So this year we thought we’d return to Austria and have another attempt at the “Berliner Höhenweg” also called the “Zillertaler Runde” or even the ”Zillertal Rucksack Route” (but not by the locals). We’d attempted this way back in September 2007 but were unexpectedly snowed off.  This time we went in the last week of June and we » read more »
2 weeks Hutting in the Lechtaler with Patrick; tough trip with lots of fixed equipment but great fun. Flew out to Munich and got a train to St. Anton am Arlberg – Haus Bachseite was a great place to stay! Day 1: to the Ulmer Hut Day 2: to the Kaiserjochaus Day 3: to the Simms » read more »
After spending a couple of days in the Austrian Alps (near Mayrhofen) doing the first two days of the Zillertal Berliner Höhenweg we were unexpectedly snowed off. We then hired a car and drove to Zernez in the Swiss National Park for a range of day walks from a self catering base.
Holiday in the Wilden Kaiser Austrian Alps starting from Going am Wilden Kaiser. to Gaudeamus Hutte Day out on Steep Snow, Pretty flowers and a big Waterfall Ascent of Hinter Goinger Halt (2200m) and kletterstige with ice! Up to the pass by Fritz-Pflaum-Hütte (1865 m) and on to Stripsenjochhaus (1577 m) from Stripsenjocken Huette back to civalization » read more »
We did the Stubai hut to hut tour in 2003 DAY1: From Innsbruck to Pafnitz, then up to the Adolf Pichler Hütte (1977m) DAY2: on to Potsdamer Hütte (2020 m) via the Schafleger Kg. (2405) DAY3: to the Franz Senn Hütte (2149m) via the Wildkopf Sch. (2599) and lunch at the Seduck Hoch Hut; DAY4 Rest Day: climbed the Rinnenspitze (3000m). Airey » read more »
Author: Phil Newby