- Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
BERCHTESGADEN ALPS · LIMESTONE
Watzmann Ostwand 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
- Limestone should be fine if dry
- Limestone should be fine if dry
About Watzmann Ostwand
The 1800m East Face of the Watzmann is the highest wall in the Eastern Alps, rising in a single sweep from the Königssee shore at St. Bartholomä (604m) to the Mittelspitze (2713m) and Südspitze (2712m). Upper wall is compact Dachstein limestone; lower reaches pass through Ramsau dolomite (more brittle and fissured). The Berchtesgadener Weg is one of the great alpine classics — mostly grade I-II scrambling with a short grade III passage, but a huge commitment: 1800m of vertical gain, complex route-finding, weather-critical. Approach by boat from Königssee to St. Bartholomä (30 min). Wall stays snowy/wet late; check summit and mid-face forecasts before committing.
- Region
- Berchtesgaden Alps
- Rock type
- Limestone
- Aspect
- east-facing
- Altitude
- 2000m
- Exposure
- high
- Seepage
- medium