Number 3: Stubaier Höhenweg, Austria
For me, one of the most rewarding things to do is hiking in the mountains. It gives you the illusion that you have achieved something. The exercise in combination with the clean, crisp air reloads the batteries for weeks afterwards. In the alps, treks of several days or even weeks are made easy by the dense networks of mountain huts, which are run by the alpine clubs. And after a day of walking, there is nothing better than let your tired body fall on a seat, get a cold beer and enjoy the delicious food some of these huts have to offer..
In 2008 we did a hike around the Stubaital in Austria, south of Innsbruck. On the route are the Nürnberger, Dresdner and Regensburger Hütte, which all offer additional possiblities of day trips to the surrounding summits. The trip crosses numerous streams, worried marmots, fields of wild flowers and even a glacier... if it is still there 12 years later.
Unfortunately, in the cramped dormitories of the huts a pandemia will strike relentlessly. So I am afraid that even after the travel restrictions will be lifted, the huts will stay closed until the last source of infection has disappeared. And that can take a long time.
The climb to the Nürnberger Hütte starts harmless along the valley to the Bsuchalm
The track starts climbing
Marmots follow our progress attentively
Also the sheep stick to rhe slope
The clouds and the rain move in
The path gets precarious
Finally, Nürnberger Hütte at 2297 m
A short moment of sunshine reveals the view from the hut
The next day starts cloudy. The weather in the northern alps can change rapidly. Sunshine can change to snow in the same day even in what is considered summer. The worst are thunderstorms. Each year, lightning causes victims at high altitude
The ascent to the ridge to the Sulzenauhütte
The crest: no view at all
Crossing some makeshift bridges
The Sulzenauhütte offers a welcome break and snack
The next night we spend in the Dresdner Hütte. It is in the middle of a ski area, is massive and has a self service restaurant. The surrounding slopes are spoiled by adaptation to the wintersport
The next day the weather has improved, lake on the way to the Regensburger Hütte
Sheep always seem to find a tasty meadow
A couple of little lakes on the way to the Regensburger Hütte
On the way to the Regensburger Hütte
Sheep suspended above the Stubaital
A short photo break
Even begin of July we had to cross some snowfields
Der Abstieg zum Grawagrubenferner
Damals musste man noch über die Ausläufer des Gletschers
Foot of the glacier. I wonder how it looks like 15 years later
Das Ende des Grawagrubenferners
The tongue of the glacier. Mosst of the alpine glaciers are disappearing quickly
After the glacier, the path descends over scree fields
Hochmoos above the Neuen Regensburger Hütte
Falbesoner Bach
The Neue Regensburger Hütte waa very full. Meanwhile they have built another enormous, modern building next to the traditional structure. I hope people like it more when they take into account that they get a bed there
Below the Regensburger Hütte the creek turns into an impressive waterfall
Regensburger Hütte, Waterfall and Falbesomer Ochsenalm
Falbesomer Ochsenalm at 1830 m
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