And now Austria’s highest refuge is also affected. After the cook of the Erzherzog-Johann-Hütte on the Großglockner in Carinthia, there is an emergency operation there – on the Adlersruhe at 3,454 meters above the Adriatic Sea – in the high season, according to a report by the ORF-Carinthia on Sunday. Even the army was asked for help.
“At the moment we’re cooking with our permanent staff, who are all-rounders, but it’s not a permanent solution,” Toni Riepler, the innkeeper, is quoted as saying. The team is six people. Around 85 people are currently fed daily – around 70 tourists and 15 mountain guides. According to the landlord, that’s on the substance. He would hire someone “preferably starting tomorrow. We can still get around a few days like this, but in the long run it’s not reasonable for our staff to work like this.”
Eventful job with a view of the Glockner
Therefore, according to the report, Riepler has already asked the army for help. But that can – as expected from the restaurateur – not help. He came up with the idea because it is always army soldiers who climb the highest mountain in the districts of Spittal (Carinthia) and Lienz (Tyrol). Mountain troops are stationed in the two district and garrison towns. “We made a request, but as expected it was rejected. That was a despairing story from me because we’ve already had very strong weekends.”
Riepler promises an eventful job. It may be exhausting, but it’s worth it in the end. Not everyone has a Glockner view from their workplace. In any case, the Adlersruhe landlord is not the only hut landlord who is struggling with staffing problems. Many of his colleagues would be looking for staff, especially for the kitchen.
Source: Nachrichten
