Austria's Greatest Mountain – The Großglockner

A film about Austria’s highest mountain – its magic, its transformation, its future.

225 years after its first ascent in July 1800, the Großglockner fascinates more than ever – a majestic giant that has captivated generations of mountaineers, nature lovers, and researchers. Rising to an impressive 3,798 meters, the “black mountain” towers in the heart of Austria’s oldest and largest national park – the Hohe Tauern National Park – as a symbol of the power of nature, beauty, and change.

Through spectacular images, this documentary tells the compelling story of one of the most powerful landmarks of the Alpine republic – from the early days of pioneering climbers to the visible traces of climate change today. Particularly striking: the dramatic melting of the Pasterze, once the proud glacier of the Eastern Alps. Its shrinking ice surface stands as a visible warning of how profoundly our planet is changing.

Everything is in flux. The old disappears, the new emerges.