Alpspitze has been on my list a long time because it looks pointy and I just love pointy mountains. Every time I took the train pass Garmisch Partenkirchen I got reminded of that I still had not been on top of top of it. BUT NOT ANYMORE! :D:D Now I can point to it and... Continue Reading →
Mittenwalder Höhenweg with T-Rex costume!
Last weekend I joined a quite bad-ass hike; Mittenwalder Höhenweg. Mittenwalder Höhenweg is a via Ferrata over a ridge in Karwendel. There is an option to take a cable car up, but then it would not be a badass would it? So we hiked 1900 hm up from Mittenwald! That is the most height meters... Continue Reading →
Schöttelkarspitze – a hike that has it all.
Schöttelkarspitze hike, via the Soiuernhaus hut, really has it all. The peak itself is just above 2000 m, and the hike up is not easy, but also not too hard. The ridge is a little exposed, but unless you are really afraid of highs you will be fine. We had actually planned to do both Soiernspitze... Continue Reading →
Säuling (2047m) – A mountain that has been on my list since I moved to Germany.
I remember the very first time I went to Füssen and to Schloss Neuschwanstein. It was back in 2015 and we had just moved to Germany. We were standing on Marienbrücke when I saw Säuling, as a big pyramid in the sunset. I remember telling Elias that we need to find out what that mountain... Continue Reading →
When you end up on the wrong peak because you spotted a shortcut.
You stand on the feet of the mountains and you spot an awesome peak. You are sure that this is the one you have planned to hike. After all, it matches with the descriptions or at least you make it match, because it looks so awesome and it is in the right direction 😀 Happy and... Continue Reading →
Winter hiking and why I need to buy crampons.
March as been very busy for me and there has been almost no time for hiking, except for couple of weeks back when we went for a small winter hike. The only requirement this time was to find a hike with an open hut. Kampenwand 1669m was perfect. Ascent: 1100 hm Time: ca. 3h up and... Continue Reading →
Sledging in Germany – a serious sport.
Couple of weeks back a friend organized a sledding hike. I had seen Germans walking around with their sledges before, both in the city and in the mountains so I knew that this was an established sport here and not only an activity for kinds. I did not quite understand it thought, and it did... Continue Reading →
My first snowshoe hike + camping in the mountains during winter.
After the less successful ski-touring trip couple of weeks back I needed a successful adventure! I just felt the itch for doing something new more and more. Now it was the time. I knew right a way what I wanted to do. I have been thinking about sleeping in the mountains during winter for some... Continue Reading →
My first ski touring experience
For several years I have been thinking that I want to start with ski touring. For three years to e exact. This weekend we finally realized our dreams - well it was not quite according to what we had dreamed but at least we got out there. Picture by Štěpán Jirka So why ski touring?... Continue Reading →
And the last hike of 2016 went to…
Long time no see, have you been hiking? I have 😀 ! Between all these Christmas markets, Gluhwein evenings (I just can not get enough Gluhwein 😛 ) and Christmas parties, I finally found time and will to go hiking again. Originally I had a different hike planned but then life happened. I discovered that I... Continue Reading →