Hut warden worried

Melting glaciers threaten the paths in the high mountains

The path to the Kürsingerhütte had to be relocated due to falling rocks. At the bright spot, rocks broke out of the rock face directly onto the hiking trail.(Bild: Matthias Nagl)

The melting glacier is having a major impact on mountaineering in Salzburg's high mountains. Time and again, paths are buried or washed away by meltwater. The "Krone" visited the Kürsingerhütte on the Großvenediger to see the situation for itself.

Hut manager Siegfried Karl from Neukirchen am Großvenediger has been at the Kürsingerhütte every summer since 2005. It is the base for tours on the Großvenediger and is surrounded by glaciers. This means that there is hardly anyone in Salzburg who can observe the retreat of the glaciers as well as the hut landlord.