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 →

VIA ALPINA DAY 25 – THURSDAY 16 JULY 2026FRIKENBERG – HOCHFÜGEN DISTANCE HIKED: 28.25  kmELEVATION GAIN:  1,680 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 637.85 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 34,445 m We woke to a beautiful sunny… Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →