It's another addition to my sort of collection of coffee bars with a view... Even if I had no coffee but a hearty meal there, fried potatoes with bacon and eggs, a Tyrol signature dish.
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Showing posts with label Tyrol. Show all posts
February 12, 2010
Cafe with a view
A forgotten picture I discovered on one of the memory cards, taken with the small Ixus two years ago in the Italian Alps. I like the mood of it. It was a cloudy day, that caused different light conditions in the different layers of the photo.
It's another addition to my sort of collection of coffee bars with a view... Even if I had no coffee but a hearty meal there, fried potatoes with bacon and eggs, a Tyrol signature dish.
It's another addition to my sort of collection of coffee bars with a view... Even if I had no coffee but a hearty meal there, fried potatoes with bacon and eggs, a Tyrol signature dish.
October 14, 2008
Hinteres Schöneck 3134 m
Following the gurgling sound of the water from the glacier we went for the Hinteres Schöneck, although I prefer the beautiful melodic Italian name Dosso Bello di Sentro to the sharp German words. 
Most part of the trail was quite easy - if you don't think about the abyss right next to you :-) But the last couple of hundred meters was serious climbing, at least to me as a beginner it felt like climbing, I had to use the hands too :-)
Then, again, it was a great moment on top, above the surroundings.
Reaching the top makes happy, partly because of the achievment and partly because from that moment on it's only downhill :-)
Back at the timberline....
...we took a rest at the Kälberalm, a place where the humans are fenced in and the cows with their cowbells live a happy life..
Most part of the trail was quite easy - if you don't think about the abyss right next to you :-) But the last couple of hundred meters was serious climbing, at least to me as a beginner it felt like climbing, I had to use the hands too :-)
Then, again, it was a great moment on top, above the surroundings.
Reaching the top makes happy, partly because of the achievment and partly because from that moment on it's only downhill :-) 
Back at the timberline....
...we took a rest at the Kälberalm, a place where the humans are fenced in and the cows with their cowbells live a happy life..
Hintere Schöntaufspitze 3325 m
It's located in a rather rocky part of the mountains around Sulden. We had to pass the Madritschjoch, then climb a short way up.
Not many trees in sight at that height... A couple of days later fresh snow covered the rock, about 30-40 centimeters, made it difficult to reach then.
We weren't the only ones on top of it, several more groups enjoyed the view during their rest. Some of them even had a bottle of wine as a small celebration.. :-)
Not many trees in sight at that height... A couple of days later fresh snow covered the rock, about 30-40 centimeters, made it difficult to reach then.
We weren't the only ones on top of it, several more groups enjoyed the view during their rest. Some of them even had a bottle of wine as a small celebration.. :-)
The visitor...
...made a show of itself, but wasn't able to deliver the message...probably it was meant as a demand to share my back-from-hiking-pre-dinner-at-the-balcony-in-the-sun beer :-)
October 02, 2008
Pretty high vista point
The view is breathtaking. But I hesitated to step forward to get more of the valley into the picture :-)
This day was a tough one, we went uphill to the Rifugio Julius Payer, a hut at 3029 meters, in a lofty position. This meant a difference of 1150 meters in altitude.
This day was a tough one, we went uphill to the Rifugio Julius Payer, a hut at 3029 meters, in a lofty position. This meant a difference of 1150 meters in altitude.
Moon over mountains
Evening in the valley. Not much entertainment options...besides playing with the camera.
September 30, 2008
And the next morning
Over night the weather turned perfect. The first rays of the sun illuminate the peak of the mighty Ortler, the highest rock there with almost 4000 meters. 
Then the morning sun brought color to the valley to encourage the early mountain hikers....although some of them were still too sleepy to enjoy ;-)
Then the morning sun brought color to the valley to encourage the early mountain hikers....although some of them were still too sleepy to enjoy ;-)
September 29, 2008
On the road to Italy
A couple of pictures from September 9th, when we were on our way from Berlin to the mountains. First break from driving was a late breakfast after about 300 kilomters in a restaurant which is a bridge over the Autobahn. The weather was fine and the coffee surprisingly good.
Several hours later and much closer to the border to Austria it was time for lunch. I decided to have a rather sweet lunch and a coffee, again.:-)
Then we entered mountain territory...following the endless flood of cars driven by people with similar intentions...
A curiosity by the way: the Italian goverment decided they need a storage lake near Reschen in the middle of the last century. So they just flooded a valley, including a couple of villages. Just the medieval churchtower is still visible...a strange view. (at Wiki)
Several hours later and much closer to the border to Austria it was time for lunch. I decided to have a rather sweet lunch and a coffee, again.:-)
Then we entered mountain territory...following the endless flood of cars driven by people with similar intentions... 
A curiosity by the way: the Italian goverment decided they need a storage lake near Reschen in the middle of the last century. So they just flooded a valley, including a couple of villages. Just the medieval churchtower is still visible...a strange view. (at Wiki)
September 24, 2008
Ready to go
Ready to climb the Everest or whatever comes ;-)
This is the place where we entered the glacier, there's ice under the snow. So we put on our climbing irons and the rope.
A couple of hours later I looked different....somehow not so ready anymore... :-)
This is the place where we entered the glacier, there's ice under the snow. So we put on our climbing irons and the rope.
A couple of hours later I looked different....somehow not so ready anymore... :-)
Between heaven and earth
It wasn't only cow watching. Maybe not the most physical challenging but the most thrilling uphill trip was the climbing of the Suldenspitze, 3376 meters high, by crossing the Sulden glacier with its deep crevasses (up to 80 meters), which were dangerously hidden under 30 centimeters fresh snow from just that morning. So a rope is necessary.... 
...just like other equipment. With two of these ice axes it's at least theoretically possible to climb out of an crevasse...if you don't break your neck during the fall... We trained this the day before, just in case :-) 
The reward is an amazing vista point, almost at cloud level. In the back is the beautiful green Sulden valley, the starting point. In the foreground our track is visible in the snow, pretty close to the crevasses :-O
Happy cows
Back again from Italy. This time it was the far North of it: Südtirol, or Alto Adige or South Tyrol, as you like.
Even though the Alps are invaded by lots of millions of tourists (like me) every year part of it looks still pretty untouched or at least still pretty. Especially the part around the Stilfser Joch, which is a protected national park area.
The peaceful grazing cattle on more or less green pasture in front of high snow-topped mountains looked truly happy. Even despite the fact that they have to wear cowbells all the time...which created the ambient bell sound of the valleys.
Even though the Alps are invaded by lots of millions of tourists (like me) every year part of it looks still pretty untouched or at least still pretty. Especially the part around the Stilfser Joch, which is a protected national park area.
The peaceful grazing cattle on more or less green pasture in front of high snow-topped mountains looked truly happy. Even despite the fact that they have to wear cowbells all the time...which created the ambient bell sound of the valleys.
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