Month: September 2020

  • With every week, I gain back more and more of my sporty life. Lately, hiking has shown a wonderful development – and now I go for more, leading the direction towards vertical ascents. It starts with a dear friend and a call: What about a climbing session? Outside walls of our favourite climbing hall, finally…

  • Oh tempting are the mountains… Another bright-sun-on-a-weekend occasion comes along, and not before long I find myself (again) heading towards the Alps. Barbara joins me today and brings in a charming tour, a chamois in disguise and good mood. Region of the day is Karwendel with the typical rough and rocky appearance. I suspect that…

  • Why do I get up at 4:30 a.m. on a free Saturday? Because serious mountain tours might need a buffer for the unforeseen. Together with experienced hiking buddy Gunther, we start at 7:45 at the Plansee and make our way towards the Geierköpfe. The tour description says something about 1.240m altitude difference spread over 10,8km.…

  • 08 Allgäu Auerberg 2017 very harmless 55 Allgäu Iseler Via Ferrata 2022 challenging 50 Allgäu Pfänder 2021 harmless 31 Ammergauer Alpen Geierköpfe 2020 challenging 10 Ammergauer Alpen Hennenkopf 2017 challenging 59 Ammergauer Alpen Hochplatte 2022 challenging 42 Ammergauer Alpen Kofel 2021 challenging 40 Ammergauer Alpen Kolbensattel Skitour 2021 harmless 49 Ammergauer Alpen Notkarspitze 2021 mostly…

  • Hector is happy again, and when Hector is happy, I am happy. Together, we combine a working day at Augsburg, a camping stop-over at Lechbruck and a challenging tour around the Kenzenhütte. At least, that is the plan on Thursday. Even though I work for some hours when sitting on Hector’s couch, the overall situation…