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Obergurgl center and
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July 4, 2019
Hiking
•August 1, 2023
Cycling
The Piccard memorial erected in 1989 commemorates Prof. Auguste Piccard's emergency landing on May 27, 1931 at the Gurgler Ferner.
The news of his rescue went through the entire world press at the time. A commemorative publication is available from the Obergurgl-Hochgurgl information office.
Text / source: Ötztal Tourismus/Obergurgl-Hochgurgl lift companies
gurgl.com/de/winter/urlaubsregion/Infrastruktur.html?viewType=detail&itemId=1916
•July 11, 2025
Hiking
The Piccard Memorial, erected in 1989, commemorates Prof. Auguste Piccard's emergency landing on the Gurgler Ferner glacier on May 27, 1931.
The news of his rescue made headlines worldwide. A commemorative publication is available at the Obergurgl-Hochgurgl Information Office.
Text / Source: Ötztal Tourismus/Liftgesellschaften Obergurgl-Hochgurgl
gurgl.com/de/winter/urlaubsregion/infrastruktur.html?viewType=detail&itemId=1916
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