Itinerary

2018 Alps Itinerary

    • July 20-21, Fri-Sat PDX (10:25am) > SanFran (leave 1:55pm) > Munich July 21st, Saturday (arv 10:05am)
    • Travel Day → Munich → Leutasch: (drive ~2.5 hrs) Note: Get 2 x 10-day Vignettes Hwy pass @ 8€ .
    • Jul 22 Sun- HIKE > Klamm: summit Gehrenspitz > hohenweg Gedenblock > Klamm
    • Jul 23 Mon- Travel Day → The Dolomites, Val Gardena, Italy (drive 2.5 hrs - GoogleMap)
      • @ Selva-ValGardena: Garni Tramans I-39048 Selva (+39) 04-71-795-071 44€+tax inc bkfst email
      • HIKE → car Ortesi: funicular: hike to Geschenhardt Hut (lunch) > descend via valley back to Ortesi
    • Jul 24 Tue- HIKE → car to Daunei TH: hike up to Troier Hut for lunch
    • Jul 25 Wed- HIKE → Sellagruppe Loop : P.Sella:Frederic--Augusto loop. Bus to other side, then figure-8 back to TramansOrtisei / cable Rif. Resciesa Hutte > Brogles Alm > Gschnagenhardt Alm > Seceda > Ortisei
    • Jul 26 Thr- Rest Day
    • Jul 27 Fri- HIKE → Dantecepies Lift. Summit GranCir > Puez Hutte loop > high trail back to Val Lunga.
    • Jul 28 Sat- Travel Day → Glarus, Switzerland (drive 4.5 hrs - GoogleMap)
    • Jul 29 Sun- HIKE → Summit Vorder Glarnisch Lp
    • Jul 30 Mon- Travel Day > Brienz (tour Ballenburg) (2 hr drive- GoogleMap) Ballenberg Outdoor Museum Article
      • @ Brienz: Hostel: Jugendherberge Strandweg 10, +41 33 951 11 52 email Barbara #: 3855-20-52105
      • Visa on hold for 66.60CHF + 14 (card) Check-in is 5pm. Call if arrive after 6:30pm
    • Jul 31 Tue- Travel Day → Grindewald (Swiss National Holliday) incredible night show (45 min drive - Map)
    • Aug 1 Wed- HIKE → Grindewald > First → Faulhorn Lp) (nice zooming topo-trail map) Swiss National Holiday
    • Aug 2 Thr- HIKE → Grindewald (Gross Scheldegg > summit Schwartzhorn > descend back to Grindewald via First.
    • Aug 3 Fri- Travel Day → drive and park car in Kandersteg 1 hr), then train/bus → Tour Interlachen → Murren. GoogleMap) | BUS to Interlachen and Lauterbrunnen (2 hr)

+30CHF half-board Cancelled Valley Hostel, Res.#: 82-59089

    • Aug 4 Sat- HIKE → Murren → Rotstockhutte → Sefinenfurke Pass → Griesalp
    • Aug 5 Sun- HIKE → Griesalp → Hohturli Pass → Blumlisalp Hut → OschinenSee → Kandersteg. Great Info
    • Aug 6 Mon- Rest Day Drive to visit Bern & Thun. Tour. (1.5 hr drive). Stay in Kandersteg another night.
    • Aug 7 Tue- Travel Day → Upper Engadin (LaPunt), Switzerland (4.5 hrs) (visit Zernez Museum and Guarda). GoogleMap
      • @ LaPunt: AirB&B Chesa Prünella HM55T3EYZK → $472.81 (pre $236.41) 24hr cancel
      • Arvins 26, 7522. Aug 7-12 For key contact Andrea Koller (+41 81 854 34 03 / +41 79 851 54 77).
    • Aug 8 Wed- HIKE → Coaz Hutte (park in Surleg - Silvaplana). Cable Corvatsch. Hike or Cable back to car
    • Aug 9 Thr- HIKE → Pontresina. Muragl loop. Cog Train→ Muragl Lk > pass > loop back to LaPunt
    • Aug 10 Fri- Rest Day (Guarda or Zernez or ?)
    • Aug 11 Sat- HIKE → Pontresina > lift > summit Piz Languard > GeorgiHut > Furola Ouscga > Diavalezza
    • Aug 12 Sun- Travel Day → Lower Engadine (Ramosch), Switzerland. (¾ hr)
      • @ Ramosch: Hotel-Pension La Randulina Cuoira 7, 7556 Ramosch 0041 81 860 1200 larandulina@bluewin.ch 74 SFr pp with dinner, and 53SFr w/o dinner
    • Aug 13 Mon- HIKE → Swiss Nat’l Park:
      • Car (Scuol) - Train Zernez, bus P2: Val dal Botsch > Fuorcla Val dal Botsch (2676m) > Surii il Foss > Val Plavna > Tarasp > Scuol. Great thermal baths at Engadin Scuol Samnaun Price: 26.50CHF (~ $30) +41-81-861 26 00
    • Aug 14 Tue- HIKE → Swiss Nat’l Park: car Ardez; train Zernez; bus P8. Val Laschudula > Fuorla Stragliavita > Ardez
      • Another option (next trip) Lais (lakes) da Macun Route #21 Munt Baselgia (2945m) → Lais da Macun
      • Requires sure-footedness, a head for heights, adequate equipment. Munt Baselgia- snow or icy paths maybe
    • Aug 15 Wed Travel Day: Ramosch > Leutasch (Austria) (1 ½ hrs) GoogleMap option: Barenschutzklamm Gorge (Mixnitz)
      • @ Leutasch: Weisses Rössl Gasse 166 Leutasch 0043/ 650 927 79 41 130€ inc tax/bkfst Arturo
    • Aug 16 Thr HIKE → Seefeld: summit Reither Spitze > Nordlinger Hut > Eppzirler Alm weg > Seefelder Joch > car
    • Aug 17 Fri- Travel Day to Munich (2 hrs) Return Car. Train to Old Town Munich. GoogleMap
      • Munich Motel One B&B, pd VISA 113.00€ Herzog-Wilhelm-Straße 28 MAP +49/89/ 517/77/25-0
      • Booking#: MO-VYDXCL67WG muenchen-sendlingertor@motel-one.com
    • Aug 18 Sat - Munich (11:40am) → Chicago (leave 3:50pm) → PDX (arv 6:10pm)