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:Â 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 Å tÄ›pán 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 →
Did you see the supermoon? From Jochberg (1565m) you could.
So on Monday everybody were exited about the "supermoon". Apparently the moon did appear larger than it has since the 1940s. It was supposed to be the whole 14% bigger and 30% brighter compared with the smallest full moons. Pay attention to that last fact "compared with the smallest full moons." In other words it was... Continue Reading →
Last hike for this season? Nahh..
The hiking season in Germany is much longer than in Norway. This is one of the things I love about living here. While it's already snowing in Norway and people are preparing their skis, here you can still climb a 2000 m high mountain in tights 😀 This weekend we hiked Kramerspitz (1985 m). Kramerspitz is in... Continue Reading →