Die Alpen.
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.
Even a hike in the Bavarian Alps on a bright and sunny Sunday in August can be a very lonely business.
Certainly oppressive summer heat is always a factor keeping the crowds at bay. Also the sheer difficulty of the tour of our choice, a walk over an unmarked ridge in the Allgäu Alps towards a peak called Seeköpfle, boasting a height of 1920 meters AMSL, hence not really intimidating … read more
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.
This tour is moderately difficult in sections (B/C via … read more
