Karwendelhaus

Karwendelhaus DAV hut  category  I
The Karwendelhaus in front of the north ridge of the western Ödkarspitze
location	not far from the Hochalmsattels; Tyrol , Austria ; Valley location:  Scharnitz
Mountain range	Hinterautal-Vomper chain , Karwendel
Geographical location:	47 ° 25 '37 "  N , 11 ° 25' 18"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 25 '37 "  N , 11 ° 25' 18"  E
Altitude	1771  m above sea level A.
owner	DAV - Section Men's Gymnastics Club Munich
Built	1908
Construction type	hut
Usual opening times	Early June to mid October
accommodation	50 beds, 140  camps
Winter room	24  bearings
Web link	Site of the hut
Hut directory	ÖAV DAV

The Karwendelhaus is an Alpine Club hut belonging to the German Alpine Club at 1771  m above sea level. A. Höhe (according to other information 1765  m above sea level ) not far from the Hochalmsattel with a view of the Karwendel valley below . The shelter, built in 1908, is located in the middle of the Karwendel in Tyrol , not far from the border with Bavaria . Because of its central location and the numerous tour options, the hut is an important base for mountaineers on multi-day tours, for example longer Karwendel crossings, but also many summit climbs. The hut is also a popular destination for mountain bikers, who can drive from Scharnitz or Hinterriß over gravel paths to the Karwendelhaus. The hut is closed in winter, but there is an unlocked, heated room for ski tourers in the adjacent building. In avalanche-safe conditions, high-alpine ski tours can be undertaken on the surrounding peaks, but these invariably require solid alpine experience.

history

The Karwendelhaus under the massif of the highest Karwendel peaks: Birkkarspitze and Ödkarspitzen

The Karwendelhaus was opened in 1908 after five years of construction. In 1928 the first system for power supply was set up with the help of a simple electrical works, which was modernized from 1964 to 1968. In 1977 the top floor was expanded to create more overnight accommodation. In the course of the 1990s, various renovation work was finally carried out and a fully biological sewage treatment plant was built near the hut. In 2005 the newly built winter house was opened, which in winter offers ski tourers (while the Karwendel house is closed) overnight accommodation with up to 24 beds.

Accesses

• From Scharnitz through the Karwendeltal, easy, walking time: 5 hours, also accessible by mountain bike
• From Hinterriß
  • through Johannestal , easy, walking time: 4 hours, also accessible by mountain bike
  • via Rontal , Wechselschneid and Bäralpl, for experienced people, walking time: 7 hours
  • via Rontal, Steinlochscharte and Bäralpl, for experienced, z. Partly pathless (I), walking time: 7.5 hours
  • via Rontal and Vogelkarscharte, climbing up to difficulty II on the UIAA scale , pathless, walking time: 5.5 hours
• From narrow , easy, walking time: 5 hours
• From Mittenwald
  • via Verein-Alm and Bäralpl, medium, walking time: 6 hours
  • via Hochlandhütte, Gjaidsteig and Bäralpl, medium, walking time: 7 hours

Transitions

• Falkenhütte via Hochalmsattel, Kleine Ahornboden and Ladizalm , easy, walking time: 3 hours
• Krinner-Kofler-Hütte via Gjaidsteig and Bäralpl, medium, walking time: 3½ hours
• Hochlandhütte via Gjaidsteig , Bäralpl and Wörnersattel, medium, walking time: 5 hours
• Pleisenhütte via Brendelsteig and Breitgrieskarscharte ( Toni-Gaugg-Höhenweg ), pathless, marked, only for experienced, walking time: 8 hours
• Hallerangerhaus via Schlauchkar, Birkkar and Kastenalm, difficult, very long, walking time: 9 hours

Mountaineering

• Hochalmkreuz ( 2192  m above sea level ), easy hut summit, walking time: 1 hour
• Birkkarspitze ( 2749  m above sea level ) via thelauchkar and West Ridge, difficult, walking time: 3 hours
• Middle Ödkarspitze ( 2745  m above sea level ) via the Schlauchkar and Eastern Ödkarspitze, difficult, walking time: 3½ hours
• Große Seekarspitze ( 2677  m above sea level ) via Brendelsteig and Marxenkar or via Brendelsteig and Seekarscharte, only for experienced, short climbing on the summit construction of difficulty level I , partly pathless, walking time: 4½ hours
• Eastern Karwendelspitze ( 2537  m above sea level ) via southern flank / Grabenkar, difficult, only for experienced, walking time: 2½ hours
• Vogelkarspitze ( 2522  m above sea level ) over the southern flank, pathless, not marked, only for experienced, walking time: 2½ hours
• Grabenkarspitze ( 2471  m above sea level ) over the southern flank, pathless, not marked, only for experienced, walking time: 2½ hours
• Kuhkopf ( 2399  m above sea level ) over the south flank, Ochsenkar, west ridge, not marked, pathless, walking time: 2½ hours
• Marxenkarspitze ( 2636  m above sea level ) via Brendelsteig, z. Partly pathless, only for experienced, walking time: 4 hours
• Kaltwasserkarspitze ( 2733  m above sea level ) via Hochjöchl ( 2413  m above sea level ), z. Partly pathless, very demanding, climbing up to level II, walking time: 5 hours

literature

• Georg Brendel: The new Karwendel house on the Hochalm. In: Messages from the German and Austrian Alpine Club. Year 1908, (Volume XXXIV), pp. 190 ff. (Online at ALO ).
• Area of ​​the Karwendelhaus on the Hochalm . Map 1: 50,000. Edited by the Topographical Bureau . With mountain markings and elevation layers. Sn , Sl 1913, OBV .
• Walter Klier : Karwendel alpine. Alpine Club Guide for hikers and mountaineers, written according to the guidelines of the UIAA . 15th revised edition. Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-7633-1121-1 .

Web links

Commons : Karwendelhaus  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Hike from Scharnitz to Karwendelhaus
• Section men's gymnastics club of the DAV
• Karwendelhaus in the historical Alpine archive of the Alpine associations in Germany, Austria and South Tyrol (temporarily offline)

Individual evidence

1. ^ ÖK50 of the BEV
2. ^ Hut directories from OeAV and DAV