08^Sep Wed
05:00

Let's climb Hochkalter!

Nuno was so kind to offer to drive, starting at 5 from Parkstadt Schwabing and passing by Effnerplatz/ Muenchen Ost depending on where is most convenient.

Text me first (+316 83354785) to let me know a bit about your scrambling/alpine hiking experience. I'll then add you to the whatsapp group.

We take the normal route via Blaueishuette and down through Ofental. This is a difficult and long route ONLY suited to experienced and fit hikers. I have a pretty moderate pace of around 400m/hour, up to 500. If you like to go much faster this might not be for you, I prefer to stick together on difficult parts for safety. If you are much slower, we might run out of time.

Calculating 3 hours to Blaueishuette + 4 from the hut to Hochkalter, + 4-5 for descent (https://www.summitpost.org/hochkalter-via-sch-ner-fleck/156618). A headlamp will be useful in case we are slower than expected. Tour will probably take 12 hours including breaks. Don't plan things for the evening.

This should be obvious, but I am not a guide and not responsible for other participants. We look out for each other but are all responsible for our own safety, food, water, navigation etc. I cannot guarantee you a successful trip.

Must bring:

- helmet

- headlamp

- emergency blanket or bivy sack

- plenty water

- food/snacks (we can have a snack at Blaueishuette after +-3 hours)

- fleece/jacket

- your own map and compass! I recommend Gaia GPS but any map or GPS app with gpx file downloaded for offline use will work. I recommend a powerbank if using phone, in case your phone runs out

- optionally swimsuit for Hintersee afterwards

Optional:

- poles