“Do you have to go to Gilfenklamm again...”, hears Franz his wife say when he leaves the house at 5 in the morning.

He has been there thousands of times, usually at half past five, especially after rain. Quickly, before the first visitors, Franz walks along the stream of Ratschings valley, climbs up the hairpin bends, through mossy rock faces and dense forest, the sky above him, foaming pools below him, thundering waterfalls in front of him. The natural monument between Stange and Jaufensteg is one of the most spectacular accessible gorges in the Alps. And Franz keeps it in good shape. He knows the way blind, but never knows what to expect. That's why every day counts for him. After all, more than 70,000 visitors want to experience the gorge every year.