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Hans Berger Haus
The Hans Berger Haus is a refuge hut belonging to the Kufstein section of the Austrian Friends of Nature, located in the Kaisergebirge mountains in Tyrol. The tenants run a well-known climbing school here. Location The hut is located at a height of at the top of the Kaisertal valley at the foot of the Totenkirchl, Karlspitzen and Ellmauer Halt mountains. The backdrop of these massive, rocky peaks is unmistakable. The Hans Berger Haus is a popular destination for hikers and an important base for mountaineers and climbers who set off from here for longer tours in the Wilder Kaiser. Only 15 minutes away is the Anton Karg Haus belonging to the Austrian Alpine Club. History On 13 March 1911, the Kufstein branch of the Friends of Nature was founded. Their efforts to own a refuge hut belonging to the association were successful twenty years later when, on 30 July 1931, the municipality of Kufstein accepted the application for a building plot. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Totenkirchl
The Totenkirchl is mountain, 2,190 m high, in the Wilder Kaiser range in the Northern Limestone Alps in Austria, east of Kufstein in Tyrol. The mountain is one of the most famous climbs in the Northern Limestone Alps with over 50 climbing routes of UIAA grade III. It is particularly known for its chimneys including the Dülfer Chimney (''Dülfer-Kamin'') named after Hans Dülfer. The base camp for tours on the Totenkirchl is the Stripsenjochhaus The Stripsenjochhaus is an Alpine club hut owned by the Kufstein branch of the Austrian Alpine Club in the Kaisergebirge mountain range in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Location The house lies on the Stripsenjoch which forms a bridge between the ... owned by the ÖAV. External links Climbs on the Totenkirchl Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Tyrol (state) Kaiser Mountains Two-thousanders of Austria {{Tyrol-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Youth Hostel Association
The German Youth Hostel Association (german: Deutsches Jugendherbergswerk) or DJH is a not-for-profit, registered association (''eingetragener Verein''). It was founded in 1919 to create an organized network of affordable and safe accommodation away from home for travelling school and youth groups and individuals all over the country. Today, the 438 youth hostels in the association still cater to school and youth groups but are also open to anyone else looking for an alternative to hotels - families, backpackers, business travellers, etc. Through the state (''Bundesland'') associations it is the representative of the 438 youth hostels in Germany (as at 2021) and thus the largest member of the international youth association, Hostelling International (HI). The headquarters has its seat in Detmold and is divided into 14 state associations and 178 local and county volunteer associations. It has about 2,38 million members. The German Youth Hostel Association is a member of the Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyramidenspitze
The Pyramidenspitze is a mountain, 1,998 metres high, of the Kaisergebirge in the Austrian state of Tyrol. The Pyramidenspitze is only the second highest summit in the Zahmer Kaiser after the largely unknown, Vordere Kesselschneid, but is the most well-known and most frequently climbed. To the south and west of the Pyramidenspitze is a high, karstified plateau, covered with mountain pine, which falls steeply into the valley of the Kaisertal and has a long arête with several summits extending towards Kufstein. To the north it is separated by a wind gap from the Jovenspitze. To the northwest the Pyramidenspitze drops steeply over the Eggersgrinn and to the northeast it drops down rock precipices into the Winkel cirque (''Winkelkar''). Routes The Pyramidenspitze may be reached from the west from the Vorderkaiserfelden Hut over a long but worthwhile path that runs past the Naunspitze (1,633 m), Petersköpfl (1,745 m) and Einserkogel (1,924 m) that leads to the summ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stripsenkopf
The Stripsenkopf is a mountain Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen Österreich: Austrian Map online (Austrian map series 1:50,000)'. in the Kaisergebirge range of the Northern Limestone Alps in Austria. It belongs to the ''Zahmer Kaiser'' group and its summit is covered in mountain pine. Location The Stripsenkopf rises immediately north of the Stripsenjoch saddle, which separates the peak from the ''Wilder Kaiser''. Its unique location makes the Stripsenkopf a very popular destination with its commanding view of the rock faces on the Karlspitzen and Totenkirchl. From the Stripsenkopf a wide ridge runs northeast over to the ''Feldberg'' (1,814 m), a frequently used climbing path heading along it toward Griesenau. On the west side the Stripsenkopf falls away into the Kaisertal valley, its slopes covered in mountain pine and woods. To the southeast its steep flanks and gullies drop into the Kaiserbach valley. Routes Numerous signposted routes lead to the Stripsenkopf. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grutten Hut
