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SCHELLENBERGER<br />
ICE CAVE<br />
Germany’s largest Ice<br />
Cave in 1570 meters<br />
Fascinating information about the ice and<br />
magnificent halls deep inside the legendary<br />
Untersberg. The only and largest open ice<br />
show cave provides a cooling almost unreal<br />
experience in the summer months. With<br />
60,000 cubic meters of ice and a thickness<br />
of up to 30 meters fascinates the<br />
Schellenberger ice cave on the Untersberg,<br />
the largest ice cave in Germany high above<br />
Marktschellenberg its visitors.<br />
On foot or by cable car<br />
to the Schellenberger<br />
Ice Cave<br />
ice show cave since 1925<br />
The Schellenberger ice cave is located in the<br />
Untersberg massif at a height of 1570 meters<br />
and is the only developed ice cave in Germany.<br />
In 1826 the cave was mentioned in writing for<br />
the first time and explored in 1874. The guessed<br />
volume of the ice is 60,000 cubic meters and is<br />
presented as an ice show cave to the public<br />
since 1925. The explored length of the ice cave<br />
is 3621 meters of which 500 meters are<br />
accessible as part f the guided tour. The ice<br />
cave can be reached with a hike lasting several<br />
hours. It is illuminated with carbide lamps<br />
hanging on the walls. The ice of the cave, which<br />
partly re-forms in spring, is in no way inferior to<br />
a stalactite cave in terms of the richness of the<br />
sinter formations, such as stalactites and<br />
stalagmites. In addition, there is also a<br />
possibility of ripening in the cave.<br />
With mountain experience, good condition, and warm clothing in the luggage visitors can climb<br />
from Marktschellenberg for two and a half to three hours, via the Toni Lenz hut on the<br />
Untersberg to the Schellenberger ice cave. Or if it is too steep the ice cave can be reached<br />
with the Untersberg cable car, over the high alpine karst plateau and the unique Thomas-Eder-<br />
Steig in one and a half to two hours.<br />
guided tours in the ice cave<br />
A guided tour of the underground ice world takes<br />
about 40 minutes. In doing so carbide lamps<br />
illuminate the shimmering ice masses of the mountain<br />
fascinatingly. Visitors can explore the deeply located<br />
ice halls, ice flags, and steep icefalls. But visitors<br />
should note that the temperature in the ice cave is<br />
between -0.5 and +1.0 degrees Celsius.<br />
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