 | Osterfeuerkopf Traverse
1. 05. 2020 20:53:04
From Eschenlohe to Osterfeuerkopf and then along the entire ridge to Ölrain and down to Ohlstadt. A partly very lonely circular tour, many beautiful views and despite low elevation almost a full-day program.... |
 | Ibex at Benediktenwand | Bavarian Ibex
16. 05. 2020 18:18:38
Morning ascent to Benediktenwand rewarded with encounter of three ibex in the high mountain forest. One of the largest ibex populations in Bavaria is found at Benediktenwand, to see them you usually have to get up early.... |
 | Krapfenkarspitze Crossing
26. 05. 2020 19:33:50
Beautiful, solitary ridge hike in the front Karwendel. Start at Oswaldhütte, up the hunter's path to Galgenstangenkopf, then solitary on over Bayerkarspitze and Dreierspitze to Krapfenkarspitze at 2100 m. Down to Gumpenkarspitze and then descend via a hunter's path back to Oswaldhütte. Long and soli... |
 | Ruchenköpfe West Ridge
7. 06. 2020 10:49:30
Ruchenköpfe West Ridge - An ancient Munich classic; you notice it because the chimney is quite greasy. It should be dry, but best in overcast weather, then you're alone. Up to the chimney beautiful easy ridge climbing, a pleasure for mountaineers. The chimney climbed outside is steeper than thought,... |
 | Zahn & Sonnenberg
7. 06. 2020 11:36:53
Zahn and Sonnenberg - What works in winter works in spring too. A quiet tour from Unterammergau via Steckenbergkreuz to Kolbensattel, then to Zahn and across the top to Sonnenberg, via a hunter's path to the forest road Pürschlinghaus. A fine half-day tour over quiet paths, only at Pürschlingstraße ... |
 | From East to West over the Three Arnspitzen | Arnspitzen Crossing
26. 06. 2020 17:09:12
The crossing of the Arnspitzen is an enjoyable mountain tour with some climbing sections in the II grade. Repeatedly grandiose distant views and lots of variety en route. However, on this variant lots of south side, so rather nothing for hot days.... |
 | Entire West Ridge | Lagginhorn West Ridge
8. 07. 2020 17:49:58
Lagginhorn via the entire west ridge, a 4000m ascent without glacier contact. Crampons are needed at the latest on the summit firn field anyway. Varied block scrambling in the middle section.... |
 | The Only Karwendel 'Falcon' with a Marked Path Leading to It | Steinfalk
20. 07. 2020 21:59:33
From the Eng to Falkenhütte a beautiful Karwendel hike, then first under the Mahnkopf through pretty botany, a bit alpine to the relatively quiet Steinfalk and comfortably back over the Mahnkopf to Falkenhütte and Eng. A fulfilling day tour (you should count on 8 hours) - but only quiet if the hut i... |
 | Nice Crossing in the Ammergau Alps | Große Klammspitze | Klammspitze
26. 07. 2020 06:42:58
The Große Klammspitze from Schloss Linderhof is a popular yet not overcrowded destination and a beautiful viewpoint right outside Munich. The path in the summit flank is somewhat uncomfortable due to a landslide, the small scrambling spots are unproblematic. The crossing to Feigenkopf is a scenic ri... |
 | Ehrwalder Sonnenspitze, Crossing from South to North | Sonnenspitze
9. 08. 2020 19:49:20
Some call the Ehrwalder Sonnenspitze the 'Ehrwalder Matterhorn'. That's exaggerated, if only because it's 2000 m lower. But a beautiful mountain nonetheless and demanding in the crossing: scrambling in the second grade and some air under the soles one should like - but then you can enjoy this tour t... |
 | Steep Tooth in the Karwendel | Wörner
17. 08. 2020 21:24:57
No real insider tip, but not overcrowded: the Wörner. Viewed from the west, it's a real thick rock block, the kind that whets the appetite. From Isarhorn via Rehbergalm to the 'Wörnergrat' and Wörnersattel a scenic, easy mountain hike - by the way a quiet ascent because most come via Hochlandhütte o... |
 | Hut Path to Monte Rosa Hut
