SAAC Camps 2025
The camps
This year, the professionals from SAAC (Snow and Avalanche Awareness Camps) are once again offering bike and climbing camps at the TZA. Specifically, the focus is on safety aspects, technique, equipment and material as well as how to behave in emergency situations. The courses, which are led by state-certified mountain guides and bike instructors, last two days. Anyone aged 14 and over can take part.
Climb camp: 05/ July - 06/ July/ 2025
Via ferrata camp: 05/ July - 06/ July/ 2025
Bike camp: 31/ May- 01 /June/ 2025
Climbing camp
05/ July - 06/ July/ 2025
- Duration of the camp: 1.5 days
1st day: Theory
2nd day: Practice - Theory:
- When: 05/ July/ 2025 - 17:00
- Duration: until approx. 19:30
- Where: Lermoos elementary school (Volksschule Lermoos), Innsbrucker Str. 16 in A-6631 Lermoos
- Practice:
- When: 06/ July/ 2025 - 09:00 to approx. 15:00
- Where: Climbing gardens Tiroler Zugspitz Arena
- Alternative option in case of bad weather: Ehrwald climbing hall
- Participation requirements: General athletic fitness
- Max. number of participants: Approx. 8 people per mountain guide
- Costs:
Participation is free of charge. The amount you have to pay when you register is for the lift ticket on the practice day. You will be informed about the payment method in the registration confirmation email. - Camp registration from: 00:00 on 15/ April/ 2025
Via ferrata camp
05/ July -06/ July/ 2025
- Duration of the camp: 1.5 days
1st day: Theory
2nd day: Practice - Theory:
- When: 05/ July/ 2025 - 17:00
- Duration: until approx. 19:00
- Where: Elementary school Lermoos (Volksschule Lermoss), Innsbrucker Str. 16 in A-6631 Lermoos
- Practice:
- When: 06/ July/ 2025 09:00 to approx. 15:30
- Where: Tiroler Zugspitz Arena - via ferratas in the surroundings of Ehrwald KS Climbers Paradise Ehrwald
- Alternative option in case of bad weather: Ehrwald climbing hall
- Participation requirements:
- Climbing a via ferrata in the lower to medium difficulty range (A-C)
- sufficient physical condition
- Max. number of participants: 6 people per mountain guide
- Costs:
Participation is free of charge. The amount you have to pay when you register is for admission to the Ehrwald climbing hall in case of bad weather. You will be informed about the payment method in the registration confirmation email. - Camp registration from: 00:00 on 15/ April/ 2025
Bike camp
31/ May - 01/ June/ 2025
- Theory:
- When: 31/ May/ 2025 - 17:00 to approx. 19:00
- Where: Lermoos elementary school (Volksschule Lermoos), Innsbrucker Str. 16 in A-6631 Lermoos
- Practice:
- When: 01/ June/ 2025 - 09:00 to approx. 15:30
- Where: Grubigstein in Lermoos and Marienberg in Biberwier
- Meeting point: 08:45 Grubigsteinbahn (cable car) Lermoos
- Participation requirements:
- Full-suspension bike in top condition with at least 120 mm (preferably 160 mm) suspension travel, good tires (at least 2.4 inches), serviced disc brakes
- In the bike park, SAAC RECOMMENDS a FULL-VISOR HELMET (but at least a half-shell helmet must be used)! In addition, knee protectors and elbow pads (iXS protectors can be borrowed free of charge on site if someone has noted this on their camp registration).
- Good cycling skills - experience and fun riding single trails
- From 14 years!
- Max. number of participants:
- 8 persons per bike instructor
- 32 persons per camp date
- Costs
Participation is free of charge. The amount you have to pay when you register is for the lift ticket on the practice day. You will be informed about the payment method in the registration confirmation e-mail. - Camp registration from: 00:00 on 15/ April/ 2025
