Gradually, the sun dissolved the stubborn morning mist still lying in the narrow and shady Riss Valley, and the golden autumn forest shone, first vaguely, then with full brilliance. A cloudless sunny day in October is the perfect time to experience one of the most magnificent natural spectacles in the Karwendel. Read more
Late September 2015 brought a special full moon night: the full moon not only appeared larger due to its closer proximity to Earth, but it also passed through the Earth’s shadow that night, leading to a lunar eclipse and a so-called “Blood Moon” – a moon coloured red by rays deflected by the Earth. Read more
The Wildhorn in the western Bernese Oberland, standing at 3,248 m with its remaining glaciation, is a majestic and challenging peak with attractive ascents from several sides, e.g. the Wildhornhütte, the Geltenhütte or the Cabanne des Audannes. There is also a multi-day, demanding and beautiful circular hike “Tour du Wildhorn” around the Wildhorn group, which leads through varied, wild and often lonely mountain and valley regions. Read more
The midsummer weather at the beginning of July 2015 brought plenty of sunshine and unusually warm temperatures, even in higher mountain regions like here at the Totalphütte at 2,385 m in the Rätikon. The cumulus clouds piled high in the warm air over the Swiss mountains, as well as the peaks of the Kirchlispitzen and Drusenfluh (2,827 m), glowed colourfully in the last light of the sunset, while the full moon simultaneously rose above the horizon – what a show! Read more
Mountains embody the immense forces of nature that operate over periods of time almost unimaginable to us. The extremes that have resulted from this, and which can still be experienced today – the inhospitable and inaccessible nature, the sheer massiveness and presence – also exert a beauty and attraction on us humans. A stay in the mountains can act as a catalyst for reflecting on one’s own existence and, for many people, serve as a source of strength for recovery and both physical and psychological development. Read more
It almost seems as if the exercise bike with the dynamo was set up to make a red-gold sunset shine on the steep south face of the Sulzfluh above the Carschina Hut in the Rätikon. In fact, the bike is available to anyone who wants to use it to charge their mobile phone – for a full iPhone battery charge, you have to pedal hard for a good hour. Read more
Towards the end of a beautiful early summer day in June 2015, I’m sitting on the terrace of the Solsteinhaus in the Karwendel mountains. From my panoramic viewpoint across the Inn Valley to the south, I watch as a thunderstorm with its rain showers slowly moves through the Sellrain Valley from the Stubai Alps.
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