6. 09. 2020 18:27:25
Anyone in the Monte Rosa wanting to go from Zermatt to the Nordend, Dufourspitze or Signalkuppe can't bypass the Monte Rosa Hut. The new hut is an architectural jewel and built very environmentally friendly. The hut team is absolutely top-notch, the service super. The new hut path since 2019 is wort... |
 | Torkopf in the Karwendel
13. 09. 2020 17:16:54
Today a cozy mountain hike through the autumnal Karwendel - family-friendly if you skip the summit. From Hinterriss up the Tortal to the Torscharte and then back to Hinterriss via the Rhontal. From the saddle to the Torkopf there are some slightly exposed sections; since you're mostly on grass slope... |
 | In Search of the First Autumn Snow | Hirschberg (Ohlstadt)
27. 09. 2020 16:29:37
The Hirschberg near Ohlstadt from Ohlstadt is actually a cozy mountain hike and wonderfully unspectacular. If you're looking for the first snow in our foothills at the end of September, it becomes almost a bit exciting - this half-day tour is always beautiful and mostly rather solitary. The summit p... |
 | Gamsjoch (Karwendel) via Gumpenbach
5. 10. 2020 08:31:44
Gamsjoch bears its name rightly: chamois, chamois, chamoisabout 60 animals at hand, plus five ibex: the wildlife experience is perfect. Otherwise, up via Gumpenbach a nice, easy mountain tour with steep ascent and some pleasant stream scrambles. Early October with decent wind, though, a cold affair ... |
 | Easy Pleasure Climbing with a Sting | Hörndlwand Schmidkunzweg
26. 10. 2020 06:15:05
What to do in autumn after rainy days? Maybe Hörndlwand via Schmidkunzweggood idea! Easy climbing in 1st and 2nd grade with a very greasy key section that's rather underrated at 3+; whoever climbs it unprotected is really good. We wanted to scramble relaxed and climbed towards the sun with 50m singl... |
 | Climbing & Highlining | West Ridge | Rosssteinnadel
31. 10. 2020 18:44:04
The Rosssteinnadel on Ross and Buchstein is a little gem and still doable for the 'normal mountaineer' if they like airy climbing in 3rd grade. The rock is very grippy and compact, protection with old pitons and interspersed cemented rappel rings is very good; if needed, you can even place slings or... |
 | Pleasure Climbing on Munich's Local Mountain | South Face Delight at Buchstein
8. 11. 2020 19:21:42
Ross and Buchstein, popular Munich local mountains, offer plenty for climbers too. In the sunny Buchstein south wall there's a classic that even the one who prefers 4th-grade terrain can tackle if they trust themselves in lower 6th grade: the South Wall Delight aka South Wall Chimney. The 4 pitches ... |
 | Leonhardstein South Face 'For Andi'
16. 11. 2020 00:26:51
A small attempt to present a route relatively accurately in its characterfor the 'For Andi' in the south face of Leonhardstein deserves to be pulled out of the shadow of 'Flora Bohra'. It's easier and less homogeneous, but varied and quite crisp. And it really is the easiest route through this sun-b... |
 | Local Mountain & Kreuzjoch in Garmisch via Piste in Lockdown
13. 12. 2020 17:34:23
Snapshot of these times: In Garmisch up empty pistes to the local mountain and on to the start hut of the Kandahar men's downhill at Kreuzjoch. All pistes in good condition, a few centimeters of fresh snow up top.... |
 | Kreuzjoch & Homage to the German Museum
17. 12. 2020 20:14:05
Icy and hardcore up the Garmisch local mountain right now, so only conditionally rewarding at the moment. This mini-film is also a small homage to a great museum: the German Museum. And a tiny thank you to the engineers, including those who develop our skis and bindings. Culture is currently down th... |
 | Up from the Valley in Fresh Snow (27.12.20) | Lacherspitz
27. 12. 2020 16:57:55
