Bettelwurfhütte

The Bettelwurfhütte is a mountain hut owned by the Innsbruck Section of the Austrian Alpine Club (Österreichischer Alpenverein). It sits at 2,077 metres above sea level on the south side of the Grosser Bettelwurf in the Karwendel mountains of Tyrol, Austria, high above the Halltal valley near Hall in Tirol. The hut was initiated by the Innsbruck mountaineering pioneer Julius Pock and built between 1891 and 1893; it was exhibited at the Tyrolean Provincial Exhibition in Innsbruck in 1893, then transported to its final location and reassembled in 1894. Initially a small self-catering shelter, it has been staffed since 1902 and was expanded with a dormitory building as early as 1904. Later modernisations include a power generator in 1964, a material cable car in 1966, and a modern sanitary wing in 2003. Today the hut offers 34 beds in rooms and 28 places in a mattress dormitory, and it is open during the summer season, typically from early June to early October. It is a popular base for mountaineers on longer tours in the southern Karwendel, a key stop on the Innsbrucker Höhenweg, and a destination for day visitors from the Halltal. In winter an unlocked, heatable winter room is available for ski tourers when conditions are safe. The hut was the finish of the annual Bettelwurflauf mountain run from Absam until 2012. The hut is operated by tenants Wolfgang Höß and Carol Freisleben, with Andreas Schinner as hut warden. The property is owned by the Innsbruck Section of the Austrian Alpine Club, based at Meinhardstraße 7-11 in Innsbruck.

The Bettelwurfhütte was initiated by the Innsbruck mountaineering pioneer Julius Pock and built between 1891 and 1893. In 1893 the hut was exhibited at the Tyrolean Provincial Exhibition in Innsbruck, then transported to its destination and reassembled in 1894. The original hut was very small and initially operated as a self-catering shelter; it was not staffed until 1902. As early as 1904 it was expanded with a dormitory building. Further modernisations followed: a power generator was installed in 1964, a material cable car was built in 1966, and a modern sanitary wing was added in 2003. Over its more than 100 years, the hut experienced the First World War, inflation, the economic crisis, the unemployment of the 1930s, the 1000 Mark Sperre, and the Second World War. After the war a new phase of reconstruction began, focused not only on maintaining the structure but also on making necessary investments. The hut was the finish of the annual Bettelwurflauf mountain run from Absam until 2012. Today it remains a popular base for mountaineers and a key stop on the Innsbrucker Höhenweg.

• 2012

  The annual Bettelwurflauf mountain run, which finished at the hut, is held for the last time.

• 2003

  Addition of a modern sanitary wing.

• 1966

  Construction of a material cable car.

• 1964

  Installation of a power generator.

• 1904

  Expansion with a dormitory building (Schlafhaus).

• 1902

  The hut begins to be staffed (bewirtschaftet).

• 1894

  The hut is transported to its destination and reassembled; inauguration.

• 1893

  The hut is exhibited at the Tyrolean Provincial Exhibition in Innsbruck.

• 1891

  Construction of the Bettelwurfhütte initiated by Julius Pock.

A traditional, historic Alpine Club mountain hut serving mountaineers, hikers, and ski tourers in the Karwendel, with a focus on simple accommodation and access to classic routes.

• Zimmerbetten

  34 room beds

• Matratzenlager

  28 mattress dormitory places

• Winterraum

  Unlocked, heatable winter room for ski tourers

• Schutzraum

  Emergency shelter, unlocked

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2. 2Geschichte – Bettelwurfhüttealpenverein.at
3. 3Das alte Schloss – Bettelwurfhüttealpenverein.at
4. 4Bettelwurfhütte – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org
5. 5Bettelwurfhütte – Wikidatawikidata.org