RockWire

RockWire Mt Buller

Take on Mt Buller’s highest peak with RockWire, Australia’s first via ferrata! Climb the Summit’s west face on fixed anchors, steel cables, ladders and bridges for heart-racing views and unforgettable adventure.

Choose from two routes: Route 1 is perfect for beginners, while Route 2 steps it up with steeper climbs and trickier holds.

You’ll be securely clipped in and guided by expert instructors, so you can focus on the thrill of high-altitude exploration—whether it’s your first climb or your next challenge.

Via ferrata means “iron way,” first built in Italy’s Dolomites during WWI. Now, this unique climbing experience has arrived in Australia—only at Mt Buller. Gear up, grab your mates, and go beyond the edge!

 

How it works

Book your guided tour on RockWire's Route 1 or Route 2 during the summer green season and get ready for an exhilarating experience! 

Your skilled guide will help you navigate your chosen route, ensuring your safety with specialised cables and lanyards equipped with secure carabiners. Access to the routes are exclusively granted to tours with a RockWire guide. It will take about 4.5 to 5 hours to complete the experience; from first meeting, gearing up, climbing and returning. This includes a ~1.5km hike from the car park up and along the rocky ridge of the summit to get to and from the climbing route.

 

 

 

Who is it for?

RockWire Route 1 is for those looking for a new adventure, especially people who are comfortable with heights. You don’t need to have climbing experience, but a reasonable level of fitness is required to climb, enjoy and move along the route. You will need to be able to climb short but steep hikes and climb a ladder with ease.

To participate, you must be:

• 13+ years old
• at least 120cm tall
• within the range of 40kg to 120kg

RockWire Route 2. To complete this route you must have competently completed Route 1 previously or be an experienced outdoor climber. This route is steeper, more physically demanding and a whole lot more exposed to the heights of the cliff than Route 1. Overall it's more challenging but gives you a great sense of achievement to complete.

• 13+ years old
• at least 140cm tall (please note this is taller than Route 1's requirement)
• within the range of 40kg to 120kg
• if under 15yo must be accompanied by a parent/guardian
• be physically fit enough to hike/climb for up to 5 hours.
• be able to hold your body weight with your upper body (ie hang from a bar)
• be comfortable with heights and exposure on a cliff (significantly more than route 1)

If you have questions about whether it's for you - just ask us and wherever possible we'll offer a safe and fun climb for everyone. 

What to Bring

The mountains are known for sudden weather changes, so come prepared for all sorts of weather - often in the same day!

 

 

Explore Route 1

Route 1 crosses the west face of the Summit of Mt Buller. To access the route, your guide will take you to the Summit and lead you along the west ridge to the start of the route. This is a grade 3 hike.

Route 1 is the easiest option and perfect for your first time on the Via Ferrata. This route traverses along two main rock bands. It has two wire bridges and one ladder to help you scale the exposed west face and get your blood pumping! The Delatite Valley 1000m below is beautiful and spectacular and creates the sense of a true alpine adventure. RockWire has a continual cable system – once you are safely hooked on you can’t come off until you finish - so you can enjoy the journey knowing you are safe!

 

Explore Route 2

Route 2 offers the next step up in your via ferrata adventure and a greater challenge for more experienced climbers. Steeper, tougher and bigger than Route 1, It requires more strength and comfort with heights and exposure on a cliff. And for the even more skilled climbers, there is still a 3rd even more advanced route in the pipeline!

To access the route, your guide will take you to the Summit and lead you along the west ridge to the start. This is a grade 3 hike.

 

What to expect

As you embark on your alpine adventure, here's what you can look forward to:

• Meet your guide at Altitude retail shop in the Village Square. Gear up and receive your safety equipment (harness and helmet and more), and check you have everything you need (see the above checklist). Your guide will explain safety and how to behave on the route. This is the perfect time for questions.
• Shuttle up to the summit car park. Your group will all board the RockWire bus up to the start of the hike.
• Hike to the beginning of the RockWire route. This is not a stroll, it's about a grade 3 hike and is a good 25 minutes of steep hiking up a 1.5 km track that is high, rocky, and steep on an exposed ridge - the views and heights will really get you feeling what it will be like on the cliff! The perfect warm-up for a via ferrata climb.
• Reach the start of the via ferrata route: you will be shown how to use your equipment on the route and get started climbing.
• Route 1.
  • Length: 400M
  • Start point altitude: 1722m
  • Lowest point altitude: 1644m
  • Time: ~3-4 hours
• Route 2.
  
  • Time: ~4-5 hours

• Hike back down to the summit car park and be shuttled back to Altitude shop in the Village Square for hi-fives and celebrations of your daring feat!

 

Timing

Route 1: Please allow approximately 4.5 hours for the whole experience.

Morning Session:           8.00am to 12.30pm (includes gearing up)

Afternoon Session:         1.00pm to 5.30pm (includes gearing up)

 

 

Route 2: Please allow approximately 5 hours for the whole experience.

Morning Session: 9:00am to 2:00pm (includes gearing up)

Afternoon Session: 12:00pm to 5:00pm (includes gearing up)

Previous climbing or Via Ferrata experience required to participate. Participants under the age of 15 need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

 

 

Pricing for Summer 2025/26

Route 1 Group Tours

RockWire Route 1 is ideally suited for schools and groups seeking team building and adventure.  Our guides will tailor a climb to suit your group and abilities – contact us directly at bookings@rockwire.com.au with your request for a quote and booking availability.
  Please note all participants must also be 13+ years old and meet the height and weight requirements specified further above.