From the valley station of the Wendelstein cable car to Lacherspitz via the old piste. Right now, you can't spare your skis too much... Nearly ten centimeters of fresh, cold, dry powder on the meadowsuper for ascending, partly rocky for descending. But in the morning a fairly quiet tour, at least un... |
 | Winter Hike to a Nice Little Summit | Seewandköpfl
30. 12. 2020 12:36:01
The lack of snow in the Bavarian pre-Alps has us reaching for the mountain boots again. Unspectacular but nice as a half-day tour in the sun from Sudelfeld to Seewandköpfleven the last meters a bit alpine. Not too crowded even on a Corona holiday sunny day, good for sledding.... |
 | 4 Summits next to Wendelstein
6. 01. 2021 17:04:26
A little impression for winter hill walkers of the four summits next to Wendelstein: Kesselwand, Lacherspitz, Seewandköpfl, Wildalpjochwe did them in reverse order on New Year's Eve 2020. A difficult year ended nicely with a pleasant tour in super weather. Of course, the tour is beautiful in summer ... |
 | Kampenwand in Winter
10. 01. 2021 06:01:50
What barely works as a ski tour with little snow can now be easily done on footthe Kampenwand today. From Aschau comfortably via hiking trail and forest road up to Steinlingalm, then a bit more alpinely into a dramatically beautiful rock landscape. The footpack snow was so good that no crampons were... |
 | Breithorn East Summit (Great Breithorn Twin)
26. 01. 2021 17:10:21
Usually, it's taken as part of a traverseeither the small traverse from Roccia Nera or the full traversebut it makes a comfortable acclimatization tour on its own in half a day. Not too difficult, but not for the faint of shoulder either. Here as a morale booster: summer is definitely coming, and ho... |
 | Brecherspitz via Sutten
6. 02. 2021 17:24:02
When the snow melts away from us, we need the piste: Over Sutten to Stümpfling, then to Firstalm and up to Brecherspitz (winter summit), on February 6, 2021 a nice tour. The snow could hold for a while longer, but the Brecherspitz slope would soon need fresh snow, otherwise it gets a bit rough.... |
 | Traverse | From Kreuth | Risserkogel
28. 02. 2021 18:40:47
One of the special vantage peaks of the Bavarian Prealps - No secret tip, but always worth an excursion. - Where snow for ski tours is missing, south ascents offer themselves. Today Risserkogel from Kreuth via south approach up, to the west ridge and to the summit. Enjoy the panorama and then descen... |
 | From Ettal | Ettaler Manndl
6. 03. 2021 18:12:15
Sun and fresh snow in March, again to Ettaler Manndl, this time from Ettal to enjoy the sun. Not quite solitary tour, but clearly less crowded than over there at Ettaler Sattel up to Notkarspitze. For the short via ferrata up top, crampons highly recommended.... |
 | on 28.3.2021) | Tegelberg (with skis | Branderschrofen
28. 03. 2021 20:20:22
A farewell tour? The piste in the lower half badly damaged, quite some ski carrying required, upper part still great. - Branderschrofen is a wonderful vantage point half an hour next to Tegelberg top station. In Corona winter a beautiful piste ski tour if enough snow. Today everything washed away be... |
 | Wendelstein in Spring
2. 04. 2021 19:57:06
No cable car, no rack railway, hardly any snow left - optimal conditions for a tour to a Munich classic. Already good to hike now, here from Osterhofen, up from the east, down to the south incl. hungry jackdaws. Not quite alone yet, but compared to usual days still a quiet tour.... |
 | Osterfelderkopf with Skis
18. 04. 2021 10:07:43
Winter 2021 isn't giving up yet - so up to Osterfelderkopf again. While most go from Kreuzeckbahn because you can already clip on skis down on Kandahar, we do the sun round from the home mountain and then ski down the Olympia descent (optimal for all who take the train to Garmisch). And the deep sno... |
 | Rauhenstein (near Hohen Ziegspitz)
24. 04. 2021 17:46:54
