{"id":15627,"date":"2026-06-05T10:21:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T08:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/2026\/06\/05\/stuedlgrat-may-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T10:21:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T08:21:27","slug":"stuedlgrat-may-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/en\/2026\/06\/05\/stuedlgrat-may-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"St\u00fcdlgrat, May 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a hot day at the end of May. We are lucky with a weather window in an unstable phase. We are the only ones climbing the 3798 m high Gro\u00dfglockner via the St\u00fcdlgrat. A unique and exhilarating experience!   <\/p>\n<div class=\"rgg-container\" data-rgg-id=\"1\">    <div class=\"rgg-imagegrid captions-title captions-effect-none \" data-rgg-id=\"1\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260530_155134.jpg\" title=\"Highly motivated start to the winter room of the St&uuml;dlh&uuml;tte\" data-caption=\"Highly motivated start to the winter room of the St&uuml;dlh&uuml;tte\" class=\"rgg-disabled size-medium rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.60666666666667\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260530_155134-273x450.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260530_155134-273x450.jpg 273w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260530_155134-594x980.jpg 594w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260530_155134-768x1267.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260530_155134-427x705.jpg 427w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260530_155134.jpg 776w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" alt=\"Guided tour of the Gro\u00dfglockner via the St\u00fcdlgrat: Highly motivated start to the winter room of the St\u00fcdlh\u00fctte\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260530_165743.jpg\" title=\"At the end of May, the bridge over the stream is not yet finished - we help ourselves\" data-caption=\"At the end of May, the bridge over the stream is not yet finished - we help ourselves\" class=\"rgg-disabled size-medium rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.94\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260530_165743-423x450.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260530_165743-423x450.jpg 423w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260530_165743-922x980.jpg 922w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260530_165743-768x816.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260530_165743-663x705.jpg 663w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260530_165743.jpg 1204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" alt=\"Guided tour of the Gro\u00dfglockner via the St\u00fcdlgrat: at the end of May, the bridge over the stream is not yet finished - we help ourselves\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260530_194126.jpg\" title=\"The St&uuml;dlh&uuml;tte is still closed in May. We make ourselves comfortable in the &quot;winter hut&quot;.\" data-caption=\"The St&uuml;dlh&uuml;tte is still closed in May. We make ourselves comfortable in the &quot;winter hut&quot;. \" class=\"rgg-disabled size-medium rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.72\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260530_194126-324x450.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260530_194126-324x450.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260530_194126-707x980.jpg 707w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260530_194126-768x1065.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260530_194126-508x705.jpg 508w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260530_194126.jpg 923w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" alt=\"Guided tour of the Gro\u00dfglockner via the St\u00fcdlgrat: The St\u00fcdlh\u00fctte is still closed in May. We make ourselves comfortable in the &quot;winter hut&quot;. \" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_063726.jpg\" title=\"We start at 3 o'clock in the morning. The weather forecast is good, but fog and a cold wind dominate the ridge. Here in the picture it is already 7 a.m. and we have already covered more than half of the route.\" data-caption=\"We start at 3 o'clock in the morning. The weather forecast is good, but fog and a cold wind dominate the ridge. Here in the picture it is already 7 a.m. and we have already covered more than half of the route.  \" class=\"rgg-disabled size-medium rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.56222222222222\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_063726-253x450.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_063726-253x450.jpg 253w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_063726-552x980.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_063726-397x705.jpg 397w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_063726.jpg 721w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" alt=\"Guided tour of the Gro\u00dfglockner via the St\u00fcdlgrat: We start at 3 o&#039;clock in the morning. The weather forecast is good, but fog and a cold wind dominate the ridge. Here in the picture it is already 7 a.m. and we have already covered more than half the route.  \" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0261-rotated.jpg\" title=\"Mystical atmosphere\" data-caption=\"Mystical atmosphere\" class=\"rgg-disabled size-medium rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.74888888888889\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0261-337x450.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0261-337x450.jpg 337w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0261-735x980.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0261-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0261-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0261-1125x1500.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0261-529x705.jpg 529w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0261-rotated.