Etiket: Alps
“Bergseele” travel book: On foot across the Alps – travel
The wrong time of day, the wrong weather – Miriam Mayer repeatedly struggles with the circumstances. As a photographer, she simply wants optimal conditions. But not having this, that is…
Travel book "Mountains in your head": The inversion of gravity
Robert Macfarlane explores why mountains take possession of people so vehemently that they become central to life. He provides some amazing answers, especially about Mount Everest and George Mallory. .source…
Rosenheim: Hope under the Heuberg – Bavaria
In the dispute over the planned expansion of the quarry at Heuberg near Nussdorf am Inn, the Rosenheim district council demands a new and, this time, regional examination of the…
Hope under the Heuberg – Bavaria
In the dispute over the planned expansion of the quarry at Heuberg near Nussdorf am Inn, the Rosenheim district council demands a new and, this time, regional examination of the…
Season start of the ski areas in Austria: Gondolas without borders – trip
The Tyrolean tourism industry may now even have the weather on their payroll – or the Stubai Glacier ski area is simply incredibly lucky: Right on time for the kick-off…
Alpine researcher wants wolves to be hunted – Bavaria
Too little money, wolves on the advance and tourism without consideration: According to alpine researcher Werner Bätzing, alpine farming is coming under increasing pressure, not only in Germany. “These are…
Between the Alps and the sea: the most beautiful hikes in autumn
Between the Alps and the sea Experience nature: These are the most beautiful hikes in autumn When the trees turn bright: autumn is the perfect season for hiking © Franz…
Munich: Mountaineer and inventor Hermann Huber – Munich
Hermann Huber, 91, is a mountaineer and extreme climber, almost all of his life. 18 of his friends were killed in the process. He never stopped. Why? from Philipp Crone…
Tegernsee: Dispute over the Saurüsselalm – Bavaria
from Matthias Köpf, Bad Wiessee For many, the new name is already starting. “Saurüsselalm” should be the name of the hut, which sounds robust to crack leather and therefore just…
Munich: Mountaineer and inventor Hermann Huber – Munich
Hermann Huber, 91, is a mountaineer and extreme climber, almost all of his life. 18 of his friends were killed in the process. He never stopped. Why? A story about…
Berchtesgaden Alps: 22-year-old falls to her death on the Hocheishörnl
During the ascent in the Berchtesgaden Alps, a grip breaks at a climbing point. The climber falls over 250 meters. .source site
Skiing: what skiers should know for this season – travel
from Dominik Prantl Winter is approaching – and like last year, skiers, the cable car and tourism industries are preoccupied with the question of whether skiing will be possible, and…
Photography: With the camera over the Alps – Munich
From her desk she can see the Wallberg. The local mountain of the Tegernsee valley. Miriam Mayer grew up in Rottach-Egern. You can’t hear it from her. Not even a…
Watzmann: dead climber found again – Bavaria
Another dead mountaineer has been rescued on the Watzmann in the Berchtesgaden Alps. A hiker from Munich found a lifeless body on the way to the Watzmann-Mittelspitze last week, the…
Overtourism: Alps before the collapse – Bavaria
from Titus Arnu The Alps are a matter of opinion. From the perspective of a mountain farmer who laboriously makes hay by hand on a steep meadow, the Alps mean:…
Tourism in Bavaria: Overpopulated Alps and what helps – Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen
The tourist pressure on the Alpine regions is growing and with it the endangerment of sensitive natural areas. The quality of life of the residents is suffering, at the same…
A private rail line will link London to the ski areas of the French Alps
The Compagnie des Alpes, in agreement with Eurostar, is launching a private rail line to bring London closer to the ski areas it operates in the French Alps. The line…
Vacation in Bavaria: At the Priener Hütte in the Chiemgau Alps – travel
He skipper, she tailor: the tenants of the Priener Hütte in the Chiemgau Alps have ambitious plans. Implementing them in the nature reserve will not be easy. The jagged peaks…
Biodiversity: melting peaks
In the Alps, temperatures rise twice as fast as the global average due to climate change. How does that change the animal and plant world? A mountain tour with two…
Hiking in Austria: massive for the demanding
In winter, the Arlberg is popular with freeriders and ski tourers. Now a long-distance hiking trail is supposed to make the region better known in summer too. The mountain railways…