Featured hut by Allan Hartley

Innsbrucker Hütte
Photos by Allan Hartley

Innsbrucker Hütte 2369m, Stubai Alps

Owner: Öav Sektion Tourist Club, Insbruck.

Location: Situated on the Pinnisjock at the foot of the Habicht east ridge.

Open: From mid June to early Otober.

Facilities: 30 beds / 100 Matratzenlager / 12 Notlager: winter room not locked. Excellent restaurant and toilet facilities with hot water on tap most of the day. Token operated showers. Internet facility. Rucksack delivery service to and from GH Feuerstein. Klettergarten.

Valley and Hut Connections: Nearest station Fulpmes, Steinach. Post bus Innsbruck-Neustift, Steinach-GH Feuerstein with stops at Neder and Gschnitz. Parking at Neder, Gschnitz and GH Feuerstein. Taxi from Neustift. Jeep service from Neder to Karalm at 09.00. By foot from GH Feuerstein 3h, from Neder 3.30h. Bremer Hutte 5.30h, Elferhatte 4h.

Excursions: Habicht 3277m 3h, Kalkwand 2564m 1hr, Innere Ilmspitze 2692m 3h (Klettersteig), Glattespitze 3h, Ilmspitze 2609m 2hr.

Address: Franz and Marlene Egger, Innsbrucker Hütte, Schulweg 12, A6167 Neustift im Stubaital.

Telephone: Hut +43 (0)5276 295; Valley (Hotel Stubaierhof) +43 (0) 5226 2450.

Email: office@innsbrucker-huette.at

Website: www.innsbrucker-huette.at

Map: ÖAV 31/3 Brennerberg, DAV BL14, F&B BL WK 241

Innsbrucker Hütte from Pinnsisjoch with Habicht

This superbly sited hut has been managed by the Egger family for many years and is one of the principal huts at the start or finish of the Stubaier Runde Tour. It was first established in 1884, totally destroyed in both World Wars and re-opened in 1949. Extended in 1982 and modernised in 2000, it now has excellent facilities.

Of interest to Sektion Britannia members is the Britannia Stube, dedicated to member Harry Parkes whose bequest funded the refurbishment of the dining room. Harry was an active member for many years having a great affection for the Tyrol and the Stubai in particular.

Because of the hut's proximity to Habicht and its relatively easy access from Innsbruck via the Pinnistal and jeep service as far as Karalm, the hut is very popular at weekends when it is often packed to capacity. This pressure on bed space has been somewhat exacerbated with the creation of the Gschnitztal Höhen Weg.

It is a charming hut with an unrivalled view of the Tribulaun mountains and the pinnacles of the Serleskamm. For those with sharp eyes, the Austrian Tribulaun Hütte is clearly visible across the great void of the Gschnitztal valley. Sadly, the original hut was blown to smithereens in 1975 when it was hit by a huge avalanche off the Eisen Spitze.

Source: Trekking in the Stubai Alps by Allan Hartley, published by Cicerone Press.

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