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- Saturday, April 28, 2018
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 701 m
AustraliaMount Lofty34°58’31” S 138°42’36” E
Lofty to Waterfall Gully 3 times back to
April 28, 2018 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Training walk for the team - 28km and 1554 metres ascent (attempting to replicate our most challenging days on the Alpe Adria Trail).
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- Day 1
- Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 11:02 PM
- 🌙 5 °C
- Altitude: 1,296 m
AustriaGroßfleißbach47°2’23” N 12°50’35” E
Kaiser Franz Josefs Hohe to Heiligenblut
May 2, 2018 in Austria ⋅ 🌙 5 °C
We did actually have a “bovine stand-off” at one stage, but we managed to pass through eventually.
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- Day 28
- Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 7:43 AM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 540 m
GermanyKarlsplatz48°8’21” N 11°33’45” E
Exploring Munich
May 29, 2018 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
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- Day 28
- Tuesday, May 29, 2018
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 540 m
- GermanyKarlsplatz48°8’21” N 11°33’45” E
Munich
May 29, 2018 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We’ve had 3 days to explore Munich - beer and pretzels have featured heavily and we’ve had beautiful warm days of close to 30 degrees.
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- Day 28
- Tuesday, May 29, 2018
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 307 m
- GermanyNuremberg49°27’19” N 11°4’57” E
Nuremberg
May 29, 2018 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
A day trip to Nuremberg to see our exchange student Jan and his father Karl.
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- Day 29
- Wednesday, May 30, 2018
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 470 m
- AustriaKavernen 159547°48’3” N 13°2’21” E
Salzburg
May 30, 2018 in Austria ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We are currently staying in the Monchsberg Apartment, built into the side of the rock escarpment, right in the heart of Salzburg.
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- Day 29
- Wednesday, May 30, 2018
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 1,181 m
- AustriaTaxhamer Kreuz47°43’35” N 13°0’58” E
Cable car Untersberg
May 30, 2018 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Side trip to Untersberg to take the cable car up the mountain- the lift rises an impressive 1,320 m in elevation. We saw our first patches of snow today - dirty and icy but snow all the same !
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- Day 31
- Friday, June 1, 2018 at 9:16 PM
- 🌧 17 °C
- Altitude: 1,346 m
- AustriaGroßfleißbach47°2’26” N 12°50’38” E
Heiligenblut
June 1, 2018 in Austria ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
So, tomorrow the real adventure begins as we set off on the first day of our 22 day hike along the Alpe Adria Trail - feeling very excited and a bit nervous too.
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- Day 31
- Friday, June 1, 2018
- 🌧 13 °C
- Altitude: 1,337 m
- AustriaKasereck47°2’40” N 12°49’38” E
Heiligenblut
June 1, 2018 in Austria ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Today we took the train and taxi bus from Salzburg to the alpine village of Heiligenblut which is at the base of the Grossglockner Mountain. We have the perfect combination of blue skies, sunshine andRead more
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- Day 32
- Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 11:17 PM
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Altitude: 1,296 m
- AustriaGroßfleißbach47°2’23” N 12°50’35” E
Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Hohe to Heiligenblut
June 2, 2018 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
We did have a ‘bovine stand-off’ but we managed to get safely past eventually.
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- Day 32
- Saturday, June 2, 2018
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Altitude: 1,382 m
- AustriaGroßfleißbach47°2’18” N 12°51’9” E
Heiligenblut to Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Hohe
June 2, 2018 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Walk from the glacier below Mt Grosslockner to Heiligenblut.
