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Hochkönig

Date:
28.07.2018
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
6:15h
Distance:
19.9km
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Birnhorn

Date:
27.07.2018
Characteristic:
Via ferrata
Duration:
5:18h
Distance:
14.3km
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Ellmauer Halt

Date:
26.07.2018
Characteristic:
Via ferrata
Duration:
4:02h
Distance:
10.3km
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Schafberg

Date:
07.07.2018
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
3:57h
Distance:
15.9km
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Kreuzspitze

Date:
02.08.2016
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
5:20h
Distance:
12.4km
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Via ferrata to highest top in Germany

Date:
13.08.2003
Characteristic:
Via ferrata

I arrived Ehrwald (Austria) late in the day and I drove directly to the base of the cable car station. There I was informed about the fire, and that the cable car station had been closed for many months. In fact I didn’t care, because my plan was to scale the peak by fair means (using my own legs). According to the map posted on a big board outside of the visitor centre, there was a rather easy but exposed route to the summit. I also read it was a 1700m vertical gain in altitude, a demanding ascent by any standards. The campsite, conveniently situated opposite to the cable car station, seemed to include all basic facilities, thus I decided to stay there for the night. The next day I started to hike early in the morning, and the first part of the trail went through a green forest. After a while >>>

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