Groß Glockner (1995)

In July/August 1995 we (Walter, Jan) went to the Groß Glockner area, where we started in Kaprun (see also a 2nd page ). An impressive bus/lift/bus tour took us to Heidnische Kirche (Mooserboden Lakes). Here a surprise was offered: our starting hut (A. Scharf Hs, from which we had scheduled an easy day trip) had been destroyed a few years ago. Near the lakes no new location was available that provided a place to sleep that night. However, the weather was good, so we started immediately with our 2nd day program.

A Tour of Beauty

• Rudolfs Ht (2311m), by the Kapruner Törl (2639m): a tour of 9 hours! There was much snow to cross, but it was a nice walk. Also the crossing of the brooks was more unconventional than before.
• Kalser Tauern Hs (1754m), via Kalser Tauern (2513m): first again an ascent in the snow, then a long descend to the Dorfer See.
• Kals-Matreier Torl Hs (2207m), via Kals am Groß Glockner: we stayed a night in Kals and took a lift to bring us half way, thus creating an easy afternoon trip. Here we had nice views to the Groß Glockner, Schober, Lasörling and Venediger Gruppen. [In 1974 I had visited Kals before: see a view from the Schönleitenspize.]
• Stüdl Ht (2801m: two huts, the old one in which we slept and a new one that would be opened later that year), via Luckner Hs (1984m) and Luckner Ht (2241m): the first part to the Luckner Hs was by bus, after which still a 900 m ascend followed in the Ködnisch Tal. It was very cold here. In the evening we had thunder and lightning. The Luckner Hs area was used in a Heidi movie, in which you can regognize the Groß Glockner, Böses Weible and the view to the Kals-Matreier Torl.
• Salm Ht (2644m), via Pfortscharte (2825m): the Pfortscharte is a terrible pass - three steps forward, followed by two steps backward. The beginning of the route showed a nice view to the Böses Weible. After the splitting of the routes, we had problems crossing the brooks because of frozen parts. In the afternoon we made an additional visit to the Glorer Ht (2642m) [In 1974 we had much more snow than this year]. Near the Salm Ht there is a splitting of the routes that is a nice summary of our walks of today.
• Hofmanns Ht (2438m), via the Wiener Höhenweg and Glockner Hs: after reaching the Stockerscharte (2501m) we got an impressive gletscher view over the Pasterze Kees. A descend of 400m took us to the Glockner Hs (2143m) on the motorway (!). From here there was still an old footpath that also reached the end of the way. Many murmeltiere live here. The final part was an easy way to the Hofmanns Ht, where only a very view stayed that evening. The scenery at the Hofmanns Ht makes one silent.
• Oberwalder Ht (2973m): an easy gletschertour up and down from the Hofmanns Ht. Again we had splendid gletscher views and views to the Groß Glockner. Above the Oberwalder Ht we also reached the 3000m. In the afternoon we descended and returned again to Kaprun by bus over the Glockner Hochalpenstraße: also a very nice tour.
• Krefelder Ht (2290m): reached by bus and lift, after a visit by lift to the Kitzsteinhorn (Kapruns summer ski resort: 3023m). We took the hut as starting point to walk the Enzigerweg to Wh Glocknerblick (1675m). The complete Pinzgau we could see, with below us: Kaprun, Bruck am Groß Glockner, Zell am See.

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