Lofty to Waterfall Gully 3 times back to
28. huhtikuuta 2018, 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).
Kaiser Franz Josefs Hohe to Heiligenblut
2. toukokuuta 2018, Itävalta
🌙 5 °C
We did actually have a “bovine stand-off” at one stage, but we managed to pass through eventually.
Exploring Munich
29. toukokuuta 2018, Saksa
⛅ 16 °C
Munich
29. toukokuuta 2018, Saksa
☀️ 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.
Nuremberg
29. toukokuuta 2018, Saksa
☁️ 17 °C
A day trip to Nuremberg to see our exchange student Jan and his father Karl.
Salzburg
30. toukokuuta 2018, Itävalta
☀️ 24 °C
We are currently staying in the Monchsberg Apartment, built into the side of the rock escarpment, right in the heart of Salzburg.
Cable car Untersberg
30. toukokuuta 2018, Itävalta
☁️ 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 !
Heiligenblut
1. kesäkuuta 2018, Itävalta
🌧 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.
Heiligenblut
1. kesäkuuta 2018, Itävalta
🌧 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 andLue lisää
Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Hohe to Heiligenblut
2. kesäkuuta 2018, Itävalta
⛅ 12 °C
We did have a ‘bovine stand-off’ but we managed to get safely past eventually.
Heiligenblut to Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Hohe
2. kesäkuuta 2018, Itävalta
⛅ 12 °C
Walk from the glacier below Mt Grosslockner to Heiligenblut.
Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Hohe to Heiligenblut
2. kesäkuuta 2018, Itävalta
⛅ 12 °C
Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Hohe to Heiligenblut
2. kesäkuuta 2018, Itävalta
⛅ 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 rockyLue lisää
Heiligenblut to Dollach
3. kesäkuuta 2018, Itävalta
⛅ 15 °C
11.1 km /533m ascent/827m descent
Dollach to Martele
4. kesäkuuta 2018, Itävalta
🌧 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 pilgrimageLue lisää
Dollach to Martele
4. kesäkuuta 2018, Itävalta
🌧 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 acrossLue lisää
Martele to Stall
5. kesäkuuta 2018, Itävalta
🌧 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 mountainLue lisää
Martele to Stall
5. kesäkuuta 2018, Itävalta
🌧 22 °C
This one is for you Caroline Maloney - the mountain hiking warrior pose!
Stall to Innerfragant
6. kesäkuuta 2018, Itävalta
🌧 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) thenLue lisää
Stall to Innerfragant
6. kesäkuuta 2018, Itävalta
🌫 15 °C
Flattach to Mallnitz
7. kesäkuuta 2018, Itävalta
🌫 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 negotiateLue lisää
Flattach to Mallnitz
7. kesäkuuta 2018, Itävalta
🌫 14 °C
Mallnitz to Obervellach
8. kesäkuuta 2018, Itävalta
⛅ 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 wasLue lisää
Mallnitz to Obervellach
8. kesäkuuta 2018, Itävalta
⛅ 15 °C
Obervellach to Danielsberg
9. kesäkuuta 2018, Itävalta
⛅ 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 ‘faffingLue lisää
