On day 2 we hiked from Vorderkaiserfeldenhütte to Stripsenjochhaus. Because the chances for experiencing a thunderstorm in the early afternoon were relatively high, we sadly decided against taking the panoramic (and much longer!) route traversing several peaks and took the direct one instead. Nevertheless a nice day!

Duration: 4 hours (excluding breaks)
Length: 9 km
Elevation: 1300 m to 1600 m
Ascent/Descent: 625 m ↑ and 435 m ↓

[This is a Pixelfed post with 8 photos, you can see the complete post at: https://mountains.photos/p/OneiricBotcelot/947862443316211812 ]

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In August 2024 I went for a short hut trekking tour planned a week in advance. Together with some friends I travelled to Kufstein by train where we took the bus to a small village called Ebbs. After waiting for roughly two hours in a café (thunder and heavy rain upon arrival) we started around half past three in the afternoon towards the Vorderkaiserfeldenhütte.

Duration: 2 hours and 20 minutes (excluding breaks)
Length: 5.5 km
Elevation: 474 m to 1389 m
Ascent/Descent: 915 m ↑ and 0 m ↓

[This is a Pixelfed post with 9 photos, you can see the complete post at: https://mountains.photos/p/OneiricBotcelot/942737670004950621 ]

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Haven't posted in a while - life happened.

Final day of the Lechquellenrunde and we jumped at the chance for another summit ascent. From Biberacher Hütte we hiked up to the Hochkünzelspitze before descending down into the valley and ending another multi-day hut trekking tour.

Duration: 8 hours and 15 minutes (including 3 hours of breaks)
Length: 10.5 km
Elevation: 1090 m to 2397 m
Ascent/Descent: 590 m ↑ and 1340 m ↓

[This is a Pixelfed post with 12 photos, you can see the complete post at: https://mountains.photos/p/OneiricBotcelot/940260317890902435 ]

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150 Jahre Alpenverein: Alphornbläser im Kölner Dom

Zum 150-jährigen Jubiläum des Vereins spielen Alphornbläser im Kölner Dom - Startschuss für eine Staffelwanderung des Vereins.

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Day 5 of the Lechquellenrunde and actually the first time we could hike our way as planned.
The weather was kinda bad so we had a longer stopover at Obere Alpeschellen to escape the upcoming thunderstorm.
That was a nice possibility to become acquainted with some fellow hikers on the same route.
I'm going to post a short clip of the stopover in the comments (probably from my Mastodon account).

Duration: 6 hours and 10 minutes (including a 2 hour long break at Obere Alpeschellen)
Length: 10 km
Elevation: 1380 m to 2245 m
Ascent/Descent: 550 m ↑ and 940 m ↓

[This is a Pixelfed post with 10 photos, you can see the complete post at: https://mountains.photos/p/OneiricBotcelot/930092043737637033 ]

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After a good nights sleep at Freiburger Hütte we were ready to start day 4 of the Lechquellenrunde and - how could it be any different? - we've been advised to take the safer route again. So instead of going past Schönbühel and Östlicher Johanneskopf as planned we went back "the boring way" into Lech valley, stopped for a snack at Gasthaus Älpele before ascending towards the Göppinger Hütte. In the end we got really wet but had a decent timing as we reached the hut right about it started to thunder.

Duration: 5 hours and 45 minutes (including breaks)
Length: 14 km
Elevation: 1560 m to 2245 m
Ascent/Descent: 730 m ↑ and 430 m ↓

[This is a Pixelfed post with 12 photos, you can see the complete post at: https://mountains.photos/p/OneiricBotcelot/925059221781569441 ]

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Im #Sauerland steht mit dem traditionsreichen #Sahnehang ein ganzes #Skigebiet zum Verkauf.

Zum Angebot gehören Pisten, #Berghütte, #Liftanlagen, #Pistenraupen und #Schneekanonen. Mit 700 Metern Länge und schneesicherer Nordlage eignet sich der Hang besonders für Familien und Anfänger. Auch im Sommer bietet das Gelände Potenzial. Laut Makler ist das Interesse groß.

https://www.n-tv.de/wirtschaft/In-NRW-steht-ganzes-Skigebiet-zum-Verkauf-id30310615.html

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700 Meter Pisten am "Sahnehang": In NRW steht ganzes Skigebiet zum Verkauf

Wer schon immer vom eigenen Skihang geträumt hat, hat jetzt seine Chance. In der Nähe von Winterberg steht einer zum Verkauf. Die Gastronomie und technisches Equipment gehören zum Angebot dazu.

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On day 3 we've been cautious again and did not took the route via Gehrengrat towards the next hut. Instead we got past the Spullersee, descended back into the Lech valley and hiked along the Lech (this segment was part of another long-distance hiking trail - the Lechweg) until we reached the Formarinsee.
Upon arriving at the lake, we settled for the white-blue-white marked route on the eastern side towards the Freiburger Hütte. I got lucky here as about halfway along the lake a maybe fist-sized stone came crashing down from above a few metres behind me.

Duration: 6 hours and 25 minutes (including uncounted breaks for food, photos or simply to enjoy nature)
Length: 14.5 km
Elevation: 1580 m to 1948 m
Ascent/Descent: 400 m ↑ and 425 m ↓

[This is a Pixelfed post with 12 photos, you can see the complete post at: https://mountains.photos/p/OneiricBotcelot/919892840298165817 ]

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Let's continue where we stopped last week: still at the Stuttgarter Hütte, still day 2 of the Lechquellenrunde.
We listened to the inn keeper and split our tour in half as snow prevented us from taking the "normal" way through the Madlochjoch: First down to Zürs on the same route as yesterday and then we took the bus to Zug via Lech.
From there on it was all up again until we reached the Ravensburger Hütte at the Spullersee. The sun was strong during the second part and I sweated a lot.

Duration: 3 hours and 45 minutes in total (excluding transfer times, but including breaks while hiking)
Length: 11 km
Elevation: 1485 m to 2310 m
Ascent/Descent: 570 m ↑ and 725 m ↓

[This is a Pixelfed post with 12 photos, you can see the complete post at: https://mountains.photos/p/OneiricBotcelot/917417702049913970 ]

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