Skitouring in July – Wildspitze Mountain Facts Trailhead: Pitztaler Glacier Express | Elevation peak: 12382 ft | Elevation gain: 4659 ft Low pressure and severe thunderstorms were dominating on Tuesday 7-19-05 on the entire northern slopes of the Alps. The temperatures were dropping significant and snow was falling above 2800m / 9200 ft. The weather …
Climbing Over Iron Ladders In Alpspitz Ferrata Mountain Facts Trailhead: Osterfelder Kopf | Elevation peak: 8625 ft | Elevation gain: 1900 ft Anna’s First Climbing Trip In The Alps [ Climbing with my 10-year-old daughter through the north face of the Alpspitze ] Anna spent some time on our local climbing tower in Boone, NC …
Ski Touring Around the Ridgway Hut Elevation hut: 10250 ft / 3124 m It was not very difficult to convince my friend Hans for a 3-day backcountry trip with an overnight stay at the Ridgway Hut. It was the first time for him going on AT gear into the untracked BC and first-timer for an …
Trinchera Peak – Christo Mountains Mountain Facts Base Town: Cuchara, 8650 ft | Trailhead: Blue Lake Campground, ~10000 ft | Elevation Peak: Trinchera Pk. 13517 ft / 4120 m | Elevation Gain: ~3500 ft Part I: Southern Sangre de Christo Mountains Once in awhile, it’s a good idea to leave the office and go on …
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Whitegrass In March – Canaan Valley, West Virginia Mountain Facts and Information Base Town: Davis, Canaan Valley, 3300 ft | Trailhead: Whitegrass Lodge, 3336 ft. (1016 m) | Elevation Peak: Bald Knob 4308 ft. (1313 m) | Elevation Gain: 972 ft. (297 m) Special notes: Whitegrass Touring Center provides 50 kilometers of groomed cross country …
Hoher Fricken Estergebirge – Bavarian Alps Mountain Facts Base Town: Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 700 m | Trailhead: Wankbahnhof, 750 m | Elevation Peak: 1940 m, (6365 ft) | Elevation Gain: 1190 m, (3900 ft) Special notes: A ride with the Wankbahn gondola saves you about 1.5 hrs of skinning to the Esterberg Alm Hoher Fricken · Christmas …
Silverton Mountain Experience – A Different Approach Resort Skiing Silverton Mountain, Backcountry Ski Resort What’s so special about Silverton Mountain? One old-fashioned double chairlift, diesel-electric powered No base town or resort, no real estate development Base lodge = tent with a wooden stove Rental shop = in retired school bus 2000′ – 3000′ vertical terrain …
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The Dammkar, Freeride Ski Resort in Mittenwald For the 1999/00 ski season, the Dammkar was nominated as Germany’s first and unique Freeride Ski Resort. What is that in particular? The Dammkar Ski area is a 7 km long ski route following a high alpine bowl/ravine on the east side of the Karwendel Range (Karwendelgebirge). A …
Hiking on Grandfather Mountain or Tanawah Mountain Facts Base Town: Blowing Rock, 3640 ft & Linville, 3680 ft | Trailhead: varies on location, ~4000 ft | Elevation Peak: Calloway Peak 5964 ft / 1818 m | Elevation Gain: ~1900 ft Special notes: Grandfather Mountain is a privately owned park & nature reserve Grandfather Mountain or …
Zion National Park, UT – Hiking Thru the Narrows Base Town: Zion National Park, UT | Trailhead: Temple of Sinawava, ~6300 ft | Type of hike: easy canyoning/hiking along the river Special notes: take the shuttle bus to Temple of Sinawava trailhead – no car access in the summer season The Narrows – Zion National …