Gaudeamus Hut, Mountain refuge in Going am Wilden Kaiser, Austria.
Gaudeamus Hut is a mountain hut on the southern slopes of Wilder Kaiser in Going am Wilden Kaiser, Austria, sitting at around 1270 m (4170 ft). It offers dormitory sleeping rooms with 32 beds and a dining area that serves warm meals during the day.
The original hut was built in 1899 below Kübel Cirque but was destroyed by an avalanche in 1924. The current building was put up three years later, in 1927, and has stood on the same spot ever since.
The hut sits along one of Tyrol's best-known long-distance trails and is used by walkers as a meeting point between two stages. On the sun terrace, guests from many countries sit together and rest after the climb with a plate of Tyrolean food.
The hut is open from mid-May to mid-October and takes guests for overnight stays in shared rooms. It can only be reached on foot via marked trails starting from the village of Going.
The name "Gaudeamus" comes from Latin and means something like "let us rejoice", a phrase that was meant to give the place a welcoming character from the start. This kind of name was not unusual for Alpine huts around 1900 and reflects the social spirit of early mountaineering clubs.
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