Alps: non-technical 3000m+ accessible by public transport
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:08 am
Hi,
Am looking to go to the Alps this summer (first half of July) for a 10 day to 2-week hiking trip, possibly with a friend.
I'm looking to climb some relatively non technical 3000+ summits (grade I/II scrambling fine, but no ropework or glacier travel) and with long, challenging climbs from the valley floor, ideally 2000m+, stopping at huts as required. I would also like to be in an area with spectacular mountain scenery, green Alpine valleys (the option of nice lower-level walks on poor-weather days would be good), and relatively unspoilt. I've been to the Berchtesgaden and Garmisch areas already but this year I'm looking for somewhere different, in the central Alps.
To give an idea of previous experience: I've done Pikes Peak by the Barr Trail in less-than-perfect conditions (misty on top; light hail/snow; up in one go, stopped at the Barr Camp on the way down though I could almost certainly have gone up and down in one day), several of the 12/13k peaks in Summit County, the Aonach Eagach in Glencoe for scrambling, attempted the Watzmann (though only reached Hocheck due to poor weather), and successfully summited the Weissmies with a couple of friends (though as I may be on my own I'm looking for something less technical than this).
Accessibility by public transport is an absolute must.
From looking at previous posts here it seems the Tirol is the most likely option - any agreement/disagreement on this?
Thanks,
Nick
Am looking to go to the Alps this summer (first half of July) for a 10 day to 2-week hiking trip, possibly with a friend.
I'm looking to climb some relatively non technical 3000+ summits (grade I/II scrambling fine, but no ropework or glacier travel) and with long, challenging climbs from the valley floor, ideally 2000m+, stopping at huts as required. I would also like to be in an area with spectacular mountain scenery, green Alpine valleys (the option of nice lower-level walks on poor-weather days would be good), and relatively unspoilt. I've been to the Berchtesgaden and Garmisch areas already but this year I'm looking for somewhere different, in the central Alps.
To give an idea of previous experience: I've done Pikes Peak by the Barr Trail in less-than-perfect conditions (misty on top; light hail/snow; up in one go, stopped at the Barr Camp on the way down though I could almost certainly have gone up and down in one day), several of the 12/13k peaks in Summit County, the Aonach Eagach in Glencoe for scrambling, attempted the Watzmann (though only reached Hocheck due to poor weather), and successfully summited the Weissmies with a couple of friends (though as I may be on my own I'm looking for something less technical than this).
Accessibility by public transport is an absolute must.
From looking at previous posts here it seems the Tirol is the most likely option - any agreement/disagreement on this?
Thanks,
Nick