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.
If you’re an attentive reader of contemporary books, printed periodicals, and online news media, you’ll probably notice over time a, as it were, familiar set of recurring themes, reflecting upon a disturbing recent event or some political circumstance.
One of those recurring themes is the promise of a catastrophic collapse of national economies, financial markets, and vital devices such as food supply chains or the healthcare system.
Another … read more
Winter has arrived in the High Tatras mountain range early, and with fortitude.
This had caught me somewhat by surprise and, I have to admit, I had not been really prepared since the better part of my winter equipment was orderly stashed at home in Germany.
What I was carrying with me was still good enough for scaling places such as Priečne sedlo, a mountain saddle I was familiar … read more
