VIA ALPINA DAY 35 –  SUNDAY 26 JULY 2026 BORDER POST 156 –> BUCHBODEN DISTANCE HIKED: 29.50 kmELEVATION GAIN:  1,175 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 885.95 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 44 ,785m A moody grey… Continue reading →

VIA ALPINA DAY 34 –  SATURDAY 25 JULY 2026 OBERSTDORF –> BORDER POST 156 DISTANCE HIKED: 23.75  kmELEVATION GAIN: 1,890 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 856.45 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 43 ,610m It was a… Continue reading →

VIA ALPINA DAY 33 –  FRIDAY 24 JULY 2026PRINZ-LUITPOLD-HAUSE – OBERSTDORF DISTANCE HIKED: 20.30 kmELEVATION GAIN:  560 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 832.70 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 41,720m The hut was remarkably noisy till about… Continue reading →

VIA ALPINA DAY 32 –  THURSDAY 23 JULY 2026WEISSENBACH am LECH – PRINZ – LUITPOLD –  HAUSE DISTANCE HIKED: 25.25 kmELEVATION GAIN: 1,610 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 812.40 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 41,160m The… Continue reading →

VIA ALPINA DAY 31 –  WEDNESDAY 22 JULY 2026NEAR WOLFRATSHAUSER HÜTTE – WEISSENBACH am LECH DISTANCE HIKED:  25.35 kmELEVATION GAIN: 755 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 787.15kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 41,160m There was a brilliant… Continue reading →

VIA ALPINA DAY 30 – TUESDAY 21 JULY 2026REINTALANGERHÜTTE  – NEAR WOLFRATSHAUSER HÜTTE DISTANCE HIKED: 25  kmELEVATION GAIN: 1,787 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 761.80kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 40,405m It was almost 9pm last night… Continue reading →

VIA ALPINA DAY 29 – MONDAY 20 JULY 2026SCHAMITZ – REINTALANGERHÜTTE  DISTANCE HIKED:  32.5 kmELEVATION GAIN:  1,115 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 736.80kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 38,618m A slice of delicious Austrian cake and a… Continue reading →

VIA ALPINA DAY 28 – SUNDAY 19 JULY 2026NEAR SCHAMITZ – SCHAMITZ DISTANCE HIKED: 12 kmELEVATION GAIN:  38 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 704.30kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 37,503m It rained pretty much all night. I… Continue reading →

VIA ALPINA DAY 27 – SATURDAY 18 JULY 2026LAMSENJOCKHUTTE – NEAR SCHAMITZ DISTANCE HIKED: 27.3 kmELEVATION GAIN:  1,235 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 692.30kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 37,465 m There were patches of blue sky… Continue reading →

VIA ALPINA DAY 26 – FRIDAY 17 JULY 2026HOCHFÜGEN – LAMSENJOCKHUTTE DISTANCE HIKED: 27.15 kmELEVATION GAIN:  1,785 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 665.00kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 36,230 m Lightening and thunder overnight, made us feel… Continue reading →