Larvae of the primeval forest relict beetle Ceruchus chrysomelinus develop in thick dead fir trunks like this
Large dead beech in beech forest
The dense growth of pole-sized beeches, characteristic for "Mittelsteighütte" today, is visible behind the dead beech
Plenty of dead wood in beech–fir forest
Beech (the thin trees), spruce (the larger of the big fused trunks) and fir (other large trees)
Large spruces in beech forest
The thickest beech of the reserve