There are always extremes associated with building in the high mountains! It was only possible to construct the Wildspitzbahn – the highest cable car system in Austria and The 3440, the highest building in the Eastern Alps – thanks to great engineering skills, careful planning, outstanding construction teams, motivated employees, as well as luck and courage.

The former Pitz-Panoramabahn – a 25-person group circulating lift – provided skiing access to the Hinterer Brunnenkogel until 2012. This cable car structure was replaced by a single-cable circulator in 2012.

Cable cars in the high mountains give everyone access to a summit experience through selected points in areas with skiing facilities. Only experienced alpinists can access the many thousands of other peaks in the Alps!

This series has captured the milestones of the construction and gives some insights into what building at this altitude means under extreme weather conditions and tight deadlines.

The video construction diary from July 2012 reports on the transport of the 45-tonne cable of the new Wildspitzbahn and provides information on the current progress of the construction work on Austria’s highest cable car.

The video construction diary from September 2012 reports on the special architecture of the new Wildspitzbahn and provides information on the current progress of the construction work on Austria’s highest cable car. Interview partners in September included CEO Dr. Hans Rubatscher, architect Oliver Baldauf and meteorologist and former head of the ZAMG Innsbruck Karl Gabl.

• Architecture: Baumschlager Hutter Partners, Arch. Carlo Baumschlager and Arch. Oliver Baldauf
• Cableway planning: Doppelmayer Company
• Statics: Aste und Weißsteiner
• Building envelope: Frener und Reifer
• Construction company: Thurner Bau
• Construction management: Baubüro Neier, DI Christoph Neier