Austria – Wilder Kaiser

We stayed in Going at the “Stanglwirt”, an organic hotel, for a few days. The hotel complex is original and comfortable. It is ideally located for our mountain hikes on the Wilder Kaiser.

We tackle the ascent of the Wilder Kaiser early in the morning. We have chosen a direct ascent that leads right through the forest at the lower foot of the Wilder Kaiser. At the upper edge of the forest we have to cross various gravel fields. Then we scramble up a narrow via ferrata directly below the Gruttenhütte (in the picture – to the right of the Gruttenhütte).

The Gruttenhütte on the Wilder Kaiser is one of the many stations for hikers on the high-altitude hiking route that passes here. On our mountain hike to the Wilder Kaiser, we are suddenly surprised by bad weather. A wall of fog is so strong that we can only see 2o meters away. Within 10 minutes, the weather clears up again.

In the mountains, you have to reckon with constantly changing weather situations. The panorama of the Wilder Kaiser is bizarre and impressive. From the Gruttenhütte we have a beautiful view of the valley.

It was quite a strenuous climb for the first day and we are glad that we have the climb behind us. After an extensive lunch snack, we start the descent from the Gruttenhütte, which leads us past various scree fields. In some cases, there is still some snow in the mountains even now in late summer. The hiking trail downhill is not nearly as arduous as the ascent. On the adjacent picture you can clearly see the route, which always leads below the peaks of the Wilder Kaiser.

The way back first always leads across to the Wilder Kaiser with a view of the valley and then later winds in small serpentines directly through the dense forest below. View of the Wilder Kaiser, in the

View of the Gruttenhütte with Wilder Kaiser. On the way back, various scree fields have to be crossed.