Panoramic views of the Austrian Alps, as we made our way up to the ice cave. 20 mins walk to the cable car which took us steep up into the mountains and then we walked on for a further 20 mins, before we got to the entrance. Huff and puffed... the walk kept us feeling warm although we were rising in terms of altitude with lower temperatures.
The drive up...
And we stopped for a picture...
The hike up plus cable car ride up ...
The entrance to the ice cave...
As the tour guide took us through the entrance, a gust of strong wind greeted us in the ice cave. The ice forming in these limstone caves is a result of melting snow seeping into these limestone caves, and as the cold winds blew into the caves, this water started freezing up. Some of the formations are like 'kueh lapis', layers of water freezing upon another layer. Frozen stalagtites and stalagmites can also been seen in the cave. Walked a total of 1400 steps in the ice cave... not overly tiring, a nice work out.
But after repeating the way up with the way down of a walk then cable car plus another walk down, it became a work out for the day....Fanastic experience though.
Weren't allowed pics inside but here's what we took on the way up and a video inside instead!
(video inside)
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