Last weekend, a climb ended in tragedy on 3,798m Grossglockner, Austria’s highest mountain. A 33-year-old woman and her 36-year-old boyfriend aimed to reach Grossglockner's summit by the ...

Overall in 2024, Austria saw more visitors than ever, with hotels, guesthouses and holiday flats recording 154.3 million overnight stays and 46.7 million arrivals, say initial statistics. That's 1 ...

Among the usual Salzburgerland mountain fare are some unusual dishes worth trying – onion soup with Almdudler (a herb-flavoured fizzy drink that is Austria’s Irn Bru) and Shweinsülze (jellied ...

Austria’s mountains and forests have long inspired visitors to embrace nature and tune in to the elements. Half the country is blanketed in trees, making it perfect for a stress-busting spot of ...

Upper Austria's mountains in 2024, according to mountain rescue statistics, and two are still missing. The number of ...

A selction of some of the best and most representative icefalls in the Tyrol, Austria, by local Mountain Guide Albert Leichtfried. Austria's Tyrol isn't only a summer hotspot for rock climbing ...

Following a stunning line up an obvious overhanging blue streak, the first four pitches of this climb had been established by Austrian mountain guide Pio Jutz between 2005 and 2006, but he eventually ...