From Garmisch to Griesen, right after the first level crossing to a small parking lot: there it starts on a solitary hunter's path up to the hunter's hut and then the path continues to Hohen Ziegspitz. Before the long ridge crossing towards Ziegspitz, you can almost pathless turn left on track trace... |
 | Fun on Flowtrail Tübingen
12. 06. 2019 21:12:12
'Franz-Trails' in Tübingen - Fun for beginners and kids... |
 | Dent du Géant
13. 06. 2019 17:24:26
Ascent of the 'Steep Tooth' in the Mont Blanc massif via the 'normal route'... |
 | Under South Face to East Route | Kampenwand Circuit
2. 05. 2021 16:13:14
Kampenwand somehow also belongs to the special peaks of the Munich locals - and scenically it is simply very attractive. Moreover, the Chiemgau Cross as the largest summit cross in the Bavarian Alps is worth a visit alone. Today a kind of circuit, namely from Aschau up, under the south face to the e... |
 | Leisurely to Rotwand, then along the top to Taubenstein | Rotwand Round
4. 05. 2021 19:48:41
Once again for the leisurely among us a Munich home mountain. The 'Rotwand-Reibn' for hikers: via forest road to Rotwandhaus, then up to Rotwand and over the high trail to Taubenstein. There briefly along the south ridge hands on the warm Bavarian limestone and leisurely past the summit station of t... |
 | Rochefort Ridge
27. 07. 2019 11:54:04
Rochefort Ridge to Aiguille de Rochefort(standard route, condition end of June)... |
 | Hot Flame in Bergell
28. 07. 2019 07:29:18
Climbing Fiamma (6a) in Bergell... |
 | Piz Palü Traverse
10. 08. 2019 14:08:01
Dream tour Eastern Alps - Piz Palü traverse to Bellavista terraces... |
 | Piz Bernina Spalla Ridge
10. 08. 2019 17:06:57
Piz Bernina - normal route over Spalla Ridge, early morning... |
 | Normal route up, west descent down | Kofel
14. 05. 2021 07:00:11
Matterhorn of Oberammergau - always worth visit. Quick morning pre-office up and around, also as after-work party :-) May 10 completely snow-free and lonely, start cemetery - normal ascent up then west via marked Jägersteig down (descent not really child-friendly).... |
 | A small treat | Breitensteinfensterl
16. 05. 2021 17:12:27
Bockstein and Breitenstein from Fischbachau are cozy nice summit goals for nice round tour. Who takes Breitenstein window: worth viewing alone. Serious mountaineers go up window - no big issue but only for sovereign free solo weak 3rd in dirty boots on greasy holds up and down. Less sovereign - took... |
 | Cosmique Ridge Dream Ridge
2. 09. 2019 20:02:43
Dreamlike Cosmique Ridge, must for every pleasure mountaineer; led by guide and allround alpinist from Uri, Richi Arnold... |
 | Dent Blanche South Ridge Balcony to Matterhorn
6. 09. 2019 18:41:54
Best Matterhorn view - Dent Blanche, wonderful mountain via normal route... |
 | 1 Sellaturm Kostnerkamin 1
29. 09. 2019 10:14:24
Alpine pleasure climbing II - IV grade in Dolomites... |
 | Dream tour Weißmies traverse
5. 10. 2019 17:45:39
A 'easy' 4000m peak in grand traverse. Glacier descent must be taken seriously.... |
 | Left Armpit & 'Normal Route' | Kofel & Kofelturm
12. 06. 2021 19:46:36
Kofel, Matterhorn of Oberammergau - always a nice mountain time and again. Today variant for true mountaineers, Left Armpit with nice 3rd pitches demands mountaineer but climbable in boots. Not alone but with patience rope teams follow - watch rockfall. Then Kofelturm Normalweg requires climber - 4+... |
 | From Längflue on skis in shoulder season - utterly alone | Mittelallalin
21. 06. 2021 21:06:59
Normally you can't go up there peacefully - it's more a gag for winter's final end and high-altitude air sniffing. On Mittelallalin piste area when no piste prepared and glacier reclaims spots (crevasses!)... |
 | The Raven
20. 10. 2019 16:41:52
Chough flies in, begs and pecks from the hand... |