Gondola · Schmirn, Austria
Gefrorene Wand
Gefrorene Wand is a gondola near Schmirn, Austria. It climbs 411 m over 1.18 km, from 2,605 m to 3,017 m above sea level. Between its 10 pylons, the cable runs up to about 67 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
67/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Gefrorene Wand is scarier than 67% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 101 of 408 in Austria.
- Highest above the ground: about 67 m, as high as a 22-storey building, 577 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 360 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 27°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 150 m of the 1.18 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Gefrorene Wand is near Schmirn, Austria, at 2,605 m above sea level (47.07717° N, 11.67129° E). From there it runs 1.18 km up to the top station at 3,017 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Opened
- 2011
- Capacity
- 2,800 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 10 people
Nearby lines
- Gletscherbus 3 gondola · 0.5 km away · rises 614 m
- Fernerhaus gondola · 1.8 km away · rises 580 m
- Gletscherbus 1 gondola · 3.4 km away · rises 524 m
- 8er Sommerberg gondola · 3.4 km away · rises 528 m
- Eggalmbahn gondola · 10.5 km away · rises 665 m
- Rastkogelbahn gondola · 12.5 km away · rises 838 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.