Glacial Aerial Tramway Kaprun III

Until 2017 when the new Seilbahn Zugspitze cable car opened, the tallest aerial tramway support pillar in the world was this 113.6 metres (373 ft) high steel framework construction, placed on a square concrete block with 17 metres side length, which stands on a rock tooth.

The construction consists of a central steel tube with a diameter of 2.2 metres, in which there is a maintenance elevator and a ladder.

The Gletscherbahn Kaprun 2 was a funicular in service between 1974 and 2000, before a disaster occurred on 11 November 2000, in an ascending train in the tunnel.

[1] The disaster claimed the lives of 155 people, leaving 12 survivors (10 Germans and two Austrians) from the burning train.

With their construction, non-skiers now have an alternative route to the Gipfelbahn, where queues can form at busy periods due to the limited 60-person capacity and intermittent operation.