Category Archives: Photo and video gallery

Photos, videos, short descriptions and maps of outdoor tours (one gallery may comprise several individual tours of mine).

Ascent to Sass Rigais (Dolomites)

Description

Hiking tours from Zans (Rifugio Zannes, 1680 meters AMSL; parking lot and bus stop) to Sass Rigais (3025 meters AMSL) via Mittagsscharte (2597 meters AMSL), descent on the same route.

Sass Rigais is a mountain located in the so-called Geislergruppe in the Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy.

Photos and Video (November 1st, 2024)

Photos (July 8th, 2023)

Map, Topography

Notes and recommendations

This tour is difficult and demanding … read more

Ascent to Buchstein (Bavarian Prealps)

Description

Hiking tours (in summer and autumn) from Lenggries (679 meters AMSL) to Buchstein (1701 meters AMSL) via Tegernseer Hütte (1650 meters AMSL).

The double peaks Roß- and Buchstein are mountains in the Bavarian Prealps, Germany.

Photos and video

Map, Topography

Notes and recommendations

The last portion of the ascent to the Buchstein peak includes a climbing section about 40 meters high (“Rinne”). I highly recommend doing it only in … read more

Ascent to Skrajny Granat (High Tatras)

Description

Hiking tour around Czarny Staw Gąsienicowy and ascending Skrajny Granat (2228 meters AMSL).

Skrajny Granat is a mountain in the Polish part of the High Tatras (Tatry Wysokie) mountain range. It has to be passed in order to complete the Orla Perć trail.

Photos

Map, Topography

Notes and recommendations

No technical challenges along the yellow marked trail up to Skrajny Granat, and only one short section with … read more