Trekking in Austria's Hohe Tauern-Guía de trekking alpes austria

Trekking in Austria's Hohe Tauern.
Venediger, Glockner y Reichen Groups.
Idioma: INGLÉS.
Autor: Allan Hartley.
Cubierta: Rústica.
ISBN 9781852845681.
Publicado: 20 de Enero de 2010.
1ª edición.
Tamaño 17,2 x 11,6 x 1,9 cm.
Páginas 256.
A guide to trekking in the Hohe Tauern in Austria’s Eastern Alps, a World Conservation Area, through Tirol, Salzburg and Karnten provinces. Describes four hut-to-hut treks, of different levels of difficulty, in the Gross Glockner, Reichen and Venediger mountain groups, and a fifth tour of the whole region and includes a comprehensive hut directory.

Seasons:
the summer alpine season runs from mid-June to the end of September; snow can linger to June and early July; mid-July through to mid September is warmer and more settled.
Centres:
Matrei in Ost Tyrol for the Venediger Group; Kals for the Gross Glockner; Mayrhofen for the Reichen group.
Difficulty:
paths and tracks are waymarked and frequently signposted; unless you intend to venture onto glaciers no special equipment is needed, nor additional climbing skills required.
Must See:
some of the best alpine scenery in the Eastern Alps; Gross Glockner, Gross Venediger and Reichen Group containing the greatest concentration of 3000m peaks in the Eastern Alps.

Situated in the heartland of Austria and the Eastern Alps the Hohe Tauern National Park has international status as a World Heritage Site. Its stunning valleys are headed by scores of peaks, centred on the Gross Glockner, at 3798m Austria’s highest mountain, and are home to some of the best huts in the Alps.

This guide describes five routes, in the Reichen Group, the Venediger Group and the Gross Glockner, any of which would make an ideal introduction to the delights of Alpine trekking.

4 multi-day treks described and a 10-day traverse of the whole region outlined.
ascents of Gross Glockner and other nearby peaks.
comprehensive Hohe Tauern hut directory.

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.