Last week I took the tiny Osmo Action with me climbing; we had plans to do a trad multi-pitch route, and I knew even the M5 would be a bit of a bother. The Osmo, on the other hand, can be easily mounted onto my gear sling, taking it out of the way. I took a few photos with it, which proved more difficult than … Continue reading Morning Light on the Dachsteingebirge
The quiet spell on this blog continues, with some more work travel last week (Padova, Italy, this time). Sadly, I also haven’t been out making photos much, which is something I’d like to change. So, meanwhile, here’s another photo from last year’s visit to Vienna, of the Donnerbrunner in Neuer Markt. For this photo I deliberately focused my attention on one of the figures at … Continue reading Donnerbrunnen
Things have been a bit quiet here at Muddy Boots, as last week I was in Vienna again, this time for work. It’s not long ago that I visited that beautiful city, at the beginning of autumn last year, and that time I had my camera(s) with me. So perhaps it’s fitting that this week I’m sharing this photo from my earlier visit, of the … Continue reading Hochstrahlbrunnen und Denkmal zu Ehren der Soldaten der Sowjetarmee
After completing the Hias Klettersteig we walked over to the Silberkarhütte, an excellently-placed mountain hut at the end of the Silberkar valley, where we stopped for lunch (well, cake, really, but who’s asking?). The hut has its own cable car for transporting supplies, which simplifies things as the nearest road is at least a half-hour walk away. In case you’re wondering, the Wasenspitze is the … Continue reading Wasenspitze and Silberkarhütte
I’m doing my first blog post for this week rather late, sharing a selection of photos from one of the via ferratas we did in Austria in the early autumn. One of the prettier ones, I must say, if not the most epic. I already shared some photos from the Silberkar gorge, where this particular via ferrata is situated. The route actually starts with a … Continue reading Hias Klettersteig
One really dramatic outing that we did in the Austrian alps involved a couple of routes in the Silberkar gorge. The area is privately owned, and the family charges an entrance fee, which is used to maintain the walking paths and via ferratas. From the parking area, after passing by the ticket office, well maintained paths lead up the gorge, by the Silberkarklamm river. The … Continue reading Silberkarklamm
After completing the Via Ferrata on the Stoderzinken, eating our packed lunch on the summit, and hiking back down to the car, we headed over to a nearby farm. Not just any farm. Our guide knew about this particular place where, with the Summer Card that came with our hotel accommodation, we could have a tractor to ourselves for a while, to drive around. None … Continue reading Driving a Tractor
Starting this week with another photo from the epic Via Ferrata on the Stoderzinken mountain. This one, however, looks back towards our starting point at the Friedenskircherl, a tiny chapel on the side of the mountain. You can clearly see the chapel in this photo, with a few people enjoying the view from there. At this point we were a bit further up the mountain, … Continue reading Friedenskircherl am Stoderzinken
Undoubtedly, the highlight of our visit to Austria was the last day of our Via Ferrata course, when we tackled “Peter“, a very atmospheric 420m grade C route on the Stoderzinken mountain. Our guide Jef left the best for last, and while the route wasn’t technically hard, it had a great sense of exposure and scenery. After an early morning solo photo outing, the day … Continue reading Peter Klettersteig
This must be the first week in many where I’m actually writing the first blog post at a reasonable hour. The photos I wanted to share today are from one of the pre-breakfast outings during the trip to Austria a couple months ago. Down the hill from our hotel was another farm, with a group of sheep having their breakfast on the pasture. I was … Continue reading Sheep in Morning Light
We may have gone to Austria for the Via Ferrata routes, with our helmets and harnesses and other safety gear, but we also took a fair bit of photography gear with us. And we made sure to use it while we were there. And not just during the climbing. I already shared a few photos from one of the pre-breakfast photo outings. We did the … Continue reading Night Sky over the Dachsteingebirge
It’s been a slow start here at Muddy Boots over the last few weeks, as I’ve been finding it very difficult to dedicate time to writing these blog posts. It doesn’t help that the time had also come to write up a few articles that are longer than usual, between the newly released walking guidebook and the report on our recent trip for the Austrian … Continue reading Dachsteingebirge and Feistererhof
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