RECEDING GLACIERS
VIA ALPINA DAY 24 – WEDNESDAY 15 JULY 2026ABOVE LAKE SILVELLA – FRIKENBERG DISTANCE HIKED: 35.5 kmELEVATION GAIN: 885 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 609.6 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 32,765m It rained all through the… Continue reading
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NEVER ENDING CLIMB
VIA ALPINA DAY 23 – TUESDAY 14 JULY 2026CHEMNITZER HÜTTE (RIFUGIO G. PORRO) – ABOVE LAKE SILVELLA DISTANCE HIKED: 24.5 kmELEVATION GAIN: 1,820 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 574.1 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 31,880m On… Continue reading
KELLEBAUERWEG TRAIL
VIA ALPINA DAY 22 – MONDAY 13 JULY 2026SAND IN TAUFERS – CHEMNITZER HÜTTE (RIFUGIO G. PORRO) DISTANCE HIKED: 23.5 kmELEVATION GAIN: 2,240 m (1,000m via cable car) TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 549.6 kmTOTAL… Continue reading
INTO SAND IN TAUFERS
VIA ALPINA DAY 21 – SUNDAY 12 JULY 2026GELLTALALM TO SAND IN TAUFERS DISTANCE HIKED: 13.2 kmELEVATION GAIN: 100 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 526.1 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 27,820m It’s a nice feeling to… Continue reading
GLACIAL PEAKS AT RIESENFENER HUTTE
VIA ALPINA DAY 20 – SATURDAY 11 JULY 2026BY RIVER KARBACH – GELLTAL ALM DISTANCE HIKED: 26.0 kmELEVATION GAIN: 2,420 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 502.9 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 27,720m We left our campsite… Continue reading
SUNRISE ON THE DOLOMITES
VIA ALPINA DAY 19 – FRIDAY 10 JULY 2026NEAR DURRENSTEIN HUTTE – BY RIVER KARBACH DISTANCE HIKED: 41.0 kmELEVATION GAIN: 870 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 476.9 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 25,300m It was a… Continue reading
ONTO ALTA VIA DOLOMITI (DOLOMITEN – HÖHENWEG)
VIA ALPINA DAY 18 – THURSDAY 9 JULY 2026SEXTEN/SESTO – NEAR DURRENSTEIN HUTTE DISTANCE HIKED: 26.7 kmELEVATION GAIN: 2,020 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 435.9 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 24,430m Hotel Mondschein was a charming… Continue reading
INTO SEXTEN /SESTO
VIA ALPINA DAY 17 – WEDNESDAY 8 JULY 2026ALPS NEMES HUTTE – SEXTEN/SESTO DISTANCE HIKED: 9+ kmELEVATION GAIN: 100 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 409.2 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 22,410m The hut we stayed in was… Continue reading
OVER THE RIDGE AND INTO ITALY
VIA ALPINA DAY 16 – TUESDAY 7 JULY 2026BELOW GAMASCOFEL/CIMA MEZZANA PEAK TO ALPS NEMES HUTTE DISTANCE HIKED: 26.6 kmELEVATION GAIN: 1,520 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 400.2 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 22,310m We had… Continue reading
RIDGE WALK
VIA ALPINA DAY 15 – MONDAY 6 JULY 2026WOLLAYERSEE HUTTE – BELOW GAMASCOFEL/CIMA MEZZANA PEAK DISTANCE HIKED: 24.2 kmELEVATION GAIN: 1,855 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 373.6 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 20,790m Amazing how well… Continue reading