PIONEERS BAR

The perfect meeting place for nature and mountain enthusiasts 

When history comes full circle: in the very spot where, more than 150 years ago, guests and guides first arranged their Grossglockner summit tours, we meet up today in order to plan – and later celebrate – our Into the Wild excursions.

Then 

160 years of mountaineering history! 1858, when our hotel was a village inn known as the Glocknerwirt, our great-grandmother first began to liaise between the ever-growing number of guests wishing to summit the Grossglockner, and one of Heiligenblut’s most legendary mountain guides. Soon the ‘Bergführerhäusl’ (Mountain-guide Cabin) was built next-door to the inn – and so, if you will, Austria’s first outdoor-tourism agency was born.

Now
An innovative blend of bar and planning hub.
We are delighted to continue with this tradition at the Nationalpark Lodge: in the exact spot where the Mountain-guide Cabin once stood, we have created our Pioneers’ Bar. Its authentic, cosy interior makes it the perfect place to end an adventurous day with a relaxing drink or merry get-together. And, in line with ancient tradition, this is also where we meet up to plan our Into the Wild tours together with our team of experts.

Highlights:

• Newly refurbished bar with authentic interior
• Open fireplace
• Live music
• Into the Wild information corner
• Into the Wild tour consultation
• Meeting place for nature and mountaineering enthusiasts