# Grossglockner/Heiligenblut

The holiday paradise Hohe Tauern – die Nationalpark Region in Kärnten stretches out at the foot of the Grossglockner, the highest mountain in Austria.
A few courageous men first climbed to the summit of the Grossglockner in 1800. The Hohe Tauern National Park was founded in 1981, and covers an area of 1,836 square kilometres. Its extensive glacier fields, valleys formed during the Ice Age and fascinating flora and fauna make it one of the most mysterious settings in Austria.
Around the Großglockner, Austria's highest peak, things look a little different with the huts. The refuges in the high mountains had and have an important protective function for alpinists and mountaineers who need to recharge their batteries during their tours in rock and ice. The Stüdlhütte, the Adlersruhe, the Salmhütte or the Oberwalderhütte are well-known classics around the Großglockner and popular base camps on the way to the summit victory on the 3,798 m high Großglockner.
In contrast to rustic alpine huts and top-equipped shelters, bivouacs and self-catering huts offer the necessary protection in case of an emergency. The high mountains are unpredictable and for almost every ambitious alpinist there comes a time when he should prefer a night on the mountain to the descent. For an unforeseen night in the mountains, bivouacs or self-catering huts are excellent. Equipped with the basics of safety and comfort, they usually do not leave much to be desired.


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