Obergurgl - Surroundings

To the south of Obergurgl rears the Grosser Gurgler Ferner (Great Gurgl Glacier), on which Professor Auguste Picard landed in his stratospheric balloon in 1931, after being the first man to reach a height of 15,781m/51,777ft. A chairlift runs southward up to the Gaisberg (2,071m/6,795ft), and another lift continues up the Hohe Mut (2,659m/8,724ft), from which there are breathtaking views of the area around the Gaisbergferner (20 glaciers). A further chairlift from Obergurgl ascends in a southeasterly direction to the Festkogel (3,035m/9,958ft; upper station 2,642m/8,668ft).