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MikeLJ - Sep 10, 2017 12:01 pm Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2017
Lovely dayGreat summit views
damgaard - Apr 21, 2017 2:04 pm Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2016
ferrata O. SchusterClimbed with girlfriend. Started from Passo Sella, went counterclockwise around Sassolungo, up to Rif. Vicenza and then climbed ferrata O. Schuster. Normal route down. Great day!
Jurgen - Sep 13, 2016 12:18 pm Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2016
Oskar-Schuster SteigStarted from Monte Suera and reached the summit via the Oskar-Schuster Steig one and a half hour later. A great route in a beautiful landscape! The Normal Route is overcrowded (even on a Tuesday in September). Descended to Kompatsch. Day trip with public transport from Bolzano.
alpinbeta - Dec 11, 2015 12:56 pm Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2015
Sassopiatto Normal routeA partially cloudy day, good climb anyhow!
alcol - Nov 27, 2014 4:29 pm
Alone from Route Oscar SchusterRound trip
pirinx - Nov 7, 2014 10:26 am Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2014
Via Oskar SchusterA great high altitude Via Ferrata. Rather easy but the longish approach and descent make for a nice day's program. A but foggy and wet at the summit but this whole summer was weird weather-wise.
We did not use the traditional approach via the Demetz Hütte but rather walked up from Monte Sëura.
Tomasz Jazwinski - Jul 24, 2013 12:13 pm Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2005
Route climbed: via ferrata Oskar-Schuster-SteigAscent with via ferrata. Really nice route, average demanding but in July there are many other climbers, some of they w/o ferrata experience. Descent by the normal way.
Gangolf Haub - Jun 27, 2012 11:57 am Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2012
Lonesone summitBelieve it or not, I was alone on Plattkofel's summit. Started from Sella Pass at 7:30 and since clouds started to develop in the damp air before 8 already, II decided to speed to the summit. I reached it before 10 and spent the first 15 minutes alone up there. Then Shared the summit with another German hiker for another 15 minutes before he left it to me again. Descended after 45 min when it became obvious that the clouds wouldn't lift but rather develop into something dark and nasty.
thomasalbrechtsen - Jul 24, 2011 10:40 am Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2011
normal routeclimbed it with my brother from the sasso piatto hut. cloudy weather. we only had views towards south. still an amazing mountain and a great hike ;)
Modi - Nov 5, 2010 1:20 pm Date Climbed: Sep 21, 2010
grande salita con modasalita spettacolare in una giornata di settembre veramente splendida
JanVanGenk - Dec 7, 2007 4:23 pm Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2004
Route Climbed: Oskar Schuster ferrataQuite a lot of snow/ice on the lower part of the ferrata, ice axe was useful! Descended the same way back down - shorter, faster and more interesting than taking the normal way. Just when I got off the mountain, I was caught by huge thunderstorm and pouring rain, at the end I was totally soaked through. Great day though!
Vid Pogachnik - Jul 14, 2007 4:47 am Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2007
Oskar-Schuster-SteigA perfect day! From Passo Sella around the N face of Langkofel, over the Oskar-Schuster-Steig and on the other side down.
alpspitze - Jun 16, 2007 7:54 pm Date Climbed: Sep 9, 1994
Oskar Schuster SteigMy wife's first via ferrata. A real nice hike, Awesome view.
turistoalpinista - Jul 17, 2006 4:53 pm Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2006
Oscar-Schuster ferrataBeatifull views to Sassolungo.We went absolutely alone from Vicenza hut to Rif. Sasso Piatto.Because it wasn't so good weather.I liked this ferrata(as usual].Minimally exposed parts,but very good.the descent by F.-A. weg was a little boring for me.
dynercia - Nov 3, 2005 12:43 pm
Route Climbed: by the Oskar-Schuster Ferrata Date Climbed: july 1997What can I say? - I want to come back to Dolomity !!!
Mathias Zehring - Oct 29, 2005 2:12 pm Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2005
Route Climbed: Oskar-Schuster-Steig ferrata Date Climbed: September 7th 2005very busy area: the loneliest part of the day was the ascent from Sellajoch to Langkofelscharte pass because most people take the cablecar. Then descent among a crowd of hikers to Langkofel hut. Less, but still many people did the ascent to the ferrata where we managed to overtake a group of youth so we were alone until we met a group of german alpine club. Interesting route - cables are only there where you really need them. Weather was fine in the morning but cloudy at noon when we reached the summit. HUNDREDS of hikers (mostly italian teenagers) climbed the mountain on the normal route that we took for descent. And the hike along Koenig-August-Weg back to Sellajoch is also one of the busiest routes of the Dolomites...
Corvus - Sep 5, 2005 7:09 pm
Route Climbed: From Rifugio Dialer Date Climbed: July 2003From Dialer to rifugio Sassopiatto. From rifugio to the summit via normal route. Great view from the summit.
Joerg Marretsch - May 24, 2005 11:56 am
Route Climbed: Oskar-Schuster Ferrata Date Climbed: 05 August 1994A perfect day: Round trip from Sellajoch over Oskar-Schuster-ferrata to the summit. Hiking down the rocky plate to the green meadows and flowers around this mountain.
Rahel Maria Liu - Jan 2, 2002 8:55 am
Route Climbed: normal route from Plattkofelhütte Date Climbed: summer 1981nice peak