06^Jul Sat
07:10

Karwendel is always in my heart. The summer is coming, so the interesting routes of Karwendel have to be designed and explored.

The hike starts at Scharnitz and ends at Mittenwald. Please check the route details for more information. 

Meeting Point: In front of Platform # 28, Munich Hbf

Meeting Time: 07:10 am, Saturday 06.07.2019

Direct train RB5411 toward Seefeld in Tirol at 07:32 will drop us at Scharnitz.

Hike Profile

Total Distance: 14 km

Total Elevation gain: 1600 m

Technical difficulty: The hike has difficulty T5 (mostly T3/T4 though). Please read the blog by Thomas to understand the requirement for T Sac Scale. In general, this is not suitable for beginners, and you should have some fitness to make 1600 elevation gain without any problem. It has a Klettersteig (B grade) on the trail, I am not considering to skip that. The speed would not be very fast, because I make photos J .

Things to bring:

1.    Hiking boots.

2.     Hiking Poles.

3.    Klettersteig Set (Harness, Carabena and Helmet)

4.    Enough water and food for yourself.

5.    Cash for the ticket.

6.    I prefer if you have DAV membership.

7.    Headlamp (may not be necessary).

8.    Most importantly a smiling face and a happy vibe.

Note: Please don’t join the hike if you want to come back early or if you don’t like to be photographed: P. Please unjoin the event well in advance if you don't plan to come. You cannot unjoin the event when it is starting in less than 12 hours.

Depending on the weather it could be postponed to following Sunday or following weeks.

Very Important!                                             Very Important!                                               Very Important!

Going to the mountains like any other adventure tours is always risky, sometimes it might be life threatening! Attendees are advised to read the full description in to, look into the route details and to make it familiarise with themselves to the point that as if they are going to hike by their own. If there is any unwanted and unfortunate incident happens they are at this moment informed that they have to pay by themselves if the rescue team needs to be called (average cost 3,000 Euro). We are certainly not official guides, so it is not a guided tour. The organizer is only responsible for taking care of the meeting and sharing the travel cost, nothing else!

I am looking forward to seeing you!

UPDATE: I called the hut (http://www.mittenwalder-huette.de/kontakt/) today (01.07.2019). The lady said that the Klettersteig is not completely snow free yet but people are doing it. Also, looking at the heated weather, I think by the weekend it will have even lesser snow. Whatever is the case, the Klettersteig has some parts exposed, look at the video by yourself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FskmhCKenqA. So, if someone has the fear of height please consider about it. Since there are a lot of people in the waiting list, people who are not sure to hike with us please unjoin immediately.