The Great Outdoors - Hiking and so on…

[68degreesorless]

Pelister National Park, North Macedonia featuring one of the oldest forests of Molika pines and some interesting stone rivers

[68degreesorless]

Galicica National Park, North Macedonia featuring climb up magaro peak and views of ohrid and prespa lakes

[Aetas]

Throughout the week we hiked Wilde Wiese which can be translated into ‘Wild flowers meadow’. We took the thin line seen in the middle and rested in the meadow on our way back.

It’s a one hour drive from my home and it’s one of the last ski areas around, who is trying to survive without making artificial snow.
(Ten days of operating period last year.)

My son used my my beloved Hilleberg GT3 for the second time. Organized a save place, because there was the hunting season around.

Enjoyed the night view a lot!

[Lowlander]

I'm not a regular here but I was pleased with this one here:

Hiking in the southernmost tip of Norway, wearing the 247-IND and the 101J, on and off.

[freepickin]

Trying to get some high alpine in while the summer still sticks around in my IH-742-BLK shorts. Mt Blackmore in Montana

[endo]

Me and my boys (15 and 21 yo) had a great mountain tour and summited Germany‘s highest peak (Zugspitze, 2962 m or 9718 ft) for the third time, each time over a different route.

This time we had a pretty steep ascent to Wiener Neustädter Hütte (2209 m) and the next morning via the Stopselzieher, an easy but beautiful via ferrata, to the summit.

It was a great joy, especially for me as a father to see how strong and sure-footed my boys have gotten.

Day 1

(the hut was built in 1884, still with an outhouse and no hot water)

[endo]

Day 2

[Denman John]

@endo Almost nothing better than spending time with the family in the mountains … Pure awesomeness!

[Aetas]

@endo Just beautiful!

[iammortalcombat]

Heading to Acadia national park in a few weeks. Anyone got any recommendations for trails or interesting stuff in the park? We hike between 10-20 miles in a day but we are skipping camping this trip to have a bit more comfort the whole week.

[SKT]

@endo loving these pics…what a great adventure for you and your boys!

[endo]

A long-held wish of mine has come true: my 15-year-old son and I hiked the Mainzer Höhenweg, a challenging high-alpine trail with climbing sections and an overnight stay in a bivouac box.

Day 1

Ascent in the rain to Rüsselsheimer Hütte (elevation 2323 m) and some well deserved Kaiserschmarren and Capricorn goulash.

[endo]

Day 2

Very long (7.5 hrs) and exhausting ascent to a ridge of 3000s with a glacier crossing (well, the pittyful rest of it), climbing passages and exposure. Finally reaching the bivouac at 3252 m.

[endo]

The bivouac box is from 1973 and fulfills its purpose. You can cook and sleep protected from the elements. It was cold but with the sleeping bags we brought with us and blankets that were there we actually had a warm and relaxing night.

[SKT]

Amazing adventures! How did you guys sleep in the bivouac?

[endo]

Day 3

Quite exhausting was todays‘s descent with almost 1600 m down (10 km, 7 hrs), the first third with endless ridge walks/climbs and three crossings of 3000m peaks.

But thank god we had a save return into the valley and a once in a lifetime experience. I surely don‘t want to do that again.

[ARNC]

@endo could/did you book the bivouac box, or do you have to walk/climb for two days and hope it’s free?

Also, a fantastic achievement and great shared experience for you and the boy!

[endo]

You cannot book the bivouac, but it holds room for nine people plus 2 mattresses on the floor if necessary. That‘s part of the challenge. For us, I can only say that we couldn't have gone any further. So it's a good thing there was space.

[endo]

Although it's high season here in the Alps, the Mainzer Höhenweg is very quiet. We met no one on the first day after leaving the Rüsselsheimer Hütte and on the second, only two hikers who wanted to reach the bivouac from the other side.

[Denman John]

@endo Hard core and well done!