The Gernot-Röhr-Biwak (2,912 metres) is an emergency shelter in the Schober Mountains designed to protect walkers and hikers from the elements.
Spartan emergency shelter in the mountains
Austrian Alpine Club, Lienz Division
The Gernot-Röhr-Biwak enjoys a remote location high in the Schober Mountains. Walkers and hikers crossing over the Kesselkeessattel ridge between the Elberfelder Hütte and the Lucknerhaus will pass this wood-and-metal building which has enough space for eight people. It is designed for emergecies so the amenities are very basic: there are no cooking facilities and there is no heating. From the refuge it takes around half an hour to reach the Böses Weibl, a peak towering over 3,000 metres into the sky. The young members of the Lienz Division of the Austrian Alpine Club built this shelter in 1973 and named it after the famous mountaineer Gernot Röhr, who was killed in a tragic accident while climbing in the Lienz Dolomites.
How to get to the Gernot-Röhr-Biwak
From Kals in around 6 hours.
Walks and hikes in the area (walking time to summit)
Böses Weibl (3,121 metres), 40 minutes, intermediate
Peischlachtörl (2,484 metres), 1 hour, intermediate
Further huts in the area, long-distance walking trails
Elberfelder Hütte, 1,5 hours
Glorer Hütte, 3 hours
Lucknerhaus, 3 hours
The Gernot-Röhr-Biwak is located on the Vienna High Trail; it is also possible to walk from the refuge via the Glorer Hütte to the High & Holy trail.
Spartan emergency shelter in the mountains Austrian Alpine Club, Lienz Division The Gernot-Röhr-Biwak enjoys a remote location high in the…
