Guttenberghaus

Guttenberghaus (also written Guttenberg-Haus) is a mountain hut (Schutzhütte) of the Alpenverein Austria section of the Austrian Alpine Club (Österreichischer Alpenverein, ÖAV), situated at 2,146 m above sea level just below the Feisterscharte at the foot of the Eselstein and Sinabell peaks in the Dachstein mountains of Styria, Austria. It lies in the eastern part of the Dachstein massif high above Ramsau am Dachstein and is the highest Alpine Club hut in Styria. The hut serves as a destination for hikers and day visitors as well as a base for mountaineers undertaking larger traverses of the Dachstein range. It holds the Alpine Club distinction "Mit Kindern auf Hütten" (With Children in Huts), reflecting its family-friendly orientation, and is part of a campaign by the Alpine Clubs of Germany, Austria and South Tyrol promoting family-friendly huts. In winter the surrounding area offers numerous ski touring possibilities, and the winter room can accommodate up to eight people overnight. The hut was built by the Sektion Austria of the DuOeAV from 1912 and opened on 26 June 1914, on the eve of the First World War. It was named after Hofrat Adolf Ritter von Guttenberg, a forestry scientist, conservation pioneer and alpinist who led the Sektion Austria until 1910 and subsequently became president of the DOeAV. Its panoramic location below the Feisterscharte gives visitors a wide view over Styria and toward the Niedere Tauern. Over the decades the hut has been repeatedly renovated and expanded while retaining its original mountain-hut character. In 2014 the 100th anniversary of its opening was celebrated. Access routes include the approach from Kulm near Ramsau (1,150 m, Feistererhof car park) via the Lärchbodenhütte and the Anton-Baum-Weg (about 3 hours), from Rössing (980 m, Silberkarklamm car park) via the Silberkarhütte, Grubach and Feisterscharte (moderate, about 4 hours), and from the Gjaidalm (1,750 m, reachable by the Dachstein cable car from Obertraun) across the "Auf dem Stein" plateau (moderate, about 3½ hours). The hut is also a staging point for hut-to-hut traverses to the Seethalerhütte, Simonyhütte, Brünner Hütte and Austriahütte, and for summit ascents including the Sinabell (2,342 m), Eselstein (2,556 m), Hohe Rams (2,551 m) and Scheichenspitze (2,664 m). The relevant map is the Alpine Club map sheet 14 Dachstein (1:25,000). The Guttenberghaus is operated by the Alpenverein Austria section, with information published through the Austrian Alpine Club's website and the section Haus im Ennstal. It remains an active, traditional mountain hut welcoming hikers, families and mountaineers in the Dachstein region.

The Guttenberghaus was built by the Sektion Austria of the German and Austrian Alpine Club (DuOeAV) starting in 1912 and opened on 26 June 1914, on the eve of the First World War. It was named after Hofrat Adolf Ritter von Guttenberg, a forestry scientist, conservation pioneer and alpinist who led the Sektion Austria until 1910 and subsequently became president of the DOeAV. The hut's panoramic location below the Feisterscharte gives visitors a wide view over Styria and toward the Niedere Tauern. Over the decades the hut has been repeatedly renovated and expanded while preserving its original mountain-hut character. In 2014 the 100th anniversary of its opening was celebrated. The hut is the highest Alpine Club hut in Styria and remains an active base for hikers and mountaineers in the Dachstein region.

• 2014

  The 100th anniversary of the hut's opening is celebrated.

• 1914

  The Guttenberghaus is opened on 26 June 1914.

• 1913

  The committee of the Sektion Austria decides to name the hut under construction after Adolf Ritter von Guttenberg.

• 1912

  Construction of the hut begins under master carpenter Josef Pacher after the original builder Crysant Ebner falls ill.

• 1911

  The Anton-Baum-Weg path from Ramsau to the Feisterscharte is completed.

• 1910

  Anton Baum leases a building plot below the Feisterscharte from the Feisterkarbauern for 99 years.

Traditional, family-friendly Alpine Club mountain hut and high-alpine base in the Dachstein region, the highest Alpine Club hut in Styria.

• Mountain hut accommodation

• Winter room (up to 8 people)

• Food and beverage service

• Kinderberglager children's mountain camp

1. 1Guttenberg-Haus official websitealpenverein.at
2. 2Geschichte Guttenberghausalpenverein.at
3. 3Adolf Ritter von Guttenbergalpenverein.at
4. 4Guttenberghaus – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org
5. 5Guttenberghaus – Wikidatawikidata.org