Edelweißspitze, 1938

Driving up the Edelweißspitze in the Hohe Tauern was possible since 1935. These travellers were among the first to conquer the 2,571 meters by car.
(Collection Maurits Van Wesemael)

AustriaÖsterreichEdelweißspitzeHohe TauernEuropeForCulture

Grossglockner glacier, 1938

At the foot of the Grossglockner in Heiligenblut.
The Grossglockner High Alpine Road, connecting Salzburg with Carinthia was initially built in the 1930s to give Austria an economic boost in the Depression. The road is now essentially a tourist attraction.
(Collection Maurits Van Wesemael)

AustriaÖsterreichFuscher TörlGroßglockner HochalpenstraßeGrossglockner High Alpine Road

Towards the Fuscherkarkopf, 1951

Admiring the beauty of the Austrian Central Alps.
(Collection Maurits Van Wesemael)

AustriaÖsterreich

Hiking the Glocknerkamm, 1951

These amateur alpinists were willing to brave heights and cold for a hike on the Glockner Crest in the Austrian Central Alps.
(Collection Maurits Van Wesemael)

AustriaÖsterreichAlpsGlockner CrestGlocknerkamm

At the Weissensee, 1951

A visit to the scenic Weissensee lake in Carinthia in the 1950s before it was turned into "nature's playground", offering aquatic delights ranging from swimming and canoeing to wakeboarding and Acapulco jumping.
(Collection Maurits Van Wesemael)

AustriaCarinthiaKärntenAlpsÖsterreichWeissenseelake