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Helicopter over the Teplitzer Hütte

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Helicopter landing at the Teplitzer Hütte in the Ridnaun Valley, Stubai Alps, South Tyrol, Italy

On the descent from the Becherhaus to the Teplitzer Hütte (2,586 m), we had been hearing helicopter noise in the Ridnaun Valley all morning. As a local from Ratschings explained to us, an exercise by the Guardia di Finanza, the border guards, was taking place on the Übeltalferner that day. Therefore, the participants, including the mountain rescue team, were flown from the Teplitzer Hütte onto the glacier. Whether they suspected hidden contraband there and were practising how to track it down, or were simply having a nice day in the mountains? Read more

Sunrise in the Stubai Alps

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Clouds passing over the Übeltalferner in moonlight, Becherhaus, Stubai Alps, South Tyrol, Italy

After a star-studded and therefore short night, I wait for the sunrise at Becherhaus in the frosty dawn. Above the cold glacier surfaces of the Übeltalferner, a dynamic play of clouds formed, carried up the mountain slopes by the wind as wisps of fog, where they dissolved again in the warmer air layer. While in the west the soft light of dawn replaced the night sky full of stars, the moon still shone brightly in the east over the silent high mountain world of the Stubai Alps.

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Starry Sky Above the Becherhaus

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After the already impressive path during the ascent to the Becherhaus, everyone relaxed on the hut’s sun terrace and enjoyed the expansive view over the glaciers and peaks of the nearby Stubai Alps. Unfortunately, the long-distance view was somewhat obscured by clouds, but the Texel Group and the Dolomites were still discernible. Read more

Ascent to the Becherhaus (3,195 m)

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The Becherhaus in the Stubai Alps is the highest mountain hut in South Tyrol at 3,195 m.

Besides mountain peaks, valleys, or mountain lakes, the Alps also boast numerous mountain huts that are worthwhile destinations for a hike or mountain tour in themselves. The Becherhaus in the Stubai Alps, the highest mountain hut in South Tyrol, certainly belongs among them, with its exposed location on the Becher summit and the associated 360-degree panoramic view. Read more