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Abbreviations are used sparingly, but some have been adopted through necessity. While most should be easily understood, the following list is given for clarification:

From the frontier ridge above the Tübinger Hut, the twin Seehorn summits rise above their glacier (Route 11)

AAC Austrian Alpine Club (UK branch) ATM Automated Teller Machine (‘hole in the wall’ cash machine) AV Alpenverein (maps) DAV Deutscher Alpenverein (German Alpine Club) FB Freytag & Berndt (maps) hrs hours km kilometres m metres mins minutes ÖAV Österreichischer Alpenverein (Austrian Alpine Club) PTT Post Office (Post, Telephone, Telegraph) TVN Touristenverein Naturfreunde

INFORMATION AT A GLANCE

 Banking hours These vary, but banks are usually open 8am–12.30pm and 1.30 or 2pm–3 or 4pm on Monday to Friday. Cash machines (ATMs) are located in most major resorts.

 Currency The Euro (€) 100 cents = €1. It is safer to carry large amounts of money in the form of travellers’ cheques, or use an internationally accepted credit card such as American Express, Eurocard, Mastercard or Visa which are accepted by most banks, hotels and restaurants. Foreign currency can be changed at official exchange rates at all banks. Bureau de Change kiosks usually charge a handling fee.