A glorious day; lots of reward without a lot
of effort.
We went off on a coach trip to the Rittenbach
and Tiefenbach; these are at the top of a side valley rising from Solden. We
took the gondola to the top of the Tiefenbach which is 3250m high; we went up
with the summer skiers and snowboarders. It was a glorious day with perfect
visibility we could see the Dolomites and beyond. But the jewel in the crown was
the Wildspitze, Austria's second highest mountain at over 3700m
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The Stubai Alps
across Oetztal from Rittenbach |
Wildspitze |
More from the top
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In on the act
again!! |
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Back at the bottom again we walked with Mary, Ray and Brian
along the Panoramaweg to Vent. This is really easy with a gradual 1000m of
descent and we had time to chat to others along the way - well actually Brian
wanted to walk quickly but the rest of us were too strong-minded to have
anything to do with this. We took 3.5 hours, allowing for a picnic and still at
time for a beer at vent before catching the coach. Here is a collection of shots
along the way. The final pointed hill which is behind Vent is the Talleitspitze.
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