We are now are miscellany of 10, amongst various other guests of Collett's, including Graham and Mary who we know from previous Collett's trips.
Sue and me
Mike and Sarah
Ken and Helen (Ottawa)
Andrea and Thomas (Heidelberg, previously Timperley)
Graham B
Andrew (aka 'Notchy')
We are unfortunately missing David O, who had to pull out.
Today five of us - Sue, me, Mike, Sarah and Andrew, strolled down to the Goldriedbergbahnen gondola and spent a comfy 15 minutes being whisked from 932 metres to 2146 metres.
With cloud on only the highest tops, and eventually even that more or less cleared, it was a lovely day for the panoramic walk to the café at Kals-Matreir-Torl (2207 metres). Mike and Sarah enjoyed an apfelstrudel whilst coffees sorted out the rest of us.
Then the gentle ascent to Libanolkopf (2539 metres) proved a bit too much for Andrew, who wasn't seen again until beer o'clock at 6pm.
The four of us descended to a bench by a path junction for lunch, after which we took a lovely belvedere path back to the café. Here Mike and Sarah decided to head back along the morning's route - thereby forming a lollipop route, whereas Sue and I continued up to Cimaross (2405 metres) before returning to the gondola, thus forming a capital 'B' shaped route. And very good it was too, with fine views to 'almost clear of cloud' Großglockner, which Ken set off to climb today.
Meanwhile, Helen went on a short walk to an alm, and Graham, Andrea and Thomas joined other Collett's guests on a longer walk.
The evening in the hotel restaurant was very sociable.
Today: 11km, 850 metres ascent
Today's pictures:
The view from our window at Hotel Hinteregger
Bearded Bellflower
Mike and Sarah above Material
Sue gives birth to an apfelstrudel!
A view to Großglockner
2 comments:
A short 15km walk...
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Well done H....
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