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Simony Hut
The Simony Hut (german: Simonyhütte) is an Alpine club hut belonging to the Austrian Alpine Club (OeAV) located at a height of 2,205 metres, just below the Hallstätter Glacier at the foot of the Hoher Dachstein in Austria. The hut, which is named after Friedrich Simony the first person to ascend Hoher Dachstein, is high above Hallstatt in Upper Austria in the northern part of the Dachstein Mountains. It is open year-round and, in winter, offers numerous options for ski tours and snowshoe walking. The Simony Hut is an important base for climbers because they are able to set out from here on long tours over the Dachsteins. There is also a mountaineering school where training courses are run for glacier or ice climbing. The Dachstein Chapel is nearby. History In 1843 a stone rest and emergency shelter, known as "Hotel Simony", was opened just below the site of the present hut. In 1876, Friedrich Simony selected the present location himself for construction of the first fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoher Dachstein
Hoher Dachstein () is a strongly karstic mountain in central Austria and the second-highest mountain in the Northern Limestone Alps. It is situated at the border of Upper Austria and Styria, and is the highest point in each of those states. Parts of the massif also lie in the state of Salzburg, leading to the mountain being referred to as the ''Drei-Länder-Berg'' ("three-state mountain"). The Dachstein massif covers an area of around with dozens of peaks above 2,500 m, the highest of which are in the southern and southwestern areas. The main summit of the Hoher Dachstein is at an elevation of . Seen from the north, the Dachstein massif is dominated by glaciers with rocky summits rising beyond them. By contrast, to the south, the mountain drops almost vertically to the valley floor. Geology The geology of the Dachstein massif is dominated by the ''Dachstein-Kalk'' Formation ("Dachstein limestone"), dating from Triassic times. In common with other karstic areas, the Dac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obertraun
Obertraun, Upper Austria is a village in the Salzkammergut, a region in Austria, near the Hallstätter See (Hallstatt Lake) and Hoher Dachstein. It is a popular holiday destination with activities such as skiing and snowboarding in the winter, and mountain biking, swimming and kayaking in the summer. History Originally a part of the Duchy of Bavaria, Obertraun became part of the Duchy of Austria during the 12th century. It was occupied several times during the Napoleonic Wars. It has been part of Upper Austria since 1918, and an autonomous town since 1921 (after being part of Hallstatt Hallstatt ( , , ) is a small town in the district of Gmunden, in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Situated between the southwestern shore of Hallstätter See and the steep slopes of the Dachstein massif, the town lies in the Salzkammergut ...) Tourism In 1895 an "association for beautification of the town and advancement of tourism" was founded, and was the starting point for tourism a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritzerkogel
The Fritzerkogel is a mountain in the Tennengebirge (Tennen Mountain Range) in the northern Limestone Alps, Austria. With its elevation of , is one of the higher peaks in the mountain range. Seen from the north it stands out as a relatively isolated, broad summit block, whose mighty rock faces and steep, rugged, rocky flanks (''Schrofen'') fall away on all sides. Its south cliff face is impressive and makes it a striking two-thousander. General The Fritzerkogel rises in the eastern part of the Tennen mountains high above the valley of the Lammer between Abtenau and Anne-Lungötz, directly opposite the Gosau ridge, the Bischofsmütze and the Dachstein mountains. Further to the west is the actual karst plateau of the Tennen mountains, behind the Bleikogel mountain. As a solitary peak, the Fritzerkogel offers a good view in all directions. It is therefore climbed frequently. Tours to the summit depart from the Laufen Hut of the German Alpine Club. The peak ''Kleiner Frit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laufen Hut
The Laufen Hut (german: Laufener Hütte) sits at an elevation of in the Tennengebirge (Tennen Mountains) at the foot of the Fritzerkogel mountain in the Austrian state of Salzburg. The Fritzerkogel, with an elevation of , is one of the higher peaks in the Tennen Mountains in the northern Limestone Alps. The Laufen Alpine club hut is operated as a self-service facility as a major base for numerous climbing routes, circular routes and crossings, as well as hiking on the plateau of the Tennengebirge, and ski touring. History and facilities The hut is named after the nearby German town of Laufen (Salzach) and is managed by the German Alpine Club, though it is just across the border in Austria. The hut was built in 1925 and 1926 by the German Alpine Club and Austrian Alpine Club. The first expansion occurred between 1952–1955. Its present appearance dates from the years 1997–2000. In this period the hut was extensively renovated, extended and converted. In addition, the ene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taubenkogel
