After a long and eventful day, and a short, frosty night, the hike from Campill to Zwölferkofel was scheduled for early morning. The mountain forms a cornerstone at the entrance to the Zwischenkofel Valley and, at 2,384m high, promises excellent views. Read more
After stowing my heavy rucksack in the car and freshening up following the circular hike to the Schlüterhütte and the impressive sunrise over the Geisler Peaks, I visited the mills in the Mühlental, which are well worth seeing. Today, they serve as a museum and can occasionally be viewed from the inside, where you can watch a grinding mechanism in operation. Outside, you can still see the wooden pipes that carry the water from the stream on stilts to drive the water wheels.
My room for the night in the Schlüterhütte wasn’t heated, but thick down duvets and the tiredness after the ascent from Campill let me sleep deeply, softly and warmly. There’s only that one moment of overcoming when you have to leave the cosy cocoon in the morning and get into cool clothes. For me, this moment came before sunrise, which I absolutely wanted to spend again on the summit of Zendleser Kofel with a view of the Geisler Peaks. Read more
The Alps are so vast that a single lifetime isn’t enough to get to know all the different natural areas, challenging tours, or the cultural diversity of the individual regions. Alongside many deliberately chosen travel and tour destinations, this time it was pure coincidence that led me to Campill in the valley of the same name in the Dolomites. Read more
After a relaxing stay in Tuscany with its picturesque old towns and inviting coasts, we didn’t want to drive straight home on the way back, but instead explore areas of South Tyrol that were still unknown to us. Therefore, north of Trento, we left the Adige Valley heading east and drove into the Fleims Valley until just before Cavalese. Read more
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