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Die Alpen.

Hiking and Mountaineering, Photo and video galleries (guides)

Ascent to Westliche Karwendelspitze (Karwendel mountain range)

Gallery

Description

Hiking tour from Mittenwald (912 meters AMSL) to the Westliche Karwendelspitze (2385 meters AMSL) in the Karwendel mountain range.

Photos

Map, Topography

Notes and recommendations

Metal supports (ropes etc.) in some sections along the Karwendelsteig.

Snowfields tend to be very persistent, so even in July winter equipment (such as spikes or crampons) may be necessary.

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Hiking and Mountaineering

Dolomites (Trentino), part 1

Introduction

The Dolomites are a mountain range I’d never visited before, though Northern Italy is not really far off from my hometown in Bavaria: with the Eurocity connection about four hours from Munich to Bolzano, or five and a half hours to Verona.

As someone who hiked and climbed (more or less) solely in the High Tatras in Slovakia in the last two years, the difference in appearances of those … read more