The Taubenkogel is a high peak in the Dachstein Mountains of Upper Austria Upper Austria (german: Oberösterreich ; bar, Obaöstareich) is one of the nine states or of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, a ..., northeast of the Hallstätter Glacier. It can be reached from the summit station of the Dachstein Cable Car on the Gjaidalm or from the Simony Hut. In good weather there is a fine view from the summit of the Hoher Dachstein, the Gjaidstein and the Hallstätter Glacier. Dachstein Mountains Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Upper Austria Two-thousanders of Austria {{UpperAustria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gjaidstein
The Hoher Gjaidstein is a 2,794 m high mountain peak in the Dachstein Mountains in Upper Austria east and above the Hallstätter Glacier. It may be reached from the summit station of the Dachstein South Face Cable Car or from the Simony Hut each of which is an easy grade I climb. As well as the ''Hoher Gjaidstein'' (="Higher Gjaidstein") there is also the ''Niederen Gjaidstein'' ("Lower Gjaidstein", 2,482 m) and the ''Kleinen Gjaidstein'' ("Little Gjaidstein", 2,734 m). The mountain was climbed as early as 1823 by de Halley from the north from the Gjaid cirque (''Gjaidkar''). Whether the actual summit had been conquered earlier is not known. Sources * Willi End: ''Alpenvereinsführer Dachsteingebirge Ost''. Bergverlag Rudolf Rother Bergverlag Rother is a German publisher with its headquarters in Oberhaching, Upper Bavaria. Since 1950 the company, that formerly went under the name of ''Bergverlag Rudolf Rother'', has published the Alpine Club Guides in cooperat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UIAA
The International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation, commonly known by its French name Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA, lit. ''International Union of Alpine Clubs''), was founded in August 1932 in Chamonix, France when 20 mountaineering associations met for an alpine congress. Count Charles Egmond d’Arcis, from Switzerland, was chosen as the first president and it was decided by the founding members that the UIAA would be an international federation which would be in charge of the "study and solution of all problems regarding mountaineering". The UIAA Safety Label was created in 1960 and was internationally approved in 1965 and currently (2015) has a global presence on five continents with 86 member associations in 62 countries representing over 3 million people. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the UIAA suspended all UIAA officials from Russia, and delegates from the Russian Mountaineering Federation (RMF) and Russian officials and at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guttenberg House
There are several possible meanings for Guttenberg, Guttenburg or Gutenburg: People * David Guttenberg (born 1951), U.S. state politician (Alaska) * Enoch zu Guttenberg (1946–2018), German conductor, father of Karl-Theodor * Fred Guttenberg, American activist against gun violence * The House of Guttenberg, a Franconian noble family * Johannes Gutenberg (1400–1468), introduced moveable type printing to Europe * Johann Lorenz Trunck von Guttenberg (1661–1742), Mayor of Vienna 1713–1716 * Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, (born 1971), former Minister of Defence (Germany), son of Enoch zu Guttenberg * Steve Guttenberg (born 1958), American actor Places * Guttenberg, Bavaria, Germany * Guttenberg, Iowa, United States * Guttenberg, New Jersey, United States Guttenburg * ''Guttenburg The ''Guttenburg'' was a German brig of 170 tons that was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands on 1 January 1860, resulting in the death of 26 of the 31 people aboard. ''Canton'' survivors The ''Guttenb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austria Hut
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous city and state. A landlocked country, Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of and has a population of 9 million. Austria emerged from the remnants of the Eastern and Hungarian March at the end of the first millennium. Originally a margraviate of Bavaria, it developed into a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire in 1156 and was later made an archduchy in 1453. In the 16th century, Vienna began serving as the empire's administrative capital and Austria thus became the heartland of the Habsburg monarchy. After the dissolution of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adamek Hut
Adamek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stąporków, within Końskie County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Stąporków, south-east of Końskie, and north of the regional capital Kielce Kielce (, yi, קעלץ, Keltz) is a city in southern Poland, and the capital of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. In 2021, it had 192,468 inhabitants. The city is in the middle of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains (Holy Cross Mountains), on the bank .... References Adamek {{Końskie-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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