Editing Eisriesenwelt (section)

==History==
The Eisriesenwelt was officially discovered in 1879 by Anton Posselt, a natural scientist from Salzburg, though he explored only the first 200 meters. Before his discovery, locals avoided the cave, believing it to be an entrance to Hell. Posselt documented his findings in a mountaineering magazine in 1880, but his report was largely overlooked.

Years later, Alexander von Mörk, a Salzburg speleologist, revisited Posselt's discovery. Starting in 1912, he led multiple expeditions into the cave, sparking further exploration. Von Mörk, who tragically died during World War I in 1914, was honored with an urn containing his ashes placed in a niche within the cave.

In 1920, the first explorer cabin, Forscherhütte, was built, along with initial routes up the mountain, paving the way for tourism. The construction of a second cabin, the Dr. Oedl House, followed, alongside paths from Werfen and Tenneck.

The ascent was revolutionized in 1955 with the installation of a cable car, reducing the 90-minute climb to just 3 minutes. Today, Eisriesenwelt is managed by the Salzburg Association of Cave Exploration under a lease from the National Austrian Forest Commission, which retains a portion of the entrance fees.