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" alt=\"Guided tour of the Gro\u00dfglockner via the St\u00fcdlgrat: mystical atmosphere\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_064556-rotated.jpg\" title=\"The rocks are covered in anraum, so we have to climb the entire ridge with crampons.\" data-caption=\"The rocks are covered in anraum, so we have to climb the entire ridge with crampons.\" class=\"rgg-disabled size-medium rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.56222222222222\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_064556-253x450.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_064556-253x450.jpg 253w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_064556-552x980.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_064556-768x1364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_064556-865x1536.jpg 865w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_064556-845x1500.jpg 845w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_064556-397x705.jpg 397w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_064556-rotated.jpg 1081w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" alt=\"Guided tour of the Gro\u00dfglockner via the St\u00fcdlgrat: The rocks are covered in anraum, so we have to climb the entire ridge with crampons.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_080203-rotated.jpg\" title=\"As it gets lighter and lighter, we work our way towards the summit.\" data-caption=\"As it gets lighter and lighter, we work our way towards the summit.\" class=\"rgg-disabled size-medium rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.56222222222222\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_080203-253x450.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_080203-253x450.jpg 253w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_080203-552x980.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_080203-768x1364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_080203-865x1536.jpg 865w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_080203-845x1500.jpg 845w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_080203-397x705.jpg 397w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_080203-rotated.jpg 1081w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" alt=\"Leading the Gro\u00dfglockner via the St\u00fcdlgrat: As it gets lighter and lighter, we work our way towards the summit.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_080448-rotated.jpg\" title=\"About half an hour before the summit, the sun finally appears!\" data-caption=\"About half an hour before the summit, the sun finally appears!\" class=\"rgg-disabled size-medium rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.56222222222222\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_080448-253x450.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_080448-253x450.jpg 253w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_080448-552x980.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_080448-768x1364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_080448-865x1536.jpg 865w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_080448-845x1500.jpg 845w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_080448-397x705.jpg 397w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_080448-rotated.jpg 1081w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" alt=\"Guided tour of the Gro\u00dfglockner via the St\u00fcdlgrat: About half an hour before the summit, the sun finally comes out!\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_084536-rotated.jpg\" title=\"At the summit of the 3798 m high Gro&szlig;glockner, we are delighted by the bright blue sky.\" data-caption=\"At the summit of the 3798 m high Gro&szlig;glockner, we are delighted by the bright blue sky.\" class=\"rgg-disabled size-medium rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.56222222222222\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_084536-253x450.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_084536-253x450.jpg 253w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_084536-552x980.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_084536-768x1364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_084536-865x1536.jpg 865w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_084536-845x1500.jpg 845w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_084536-397x705.jpg 397w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260531_084536-rotated.jpg 1081w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" alt=\"Guided tour of the Gro\u00dfglockner via the St\u00fcdlgrat: At the summit of the 3798 m high Gro\u00dfglockner, we are delighted by the bright blue sky.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0279-rotated.jpg\" title=\"Well-deserved summit break\" data-caption=\"Well-deserved summit break\" class=\"rgg-disabled size-medium rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"0.74888888888889\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0279-337x450.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0279-337x450.jpg 337w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0279-735x980.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0279-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0279-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0279-1125x1500.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0279-529x705.jpg 529w, https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0279-rotated.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" alt=\"Guided tour of the Gro\u00dfglockner via the St\u00fcdlgrat: we have earned our break at the summit.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a hot day at the end of May. We are lucky with a weather window in an unstable phase. We are the only ones climbing the 3798 m high Gro\u00dfglockner via the St\u00fcdlgrat. A unique and exhilarating experience!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15614,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hohe-tauern-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15627\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firngrat.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}