The Grutten Hut (german: Gruttenhütte) is an Alpine club hut situated at a height of 1620 metres in the Kaisergebirge in Tyrol, Austria. Reynolds, Kev (2009). ''Walking in Austria'', 1st ed., Cicerone, Milnthorpe, p. 265, . It is owned by the Turner Alps Kränzchen Section of the German Alpine Club. It is the highest mountain hut in the Kaiser Mountains.''Gruttenhütte'' at tyrol.com. Retrieved 30 December 2022. Location The hut is located on the sunny southern side of the Wilder Kaiser ridge on a grassy terrace high above the villages of and Going with an out ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stripsenjochhaus
The Stripsenjochhaus is an Alpine club hut owned by the Kufstein branch of the Austrian Alpine Club in the Kaisergebirge mountain range in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Location The house lies on the Stripsenjoch which forms a bridge between the ridges of the Zahmer Kaiser and Wilder Kaiser at the head of the Kaiserbachtal and Kaisertal valleys at a height of 1,577 m. Reynolds, Kev (2009). ''Walking in Austria'', 1st ed., Cicerone, Milnthorpe, p. 266. . The Stripsenjochhaus therefore occupies a very central position and is often referred to as the turntable of the Kaisergebirge. Facilities With 100 beds and 60 dormitory places the Stripsenjochhaus is the largest hut in the Kaisergebirge and is fully staffed from mid-May to mid October. Although it is invariably busy in the summer, it is a good place to stay the night. Kev Reynolds's guide, ''Walking in Austria'', describes it thus: ''"Given good conditions the alpenglow which flushes the soaring backdrop mountain walls with hue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vorderkaiserfelden Hut
The Vorderkaiserfelden Hut (german: Vorderkaiserfeldenhütte) is an alpine hut in the Kufstein district, Austria. It is located at ''Vorderkaiserfeldenhütte'' at tyrol.com. Retrieved 29 December 2022. on the southwest slope of the '''' below the and high above the valley in the |
Kaindl Hut
The Kaindl Hut (german: Kaindlhütte) is a privately run mountain hut at a height of in the Kaiser mountains in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Location The Kaindl Hut lies in the western part of the Kaiser on an Alpine meadow, the ''Steinbergalm'', and at the foot of the Zettenkaiser, Scheffauer and Hackenköpfe mountains. North of the Kaindl Hut is the rather unimpressive Gamskogel (1,448 m) and the wooded ridge of the Brentenjoch. The hut is located in the ''Wilder Kaiser'' nature reserve. Access *by car on the A12 (Austria) and A93 (Germany) motorway to the Kufstein Nord exit and then to the valley station of the Kaiser Lift, or to Kufstein Mitterndorf to the car park on the edge of the wood. *by rail to Kufstein railway station and then on foot to the start of the trail in Kienbichl. Approaches There are several possible approaches to the Kaindl Hut: *from the valley station of the chair lift in Kufstein via the Brentenjoch in 2.5 hours. *from the "Aschenbrenner" mountain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilder Kaiser
The Kaiser Mountains (german: Kaisergebirge, meaning ''Emperor Mountains'') are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps and Eastern Alps. Its main ridges – are the Zahmer Kaiser and south of it the Wilder Kaiser. The mountains are situated in the Austrian province of Tyrol (state), Tyrol between the town of Kufstein and the town of St. Johann in Tirol. The Kaiser Mountains offer some of the loveliest scenery in all the Northern Limestone Alps.Kev Reynolds, Reynolds, Kev (2005). ''Walking in the Alps'', 2nd ed., Cicerone, Singapore, p. 430, . Divisions The Kaiser Mountains are divided into the Wilder Kaiser or Wild Kaiser chain of mountains, formed predominantly of bare limestone rock, and the Zahmer Kaiser ("Tame Kaiser"), whose southern side is mainly covered by mountain pine. These two mountain ridges are linked by the 1,580-metre-high Stripsenjoch pass, but are separated in the west by the valley of Kaisertal and in the east by the Kaiserbach valley. In total th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Alpine Club
The German Alpine Club (german: links=no, Deutscher Alpenverein, DAV for short) is the world's largest climbing association and the eighth-largest sporting association in Germany. It is a member of the German Olympic Sports Confederation and the competent body for sport and competition climbing, hiking, mountaineering, hill walking, ice climbing, mountain expeditions, as well as ski mountaineering. It is an association made up of local branches known as 'sections'. History The German Alpine Club was founded as on 9 May 1869 in Munich by 36 former members of the Austrian Alpine Club around the Ötztal curate Franz Senn. It was founded in order to promote the development of tourism in the Eastern Alps through the building of mountain huts, and establishment of hiking trails, and via ferratas. The association had a large membership from the beginning, attracting 1,070 members in the first ten months. The German and the Austrian societies merged in 1873 to form the German and A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
