After a good nights sleep at the quiet Pasterzenhaus, an auxiliary building to the Glocknerhaus, we were welcomed by warm sunlight in the morning on the fifth day of our crossing of the Alps. About roughly 90 minutes into the tour we reached the Obere Stockerscharte with a perfect view back onto the Glaciers. From there on we saw many marmots on both sides of the hiking path - unfortunately no good photos! - till we reached the Salmhütte. After we refilled our stomachs and continued for a another one and a half hour, we ended the hike in the early afternoon at the Glorer Hütte (2642 metres).

Duration: 4 hours and 15 minutes (excluding some smaller breaks accumulating to 30 minutes and an hour long lunch break at the Salmhütte)
Length: 10.5 km
Elevation: 2000 m to 2665 m
Ascent/Descent: 960 m ↑ and 450 m ↓

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We had changeable weather on the fourth day of our crossing of the Alps - moderate rain, dense fog, chill wind and some rays of sunshine sprinkled in between. The landscape tried to match the variety of the weather, from Alpine meadows at the Trauneralm to large scree fields near the Untere Pfandlscharte and the rather busy Pasterzenhaus at the Großglockner-Hochalpenstraße. During a short break in the Untere Pfandlscharte, we decided against ascending even further to the top of the Spielmann, because it was already cold and very(!) windy. Sadly this meant we missed the chance to climb our first three-thousand-metre mountain.

Duration: 5 hours and 30 minutes (including various breaks)
Length: 9 km
Elevation: 1522 m to 2663 m
Ascent/Descent: 1230 m ↑ and 610 m ↓

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