The ice cave was a great experience for all of us. We took a cable care ride up the mountain. In the cave, we had to endure freezing temperature below 0°C and climb a total of 1,400 steps up and down. It was too cold for some girls and they almost wanted to give up. However, wit h the encouragement of the members in the group, and extra clothing given by the members, they were able to complete the hike. Positive values were displayed throughout the journey. We helped each other to overcome obstacles by showing care and compassion.
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alt was called white gold during the Celtic times. This had brought wealth to the Germany’s economy. From the salt mine visit, we learnt that play can be incorporated into work. We have fun learning as the tour consisted of many approaches, a boat ride, sliding down the tunnel and watching the movie presentation. We learnt the importance of salt and how much effort had been put in to obtain it.
The climb in the ice cave and the experience of the salt mine was a one in a life time experience. We had fun learning and at the same time, the experiences had enabled us to understand the history of salt and ice formation better.
were quite strange but well preserved.”The Dachstein-Hallstättersee region has been appointed UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage.This honour is certainly closely connected to the salt mining history of Hallstatt that goes back 7,000 years. In the olden days, the miners lived on the elevated plain that you will reach comfortably with the cable-car in a few minutes. The story of the “Man in Salt” is true and are certain that there still is the chance to find another “Man in Salt” any day.
The cave is inside the Hochkogel mountain in the Tennengebirge section of the Alps. It is the largest ice cave in the world, extending more than 42 km into the interior of the mountain and covering an area of 30,000 square miles. Eisriesenwelt is visited by about 200,000 tourists every year.
eleologist from Salzburg, was one of the few people who remembered Posselt’s discovery. He led several expeditions into the caves beginning in 1912, which were soon followed by other explorers. Von Mörk was killed in World War I in 1914, and an urn containing his ashes is inside a niche in the cave. In 1920, a cabin for the explorers, Forscherhütte, was built and the first routes up the mountain were established. Tourists began to arrive soon after, attracted by the cave’s sudden popularity. Later another cabin, the Dr. Oedl House, and paths from Werfen and Tänneck were constructed.
