Carl-von-Stahl-Haus

The Carl-von-Stahl-Haus (commonly called the Stahlhaus) is a mountain hut of the Salzburg Section of the Austrian Alpine Club (Österreichischer Alpenverein, ÖAV) in the Berchtesgaden Alps. It stands at 1,736 m above sea level on the Torrener Joch, near the Jenner, between the Hagengebirge and the Göll massif, directly on the border between the Austrian state of Salzburg and Bavaria. Because it is easy to reach, it is a popular destination for hikers and day visitors as well as a valuable base for mountaineers undertaking longer tours. The hut is open year-round and offers rooms and dormitory accommodation, food and drink, and a base for both summer and winter activities. In summer it serves climbers and hikers heading for peaks such as the Hohes Brett, Hoher Göll, Schneibstein and Kahlersberg; in winter it is a frequently used starting point for ski tours and snowshoe walks, including the classic multi-day crossings known as the "Kleine Reibn" and "Große Reibn". The house is named after Carl von Stahl, an Austrian emigrant who made his fortune as a textile industrialist in America and donated the money needed to build the hut. Construction began in June 1921 and the hut was inaugurated on 22 July 1923, after von Stahl's death. It has been run year-round since the winter of 1924/25 and has been extended and renovated several times, most notably a €750,000 renovation in 2011. The hut is operated by the Salzburg Section of the Austrian Alpine Club and is a member of the Alpine Club hut network.

At the beginning of the 20th century, large landowners increasingly sought to treat entire mountain ranges as their private property. Among them was the House of Habsburg with its heir to the throne, Franz Ferdinand. It seemed more and more that mountaineers would be kept from visiting free nature, as was the case in the Blühnbachtal. Because similar conditions threatened in the Bluntautal, the wealthy Justitiar Eisendle bought the upper Jochalm with his private fortune for the Salzburg Section of the Alpine Club. Then came the First World War, and hunting in the Bluntautal was taken over by the Krupp dynasty. Their representatives were much more open to Alpine tourists and finally, in May 1918, exchanged land at the Torrener Joch for the Jochalm with the Alpine Club; this exchange was very advantageous for hut construction, since the Joch was much more favorably located. At the Torrener Joch there had already been an unmanaged hut, the Torrenerjochhütte, but it was struck by lightning in July 1918 and burned down completely. The Salzburg Section had overextended itself with other hut projects and had no money left for a new hut. An emigrant from Austria, Carl von Stahl, who had made a fortune as a textile industrialist in America, donated the money needed for the hut to the Salzburg Section. Because construction took place during the inflation period, von Stahl repeatedly topped up the budget. Construction began in June 1921; he did not live to see the inauguration of his hut on 22 July 1923, but his widow, a younger Austrian woman he had met during a home visit, attended. Since the winter of 1924/25 the hut has been managed year-round. The hut originally had nine room dormitories with 18 beds and three mattress dormitories with 36 sleeping places. The original building has since been extended several times. In 1935 the "Skistall" was converted and used in summer as an additional guest room. By 1939 there were already 64 places in the mattress dormitory. In 2011 the Stahlhaus was renovated for €750,000 and the side wing was raised by a storey.

• 2011

  The Stahlhaus is renovated for €750,000 and the side wing is raised by a storey.

• 1939

  The mattress dormitory already offers 64 places.

• 1935

  The "Skistall" is converted and used as an additional guest room in summer.

• 1924

  Year-round operation begins in the winter of 1924/25.

• 1923

  The hut is inaugurated on 22 July.

• 1921

  Construction of the Carl-von-Stahl-Haus begins in June.

• 1918

  Land at the Torrener Joch exchanged with the Alpine Club; the old Torrenerjochhütte burns down after a lightning strike in July.

A traditional, easily accessible Alpine Club hut on the Austrian-German border, serving day visitors, hikers and mountaineers year-round.

• Rooms and dormitory accommodation

• Food and drink service

• Ski touring and snowshoe base

• Climbing and hiking base

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