Jena, August 11, 2026: Ten young people from Jena visited the Neue Thüringer Hütte in the Hohe Tauern National Park as part of a special holiday trip. The tour marks a successful first-time cooperation between various local youth facilities and the German Alpine Club (DAV), Jena Section.
- Who: Ten youths, Streetwork Winzerla/Lobeda, Fanprojekt Jena, Jugendzentrum Hugo, DAV Sektion Jena
- What: Alpine holiday excursion with summit ascent
- When: August 03 to 07, 2026
- Where: Neue Thüringer Hütte, Hohe Tauern (Austria)
The project offered the participants far more than just a nature experience. The physical challenge of the ascent to 2,240 meters and the shared management of daily life at the hut sustainably strengthened group cohesion. Eight of the youths also reached the 3,000-meter-high Larmkogel, which represented a formative personal boundary experience for many.
Shared Vision for the Future
The first-time collaboration between Winzerla and the sport experts from the DAV opens up new paths for youth work in our city. The focus is not solely on mountaineering, but on social development and learning self-confidence in an environment beyond the urban everyday life.
🏛️ The connection between Jena and the Alps
The “Neue Thüringer Hütte” is closely linked to the Thuringian homeland. It serves as an alpine base that has been a destination for hikers and mountaineers from Jena for decades. The history of the hut and the handling of the effects of climate change, such as the retreat of glaciers, offer a vivid educational field for young people from our region.
The organizers and the DAV are already planning to integrate this alpine tour as a permanent component of future youth work in Jena in order to offer more young people the opportunity for such formative experiences.
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Mountain friendships at 2,240 meters: Jena youths experience the Neue Thüringer Hütte
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