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- Day 32
- Saturday, June 2, 2018
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Altitude: 1,305 m
- AustriaHeiligenblut am Großglockner47°2’25” N 12°50’29” E
Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Hohe to Heiligenblut
June 2, 2018 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
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- Day 32
- Saturday, June 2, 2018
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Altitude: 1,384 m
- AustriaGroßfleißbach47°2’18” N 12°51’10” E
Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Hohe to Heiligenblut
June 2, 2018 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
12.5 km/173m ascent/1,267m descent
Day one was everything I hoped for, plus more........more rocky tracks, more icy river crossings, more slippery ice slopes, more cow poo covered, icy slippery rockyRead more
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- Day 33
- Sunday, June 3, 2018
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 1,006 m
- AustriaZirknitzbach46°58’35” N 12°53’32” E
Heiligenblut to Dollach
June 3, 2018 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
11.1 km /533m ascent/827m descent
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- Day 34
- Monday, June 4, 2018 at 6:12 PM
- 🌧 14 °C
- Altitude: 1,832 m
- AustriaZleinitz Bach46°52’44” N 12°56’23” E
Dollach to Martele
June 4, 2018 in Austria ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
17.9km/1,161m ascent/338m descent
Today we hiked along a path following the flat and fast flowing Moell River and then we crossed the river to hike up a steep mountain path to the highest pilgrimageRead more
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- Day 34
- Monday, June 4, 2018 at 6:30 PM
- 🌧 14 °C
- Altitude: 1,832 m
- AustriaZleinitz Bach46°52’44” N 12°56’23” E
Dollach to Martele
June 4, 2018 in Austria ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
These are photos of our Mountain Hut accommodation at 1861 metres. When we arrived the sun was shining and the skies were clear and then 15 minutes later we watched a wild thunder storm pass acrossRead more
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- Day 35
- Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 4:42 PM
- 🌧 23 °C
- Altitude: 836 m
- AustriaStall46°53’16” N 13°2’6” E
Martele to Stall
June 5, 2018 in Austria ⋅ 🌧 23 °C
10.8km /72m ascent/1051m descent
We were very reluctant to leave beautiful Martele this morning but we said our goodbyes to Erika, who had looked after us so well, and walked back down the mountainRead more
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- Day 35
- Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 5:31 PM
- 🌧 22 °C
- Altitude: 847 m
- AustriaStall46°53’19” N 13°2’7” E
Martele to Stall
June 5, 2018 in Austria ⋅ 🌧 22 °C
This one is for you Caroline Maloney - the mountain hiking warrior pose!
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- Day 36
- Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 7:49 PM
- 🌧 18 °C
- Altitude: 740 m
- AustriaFragantbach46°56’9” N 13°7’15” E
Stall to Innerfragant
June 6, 2018 in Austria ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
22km/1185m ascent/ 967m descent
A day of contrasts today - 5 hours of sunshine and steady uphill walking, a lovely lunch break at Goldberghutte mountain hut (memorable homemade cheese and speck) thenRead more
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- Day 36
- Wednesday, June 6, 2018
- 🌫 15 °C
- Altitude: 740 m
- AustriaFragantbach46°56’9” N 13°7’15” E
Stall to Innerfragant
June 6, 2018 in Austria ⋅ 🌫 15 °C
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- Day 37
- Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 9:39 PM
- 🌫 14 °C
- Altitude: 1,183 m
- AustriaMallnitz46°59’13” N 13°10’16” E
Flattach to Mallnitz
June 7, 2018 in Austria ⋅ 🌫 14 °C
15.1km/1103m ascent/632m descent
Another day with the ‘Difficult’ rating but we all managed very well. We did not have the fallen trees, avalanche areas and tricky river crossings to negotiateRead more
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- Day 37
- Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 9:50 PM
- 🌫 14 °C
- Altitude: 1,181 m
- AustriaLassach Sonnseite46°58’26” N 13°10’34” E
Flattach to Mallnitz
June 7, 2018 in Austria ⋅ 🌫 14 °C
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- Day 38
- Friday, June 8, 2018 at 9:55 PM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 678 m
- AustriaKaponigbach46°55’55” N 13°12’8” E
Mallnitz to Obervellach
June 8, 2018 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
17.7 km/230m ascent/730m descent/6.5 hours
Today was a spectacular day as promised, with a walk out to a mountain lake (Stappitzer See) and then continuing on through 2 river gorges. This path wasRead more
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- Day 38
- Friday, June 8, 2018 at 10:08 PM
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 697 m
- AustriaKaponigbach46°56’3” N 13°11’57” E
Mallnitz to Obervellach
June 8, 2018 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
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- Day 39
- Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 3:59 PM
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: 742 m
- AustriaRieken Bach46°53’13” N 13°17’44” E
Obervellach to Danielsberg
June 9, 2018 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
12.9km/908m ascent/637 descent/5.5 hours
Today’s walking was listed as ‘easy’ but we all felt the humidity and felt like we could not get out of 1st gear. I was apologising for ‘faffingRead more
