Overview

Situated in the heart of Austria and the Eastern Alps the Hohe Tauern National Park is the largest in Europe and a World Conservation Area, taking in the Tirol, Salzburg and Karnten. The area boasts dramatic valleys headed by scores of peaks and trekkers are well supported by some of the best huts in the Alps. The Park is centred on the Gross Glockner, at 3798m Austria's highest mountain. ""Trekking in Austria's Hohe Tauern"" concentrates on three areas - the little known Reichen Group with its folklore of dwarves and giants, the Venediger Group with its glaciers and finally the Gross Glockner Group taking centre stage. Various hut-to-hut tours are described here, including the new Glockner Round that links seven huts together without having to cross glaciers. This title describes 5 long-distance treks, including a 10-day traverse across the whole area. Alternatives, excursions and ascents of nearby peaks are also suggested in it.

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Author:   Allan Hartley
Publisher:   Cicerone Press
Imprint:   Cicerone Press
Dimensions:   Width: 11.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 17.20cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781852845681

ISBN 10:   1852845686
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   20 January 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction When to Go Getting There (and Back) Places to Stay Visiting Innsbruck Tourist Offices Post Offices Places to Leave Luggage Health and Fitness Emergencies, Mountain Rescue and Insurance The Austrian Alpine Club About Huts Using this Guide Maps and Guidebooks Alpine Walking Skills Kit List Mountain Guides The Reichen Group Introduction and Topography The Reichen Group Hut-to-Hut Rucksack Route Stage 1 Mayrhofen to Plauener Hut Excursion from Plauener Hut Stage 2 Plauener Hut to Birnlucken Hut Stage 3 Birnlucken Hut to Warnsdorfer Hut Stage 4 Warnsdorfer Hut to Krimmler Tauern Haus Stage 5 Krimmler Tauern Haus to Zittauer Hut Stage 6 Zittauer Hut to Richter Hut Stage 7A Richter Hut to Plauener Hut via the Zillerplatten Scharte Stage 7B Richter Hut to Plauener Hut via the Gams Scharte The Venediger Group Introduction and Topography The Venediger Group Hut-to-Hut Rucksack Route Stage 1 Matrei in Ost Tyrol to Essener Rostocker Hut Stage 2 Essener Rostocker Hut to Johannis Hut via the Turmljoch Stage 3 Johannis Hut to the Bonn Matreier Hut via the Zopat Scharte and Eissee Hut Stage 4 Bonn Matreier Hut to Badener Hut via the Gatten Scharte Stage 5 Badener Hut to Neue Prager Hut via the Loebbentorl Excursion from Plauener Hut Stage 5A Badener Hut to Venediger Haus (alternative bad weather route) Stage 6 Neue Prager Hut to Sankt Poltener Hut Stage 7 Sankt Poltener Hut to Matreier Tauern Haus The Venediger Glacier Tour Stage 1 Mayrhofen to Warnsdorfer Hut Stage 2 Warnsdorfer Hut to Essener Rostocker Hut via the Gams Spitzl and Mauertorl Excursions from the Essener Rostocker Hut Stages 3-6 See Venediger Rucksack Route stages 2-5 Stage 7 Neue Prager Hut to Kursinger Hut via the Gross Venediger Excursion from Kursinger Hut Stage 8 Kursinger Hut to Warnsdorfer Hut via the Obersulzbach Kees glacier and Gams Spitzl The Gross Glockner Group Introduction and Topography The Glockner Group Hut-to-Hut Rucksack Route Stage 1 Lucknerhaus to Studl Hut Excursions from the Studl Hut Stage 2 Studl Hut to Salm Hut via the Pforte Scharte Stage 3 Salm Hut to Glockner Haus Stage 4 Glockner Haus to Fusch via the Phandl Scharte Stage 5 Fusch to Gleiwitzer Hut Stage 6 Gleiwitzer Hut to Heinrich Schwaiger Haus Excursions from Heinrich Schwaiger Haus Alternative Stage 6 Gleiwitzer Hut to Kaprun Stage 7 Heinrich Schwaiger to Rudolfs Hut/Berg Hotel Excursions from Rudolfs Hut Stage 8 Rudolfs Hut to Sudetendeutsche Hut via the Kalser Tauern and Gradetz Sattel Excursions from the Sudetendeutsche Hut Alternative Stage 8 Rudolfs to Kalser Tauern Haus via the Kalser Tauern Stage 9 Sudetendeutsche Hut to Matrei in Ost Tyrol Hut Directory APPENDIX 1 Useful Contact Information APPENDIX 2 German-English Glossary APPENDIX 3 Further Reading 240 APPENDIX 4 Across the Hohe Tauern National Park Index

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In addition to his first loves - Austria and the Alps - Allan Hartley has climbed across the globe from East Africa to the Falkland Islands, in Nepal and Pakistan, the Zagros mountains of Iran and the Hajr Mountains of the Arabian Peninsula. He is a member of the Austrian Alpine Club and an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society. This is his third Alpine guide for Cicerone.

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