Arnstein sector carries the harder, rain-protected lines and is the go-to when the main wall is wet.
- Region
- Wienerwald
- Rock type
- Limestone
- Aspect
- west-facing
- Altitude
- 716m
- Exposure
- low
- Seepage
- medium