Ups and downs

A two-day trip to the Osttirol with the Alpenverein Seniors was the usual energetic outing. After climbing to the "hut" - the Sajathütte...

...we then donned the climbing gear to tackle the Rote Säule - the rock you can see behind the hut above.

Next morning we climbed the 3164m Kreuzspitze...

...before walking down through meadows full of flowers to the valley. We climbed 2000 altitude metres and enjoyed great company and marvellous weather. I saw my first Edelweiß.

The early-morning views from the hut were spectacular.

just one person was missing...Irmgard. She would have loved it.

Wild romantisch

"Wild romantisch" perfectly describes yesterday's wild, beautiful ride along the Salza lake. Huge cliffs rise steeply  up from the dark waters and we rode along the track on a narrow ledge. The track is officially closed but we jumped over the barrier and took our chance with falling rocks and trees.

The circular ride circumnavigfates the Großer Grimming - a huge bare rock mountain - the first we climbed after our arrival in Austria - when we totally miscalculated the effort, food and water required to reach the top. We hold it in particular reverence