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jani5822. 08. 2011 16:25:12

This weekend, with friends and two guides from Styria, we visited Grossglockner. We started from Kals, past Lucknerhutte and Studlhutte to Erzherzog Johan Hutte, where we spent the night. The next morning we went to the summit, where there was a lot of traffic. All satisfied, we returned to the starting point. nasmeh

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čemšeničan23. 08. 2011 16:32:51

Congratulations for the ascent on the mountain which I have also been looking at with pleasure for a long time. I would join you if you took me with you. I hope the day will come when I set off towards that mountain.
Nice regards and good luck!

JTrogar11. 09. 2011 16:09:49

Yesterday, after a longer time, again on Grossglockner. On Friday evening we drove through Kals to the hut Neues Lucknerhaus. With moonlight at 11.00 h we arrived at the hut Studl-Hütte and yesterday past Erzherzog-Johann-Hütte we climbed to the summit. Myself in such muddy conditions and such a crowd I have never been on the summit. It all got so "tangled" nasmeh

that from Adlersruhe to the summit and back we walked a whole 5.30 h. eek

It was extremely nice weather. According to the staff in Adlersruhe, even the nicest day this season. Nice weather and good company outweighed every drop of sweat for the conquered summit. We descended the left side of the glacier Koednitz-Kees, which additionally beautified the already nice tour.
Nice regards and safe step from under the nice Golte, Janez

At Erzherzog-Johann-Hütte hut (Adlersruhe-orlov počitek) at 3454m.

Glockner-scharte notch, where roping up was done.

New path from Studl-Hütte 2802m to Erzherzog-Johann-Hütte 3454m open only a week.

Above the Lucknerhütte hut there were many marmots.

Video:

otiv11. 09. 2011 19:44:41

Hi Janez!
Now I am also "up there" again thanks to your pics. I felt the same a few years ago and waited in queue for "green light" as we say at such a rush of people.
Good luck and many more such days, of course with green wave in "driver's" way. nasmeh

viharnik11. 09. 2011 20:01:46

Janez, garages are the best velik nasmeh

JTrogar11. 09. 2011 22:31:47

Thanks to both.
@otiv, I'll follow you too, when I can relive the ascents thanks to others. velik nasmeh

@viharnik, yeah garages are really nice, especially for sleeping velik nasmeh

. Anyway, you also did a very nice tour. Congrats!
Best regards and safe steps from under the beautiful Golte, Janez

ugn3. 10. 2011 22:36:21

To make the most of the ideal weather, I decided yesterday for a slightly higher mountain. From Kals via Adlersruhe to the summit and back the same way. Currently more caution is needed due to hard black ice above Adlersruhe before entering the rocky part. But that could change soon.

pohodnik114. 10. 2011 18:06:21

ugn... yeah the pics are nice but you've processed them electronically too much so some are far from reality! Really a shame...

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urbancek4. 10. 2011 18:11:26

I'm interested if rope protection is really necessary for this mountain and how it works? Can it be done without? Because I got info that there's nothing special... except crowds... velik nasmeh

facko4. 10. 2011 18:56:03

For tourists protection is mandatory, because on the ridge they visibly velik nasmeh

shake in their pants.
For all others as desired. Trouble arises at Glocknerscharte, where there's half a meter space - left Tyrol, right Carinthia - and there ropes of all colors tangle and guides yell "grüne Seil, rote Seil achtung!" ... so really don't know how. Maybe best protection on return only at descent through the notch (few steps) and transition from ridge to glacier (black ice), when crampons scrape on granite ... eek

urbancek4. 10. 2011 18:59:12

Thanks, it seemed to me that because of all these "tourist" ropes problems arise... Ah, I don't have problems with vertigo hehe, I would manage... tnx

nod3229. 05. 2012 20:42:20

Hello

This year at the beginning of July we would do the ascent to Grossglockner and I'm interested in something regarding the panoramic road. On the website I saw that at night they don't let you onto this road. Did I misunderstand or is it true? Does it apply only to buses?

http://www.grossglockner.at/en/service/

it's visible on this link.

thanks for the answer

Mercus29. 05. 2012 21:16:35

No, you can't. It's open as it says, from 5am to 9.30pm, and they close at 8.45pm.
There are toll stations there and if you want to get onto this road you have to pay that entrance fee - 32eur. After 9.30 they lower the barriers and you can't enter anymore, so if you want to start early it would be smart to go in the evening and sleep in one of the huts that are inside this "Grossglockner park".

We slept in that hut last year and early in the morning there was no car anywhere.
http://www.edelweissspitze.at/

Hope it helps you a bit and good luck nasmeh

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DarjaZaplotnik29. 05. 2012 21:32:24

I remember that one barrier was always up, so also before 5.00.

Anyway, you have the phone contacts listed on the link. Call and ask.
If you're worried about those 32 euros, just arrive at the toll station a bit before five. Nothing more than waiting and paying the toll will happen. mežikanje

best d

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Mercus29. 05. 2012 22:08:34

Hm possible, we didn't meet any car before six in the morning.

Call and ask or send an email.

Marky31. 05. 2012 09:35:18

We went mid-May from Kals-Lücknerhaus to Stüdlhütte, where we slept and next day ascended to the summit. The route was fantastic! Ascent from Kals or Lücknerhaus to Stüdlhütte is normal and takes approx 3h, while from Stüdlhütte to top ca. 4h. You walk on glacier for quite some time. Snow started a bit below the hut. Morning or forenoon it was still nicely frozen, but on descent quite slushy.
Pictures and short approach description on M-foto.si

Oh, from Maribor we left around 4.15 via Dravograd, ...etc. and arrived at start around 9.00 (of course short stops in between).

janez.j12. 07. 2012 23:05:33

Has anyone been to the summit recently and what are the current conditions like? Planning to go end of this month or early August sometime.
Many thanks for info in advance
Best, J

IgorZlodej13. 07. 2012 07:17:12

By then conditions will change at least 5 more times zavijanje z očmi

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Janez Seliškar13. 07. 2012 07:33:35

On such a mountain conditions are always demanding, glacier and rock, only weather offers various versions.

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facko26. 08. 2012 18:40:07

To not open new thread I'll continue here: topic is like this ... half mountaineering, half tourist velik nasmeh

After long time visited these places which I liked, like and will like further nasmeh

. With tourist agency and bus to Heiligenblut and further on high alpine road to big parking/garage at 2369m. Expected ... nice panorama of finest Carinthian mountains, but fog and clouds spoiled nice plans (views) jezen

In four hours summit didn't want to appear! Damn! And dragged veeeeery big binoculars with me ... good reason to visit these places in ... say 5 years cool

Trip date: 25 August 2012. 20 years ago, 25 August 1992 was completely different day: nice sunny weather, instead of sandals had mountaineering boots on and backpack instead of 2kg as now weighed 15kg ... nasmeh