THE GERMAN ALPS. 



of tourists and artists. Even the formidable snow-drifts of the Great Venediger 

 (12,055 feet) have proved no obstacle to the ascent of that mountain, whilst the top 

 of the Great Glockner (12,465 feet) was reached as long ago as 1799, and has 

 proved accessible to hardy mountain climbers even in the depth of winter. The latter 



Fig. 4. — The Gross Glockner. 

 Scale 1 : 240,000. 



I2°30' E.ofGr. 



47° 



I2°50' 



. 5 Miles. 



summit lies to the south of the principal axis of the chain, and the formidable 

 Pasterze glacier descends from it into Styria. 



The ranges to the east of the Arlscharte are generally included amongst the 

 Tauern, but they ought rather to be looked upon as ramifications of that Alpine 

 range, for they are far inferior in height, and are crossed by numerous carriage 



