GroBvenediger

Großvenediger is the major summit of the Venediger Group within the Hohe Tauern mountain range, located on the boundary of Austria's Tyrol (East Tyrol) and Salzburg. It is often regarded as Austria's fourth highest peak (although it can be up to sixteenth if every subsidiary summit is counted). The glacier-covered mountaintop is part of the Hohe Tauern National Park.

Großvenediger is the major summit of the Venediger Group within the Hohe Tauern mountain range, located on the boundary of Austria's Tyrol (East Tyrol) and Salzburg. It is often regarded as Austria's fourth highest peak (although it can be up to sixteenth if every subsidiary summit is counted). The glacier-covered mountaintop is part of the Hohe Tauern National Park.

It wasn't until September 3, 1841, forty years after the first ascent of the Großglockner, that a team led by Josef Schwab made the first successful attempt on the Großvenediger summit, beginning at the northern foot in Neukirchen in the Salzach Valley and climbing southwards along the Obersulzbach tributary valley and over the Stierlahnerwand. Ignaz von Kürsinger, Paul Rohregger, Anton von Ruthner, and Franz Spitaler were also on the squad. Only 26 of the 40 athletes made it to the top, with the remainder dropping out due to exhaustion. Several mountain huts now serve as the starting point for summit ascents, while mountaineering at the naval level can be difficult due to numerous crevasses.

Height: 3,666 meters.

Location: the boundary of Austria's Tyrol (East Tyrol) and Salzburg