Four years after the drama

First hike through the “new” Bärenschützklamm gorge

The gorge will soon be a magnet for visitors again.(Bild: Juergen Fuchs)

The time has finally come: on Sunday, the Bärenschützklamm gorge reopens after four years, despite the capricious weather. Before the opening ceremony, Gerhard Jantscher (Mixnitz Alpine Club) took the "Steirerkrone" into the gorge. Here are the first insights!

"The first part is the most brutal," says Gerhard Jantscher as he scrambles up a steep wooden ladder. As chairman of the Mixnitz Alpine Club, he knows the Bärenschützklamm like no other - and takes the "Krone" exclusively into the Styrian natural paradise before the opening. Here in Pernegg, the leaves are already turning yellow, and the rustling sound only gives hikers an idea of the scenery that awaits them further up.