Tag: Mountains and hiking
Bhutan: Hiking to the Tiger’s Nest – Travel
No matter how many pictures you have seen of it: Anyone who gets out of the minibus in the west of the Kingdom of Bhutan and looks up at the…
Publisher Rudolf Rother Jr. died – Munich
As has now become known about the publisher of the same name, the publisher is Rudolf Rother Jr. died on August 24th. Born in Munich, he founded the company in…
Holidays in Trentino: Peace
There is a lot of hustle and bustle around Lake Garda. Not so in nearby Castel Pergine. Here and elsewhere in Valsugana, visitors find peace – and more. source site
Theth in Albania: The village behind the mountains becomes accessible – with consequences – travel
Theth is a remote village in Albania previously reserved for adventurous hikers. Now there is a new, paved road that should bring many tourists. This raises great hopes – and…
Hut in South Tyrol: The Überetsch Hut on the Mendelkamm – Travel
On a foggy Saturday afternoon, there is not much going on at the Überetscher Hütte. A group of mountain bikers arrive, the men hang their sweaty sports shirts on the…
Long-distance hiking: With Oskar over the Alps
Our author hiked with his Labrador for two weeks from Tyrol to Trentino. He came back with a realization. source site
Theth in Albania: The Village Behind the Mountains – Travel
Theth is a remote village in Albania previously reserved for adventurous hikers. Now there is a new, paved road that should bring many tourists. This raises great hopes – and…
Archaeology: What Ötzi really looked like
A new genetic analysis also provides a surprise on the Iceman’s parentage. source site
Gene analysis: Ötzi was dark-skinned and bald – knowledge
Anyone who visits the South Tyrolean Archeology Museum in Bolzano will eventually come face to face with it. About 1.60 meters tall, a life reconstruction of Ötzi turns his head…
Mountain tour with public transport? Currently a disaster – Munich
FC Bayern Munich and the Munich and Oberland double section of the German Alpine Club (DAV) are the largest clubs in this sports-loving city. Both of them have in common…