Clarahütte

Clarahütte ; DAV hut category I.
location	Umbaltal ; East Tyrol , Austria ; Valley location: Prägraten am Großvenediger
Mountain range	Venediger group
Regions	Hohe Tauern National Park
Geographical location:	47 ° 0 '57 " N , 12 ° 14' 45" E Coordinates: 47 ° 0 '57 " N , 12 ° 14' 45" E
Altitude	2038 m above sea level A.
builder	Prague section of the DuOeAV
owner	Food section of the DAV
Built	1872
Construction type	hut
Usual opening times	Late May to early October
accommodation	22 beds, 8 camps
Winter room	10 bearings
Web link	Website of the section
Hut directory	ÖAV DAV

The Clarahütte is a mountain hut belonging to the Essen section of the German Alpine Club in the Umbal Valley in the middle of the Austrian Hohe Tauern National Park .

history

Inscription on the hut

Design drawing of the hut by Johann Stüdl

The hut was built in 1872 at the suggestion of the section chairman Johann Stüdl of the then Prague section of the DuOeAV . The hut is named after Clara Edle von Ratzenbeck, whose husband, Prokop, a wholesaler in Prague, financed the first construction and donated the hut to the Section in 1895 after his death. In 1914, 1926 and 2012 there was major avalanche damage.

After the ban by the German Alpine Club in 1945, the hut was not reopened until 1958 and expanded from 1969 to 1974. In 2013 work began on completely renovating the hut for one million euros and at the same time building an extension that will contain several double and triple rooms. The construction time was estimated at 3 years.

ways

Mountaineering

Not far from the Umbalsee and surrounded by several three-thousand-meter peaks , the hut is a popular starting point for glacier visits and challenging mountain tours:

Rötspitze 3495 m above sea level A.
Dreiherrnspitze 3499 m
Daberspitze (Hohe Saile) 3402 m
Malham peaks 3373 m
Whisk 3251 m
Simony peaks 3488 m
High Cross 3156 m
Ahrner head 3051 m
Umbalkees Glacier Trail

Alpenkönigroute

Transition to other huts

via the Dabertal to the Neue Reichenberger Hütte ( 2586 m ) in 3.5 hours
over the Reggentörl 3047 m and the glacier to the Essener-Rostocker Hütte ( 2208 m ) in 7.5 h
Via the Berger Route ( Alpenkönigroute ) to the Essen-Rostocker Hut ( 2208 m ) in 7 hours
Via the Kleine-Philipp-Reuter-Hütte (walking time: 2.25 h) and the Vordere Umbaltörl ( 2925 m ) to the Lenkjöchlhütte ( 2609 m ) in 4.5 h

literature

Clarahütte, 2036 m . In: Kurt Kettner (inter alia): Eastern Alps. Refuge huts in Germany, Austria and South Tyrol. 1074 shelters and bivouac boxes of the DAV, OeAV, AVS and CAI as well as numerous other alpine associations and private managers . 9th edition. Die Alpenvereinshütten, Volume 1. Bergverlag Rother , Munich 2005, ISBN 3-7633-8073-6 , p. 368 ( online in the Google book search)

Web links

Commons : Clarahütte - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Clarahütte . In: sudeten-by.de , accessed on March 24, 2011.
^ Help wanted to rescue the Clarahütte . In: WAZ online from May 20, 2013 , accessed on July 19, 2013.
^ Hubert Peterka , Willi End : Venediger group. A guide to valleys, huts and mountains . Alpine Club Guide, Eastern Alps, Central Alps series, Northern Limestone Alps series. 3. Edition. Bergverlag Rudolf Rother , Munich 1982, ISBN 3-7633-1242-0 .

[1] Clarahütte . In: sudeten-by.de , accessed on March 24, 2011.

[2] Help wanted to rescue the Clarahütte . In: WAZ online from May 20, 2013 , accessed on July 19, 2013.

[3] Hubert Peterka , Willi End : Venediger group. A guide to valleys, huts and mountains . Alpine Club Guide, Eastern Alps, Central Alps series, Northern Limestone Alps series. 3. Edition. Bergverlag Rudolf Rother , Munich 1982, ISBN 3-7633-1242-0 .