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Epic 2014 Alps trek with my son. Awesome trip.
16 days on the trail. 180+ miles of hiking and climbing.
101,800 feet climbing/descending.
345,000 steps (a lot of calories).
Videos:
2014 Video (3-minutes includes 50-fav pics with recorded orchestra and most memorable adventure).
In a pinch --> Fun video clip of our trek through the Val Minger in the Swiss National Park.
Photo Favorites (by category): Collage
Pictures by Hike/Date:
Aug 4-7: Seefeld and Leutasch, Austria
Aug 4- Flight and Inzing, Austria (base)
Aug 5- Seefeld (Reiterspitz & Nordlinger Hut)
Aug 6-7 Leutasch (Wetterstein Hut; Rotmoos & Steinernes Hut Loop; summit Gehrenspitz)
Aug 8-12: The Stubai Alps (Ranalt, Austria)
Aug 8- 2-Hut Loop: Ranalt > Nurnberger Hut > Grünau pass > Sulzenau Hut > Grawa Falls Lp
Aug 9- Rest day --- Around Innsbruck
Aug 10- Neue Regensburger Hut Loop
Aug 11- Neustift: Switchbacks up to AutenAlm Hut and Elfer Hut. Descend directly.
Aug 11- Darren arrives in afternoon.
Aug 12- Stubai: 2-Hut Loop with Darren: Dresdner > Peiljoch (pass) > Sulzenau > Grawa Falls.
Hike #2 Sulzanau big loop
Aug 13-14: Ramosch (lower Engadin), Switzerland
Aug 13- Swiss National Park (video- in a pinch)
Aug 14- Guarda --- special Romanch community
Aug 14-18: LaPunt (upper Engadin), Switzerland
Aug 18- Piz Nair loop + Darren bike.
Aug 18-22: ValGardena, The Dolomites, Italy
Aug 18- Lodging: Demetz family (Garni Tramans)
Aug 20- PassoSella Lp: Plattkofel - Langkofel - Demetz Pass - high trail back to La Selva
Aug 22- Climb Gran Cir > Puez Hut > loop
Aug 23-24: Munich pics & flight. MarienPlatz (old town).
Drove to Munich and caught flight back to civilization?
Climbers rock: tribute to fallen climbers. Above Leutasch, Austria.
Reflections
Back in 2003 daily log and picturesI had the opportunity to make my initial hiking and climbing trip to the Alps. Over a 5-week time frame my local hiking partner (Dwayne) and I were able to scope out the Alps in Austria, SW Germany, and Switzerland. Along the way we met a local hiker, Frank Mazer, who shared some of his favorite hikes and trekked with us for several days. It's now 2014, and Frank and I still keep in touch: 2009 trip.
2011 was a special trip with my local friends Steve Smith, Lee Fields and Frank Lulich. We combined the most memorable hikes of previous trips, plus threw in some new ones that looked intriguing (the Dolomites, Italy).
2013 included trekking with a new friend and a previous acquaintance I met on the trails in Switzerland in 2011. Mike Costa (local) has a passion for wilderness trekking, including numerous solo trips in the Sierra's. Ian Frasier is a professor/dept-chair at the University of Stirling in Scotland.
Technology: I'm taking my iPhone for pics, video, FB, email, etc. Will edit images and upload directly to Picasa/Google+ Albums when WiFi is available. I'll also be using Facetime and Google Hangouts to chat with my wife and friends back home..
Europe is 9 hours ahead --- so by end of each day of hiking, you'll just be awaking.
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