The Hans Berger Haus is a refuge hut belonging to the Kufstein section of the Austrian Friends of Nature , located in the Kaisergebirge mountains in Tyrol . The tenants run a well-known climbing school here.
10-605: The hut is located at a height of 940 metres (3,080 ft) at the top of the Kaisertal valley at the foot of the Totenkirchl , Karlspitzen and Ellmauer Halt mountains. The backdrop of these massive, rocky peaks is unmistakable. The Hans Berger Haus is a popular destination for hikers and an important base for mountaineers and climbers who set off from here for longer tours in the Wilder Kaiser. Only 15 minutes away
20-670: A celebration was held to mark the "completed extension". At the same time, the decision to build a "big lodging house" had already been made. In 1940, the Kaiser Valley Hut was sold by the Reich Association of German Youth Hostels to the German Alpine Club ( Deutscher Alpenverein or DAV). Hermann Bühler began building a new DAV library here at the end of the Second World War after most of
30-533: A road link. The cars and motorcycles of the farmers in the Kaisertal were either flown in by helicopter or transported in pieces over the Kaiseraufstieg . For years there were discussions about improving access to the Kaisertal. Suggestions included the construction of an inclined lift ( Schrägaufzug ) or an improved form of the existing aerial ropeway ( Materialseilbahn ) from Kufstein. The first cut of
40-562: Is St. Anthony's Chapel ( Antoniuskapelle ) on the Kaisertal footpath in the centre of the valley. The Kaisertal lies within the Kaisergebirge Nature Reserve (created in 1963) and, until 1 June 2008, could only be reached on foot. The most frequently used approach route runs from Eichelwang (Ebbs) over ca. 280 steps on the Kaiseraufstieg into the valley. The Kaisertal was the last inhabited valley in Austria without
50-739: Is a striking mountain valley between the mountain chains of the Zahmer and Wilder Kaiser in Austria's Kaisergebirge range in the Tyrol . In the ravine ( Sparchenklamm ) on the valley floor flows the stream of the Kaiserbach ( Sparchenbach ), which discharges north of Kufstein into the Inn (river) . It is home to several, scenic isolated farms (e.g. the Pfandlhof and Veitenhof ). A popular calendar image
60-702: Is the Anton Karg Haus belonging to the Austrian Alpine Club . On 13 March 1911, the Kufstein branch of the Friends of Nature was founded. Their efforts to own a refuge hut belonging to the association were successful twenty years later when, on 30 July 1931, the municipality of Kufstein accepted the application for a building plot. The refuge was officially opened on 17 July 1933 as the Kaiser Valley Hut ( Kaisertalhütte ); on 2 October 1933,
70-496: The Kaisertal). For a long time Kufstein was against the road in the Kaisertal for conservation reasons and had offered to upgrade the existing cable car for the inhabitants there so that vehicles could be transported there. This was rejected by the village of Ebbs. On 10 March 2007 the tunnel broke through into the Kaisertal. The development of the tunnel and the road were completed in autumn 2007; work then began on canalisation in
80-751: The length of the Kaisertal past Veitenhof, Pfandlhof, St. Anthony's Chapel ( Antoniuskapelle ) and the Anton Karg Haus without posing any difficulties, taking about 2½ hours to reach Hans Berger Haus. Another option is the ascent from the Griesenau Alm in the Kaiserbach valley . But this requires ascending 600 metres to the Stripsenjochhaus, then a good 600 metres again down to the Hans Berger Haus; duration: 3 hours. Kaisertal The Kaisertal (formerly Sparchental )
90-598: The previous one had fallen victim to the war. After a major expansion in 1956, the Kaiser Valley Hut was renamed the Hans Berger House in honour of the long-standing branch chairman. Since 1968 it has been the seat of the Wilder Kaiser mountaineering school. The house was completely rebuilt and modernized again in 2009. The Hut Way ( Hüttenweg ), a 450-metre climb, begins in Kufstein -Sparchen and runs
100-425: The spade for the construction of a road from Ebbs through a ca. 800 m long tunnel to the Kaisertal took place on 19 May 2006. For reasons of nature conservation the road was only to be used by the inhabitants, firms and emergency vehicles (secured with barriers and keys). The building of the road was only agreed after years of negotiations by the village of Ebbs with the town of Kufstein (the largest land owner in
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