European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 05, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Schellenberg Erice Cave t tit inn l Irenn Vul 7 the Unterberg idl inv a Wile lib n v p he Dow tin keep e i a taif Nam Fields into the Tirmiz lumber tin Jose i hitter von i tall. dust enl jus Over fio vertical to t t immediately make. Lear the main reason Tor i he existent e of the ire the.1 Cave s slope Down ind into the Cole air sinks into the ivc in the Winter my because it is heavier than warm air. Remains there in the summer. During the , the air temper iture in the first c Arnber varies Between about i it degrees and 33 degrees fahrenheit in the Fugge Halle the deepest Point is open to the Public 180 feel below the Entrance it hit nates Between 2-1 and m degrees. I his perennial i Hill Means that Snow that blows in is compacted and compressed Over the years like a min Glacier. Water trickling through is fro in. The sheer mass of ice is amazing. It is there in translucent to a Falls in Walls that shimmer in the Light of Carbide lamps in ice crystals and in the massive floor. The whole Cave contains More than 2 million cubic feet of it. Carbon dating of the embedded dust and pollen has shown that the oldest layers Are More than a he years old. After the initial introduction in the huge Entrance Hall 210 feet by 12u feet and More than 10 feet hit i the group descends into the Cave. Ibis is not a plat e Long in comforts and conveniences. I humidity exc eeds a Perc enl creating a Damp chill that penetrates to the Bone. I he Only Light comes from c arbide lanterns passed out among visitors and a burning magnesium strip t aired by the guide i Hough the Cave society has built wooden Steps and rope railings fooling is still Slippery in spots. Some of the passageways Are quite narrow and Low. 1 Al stresses this Tad by warning guests please Wale h your head1. We Don t want the Cave ceiling it is no place e for people with Claustrophobia. One of the most impressive sections of the Cave is the mor Dom mme Cathedral. The gleaming arched roof seemingly supported by a Crystal ice pillar really is renin is enl of a gothic Church. With a Little imagination you can even see the confessional Mool and the at -15 minutes the tour is Long enough to be thorough but not so Long that it is Boring hut alter the dark i Oniunes of tin Cave the ascent to the Alpine vis a outside is like .1 return from the underworld i you Are in the Berchtesgaden Sal Burg area and especially if you ire hiking on the Ullersberg. The is Hellei Iberger ice ave is Well Worth a visit. How to get there bundled up against the told visitors make their Way through .1 narrow a is Sage of he Cave. S he Linberger i i1 Civi can be read bed Liy hiking Trul or in a of Ilot in ii iut Mil. T i Lipkint roiili1 begins outside . About six Miles mirth of n. I Roin by Kilili Suddit Ilii bal Liuro . Kouti a 5. The Lii Kirik Mil up Ihu Unter Ilori just North of Toun at Llu old t Stonis Tower. At .1 moderate p.ul1, the Tan by . D in 2vi hours. About Mainuli s before you Irner ill the you a pass the f in i the i the solely. I Here you costs i so , or with Wurt. Brer is i . File hut m Beds Lor Ovi i Nikhil guests priced it i j in irks ,1 Nielli or 20 with isl. It unless Peru liase is on the outskirts of Sill tire it likes is up to the Geier Eik on the unlersbert1. I ruin there h is about a one hour hike to the ave. Ibis spares most us the strenuous Bikini i or those with mini in c Hildren. Ibis is Obalil the route to Lake. I he is open Lioni seven Days a week Iron t ent Coit u list Sunlkle to oct. In. Hours Are c Tondut Terl every hour on the hour from to , to s . Hours Are in i nth so Anil Lennan visits will out .1 tour hindi Are prohibited. I he Cost i it to nails for adults and 4 Marks Lor children up to lit children under to Are admitted Fri a discount of i Mark is Given to people anal zoning in bore hates Tjaden who can show a be clites adm 8 stripes Magazine october 5, 989
