Dozens of cubic metres of rubble fell from the Untersberg on Sunday – after several violent thunderstorms and heavy rainfall, said Helfried Unterberger, chairman of the Schellenberg Speleology Association. No one was injured. The entrance is clear – but the path to it is partly covered in rubble.
“We now have a huge mountain of work ahead of us,” said Unterberger. Volunteers are needed. “You can’t get there with machines.” However, the helpers want to have the path cleared again by Friday.
For years, the club members have been working to keep the walk-in natural spectacle on the Untersberg alive and to offer guided tours through ice that is sometimes more than 20 meters thick. The explored length of the cave in the mountain is more than 3.6 kilometers, and guided tours go about 500 meters into it.
The ice cave in Marktschellenberg was recently officially reopened. It is one of the most popular attractions in the small town, which is located right on the border with Austria. Guided tours have recently started again. Thousands of guests visit the ice cave with around 60,000 cubic meters of ice every year.
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