Glocknergipfel

In this episode, we discuss the Pass Sanctuary Hochtor, which also has an exhibition at the south portal, on the Carinthian side of the Hochtor. The exhibition invites you on a time journey through three and a half millennia, during which the Glockner crossing was the shortest trade route between Germany in the north and the world trade center Venice in the south.

The exhibition was designed by Dr. Georg Kandutsch, who also found and prepared many of the exhibits himself – and today, he is guiding me through the exhibition. He describes himself as a hobby archaeologist because, as...

Welcome to the Glocknergipfel -
The podcast of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road AG.
In this episode of our podcast, we discuss how the scenic road is made accessible to visitors again in the spring:
Every year, incredibly large amounts of snow have to be removed and moved. In this episode, we hear about the challenges of snow clearing on the high alpine road - then and now, talk with Grohag employees about their daily routines, but also about the dangers, for example from avalanches, and how the road is made into a safe experience.
Many thanks at this point...

The ÖAMTC, with 2.4 million members, is the largest automobile and touring club in Austria and even the 7th largest worldwide. Our host Max Kögl met Dipl. Ing. Oliver Schmerold to talk about driving safety and the future of mobility.

The ÖAMTC website: [oeamtc.at](https://www.oeamtc.at/)

The website of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road: [grossglockner.at](https://www.grossglockner.at/)

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podcast@grossglockner.at

In today's episode, our host Max Kögl meets the two curators of the exhibition "Construction of the Road" in the road keeper's house at Fuscher Lacke. Sibylle Kampl and Andreas Zangl guide the listeners through the exhibition and talk about the two visionaries Franz Rehrl & Franz Wallack and their motivations for realizing the Großglockner High Alpine Road; But also about the difficult working conditions in the high mountains and in times of economic crisis.