Small hiking and mountaineering tours in Europe.
At the beginning of May, the winter had finally been losening its grip on Central Europe’s mountain ranges, and it is fair to say it had been a pretty harsh cold season.
For doing the more interesting stuff in altitudes beyond two thousand meters, full winter equipment such as crampons and an ice axe was still necessary at this point in time, also and especially in the High Tatras mountain … read more
For the more serious mountaineer, a winter tour seems consequential after a summer tour, in case he or she enjoyed the past experience on a particular mountain or in a particular mountain range.
March however, is a curious month in regards to hiking and mountaineering.
It’s the month where you encounter the most snow, since the snowfall of the entire winter has accumulated and nothing has yet melted. This is … read more
Hiking and climbing tour from Rottach-Egern (736 meters AMSL) to Plankenstein (or Blankenstein, 1768 meters AMSL) via Altes Wallberghaus (a hotel on 1512 meters AMSL).
Plankenstein is a conspicuous peak in the Bavarian Prealps (Mangfallgebirge), Germany. I am illustrating the “Normalweg” here. For genuine climbers it is certainly more appealing to scale the peak on one of the actual climbing routes.
