2-681: The Wiener-Neustädter Hut is an Alpine hut belonging to the Austrian Tourist Club on the edge of the Austrian Schneekar ("Snow Cirque") in the west face of the Zugspitze at 2,213 metres above sea level (2,209 m according to other sources). The hut is resupplied by the Tyrolean Zugspitze Cable Car , whose cables run directly over the hut. It was built in 1884, after the klettersteig to
4-734: The Zugspitze had been secured in 1879. Austrian Tourist Club The Austrian Tourist Club ( German : Österreichische Touristenklub ) or ÖTK is the second oldest and third largest Alpine club in Austria . The foundation of the club goes back to an initiative by Gustav Jäger, publisher of Der Tourist , the first tourist magazine in Austria. In contrast with the Austrian Alpine Club founded in 1862, Jäger aimed first and foremost to support nature in his local area and
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