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A walk in the mountains To make a change from pictures of cakes (and to burn off a few calories ) today was my annual pre-breakfast jaunt up the mountains. An early start at 7 am and a view up the way I was planning to go.  The first target is the Gaudeamushutte, the start of the real climbing and gateway to the higher passes.  Onward and upward . The sun was beginning to warm up now and the climb was getting steeper.  The Gaudeamushutte shrinking below me now.  Don't look down  Or maybe don't look up  Top of the climb -the Gruttenhutte  A welcome rest on the way down - Riedlhutte - but unfortunately it was ruhetag (their day off ) so the hut was closed.  A long walk through the woods bringing me back to my start point.  From the car park an excellent view of the complete route - about 13km (8miles) round trip -  All done by 10.30 am and time to get home for a well earned breakfast. |
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Oh, how exhilarating it must have been. Early in the morning while there's still a nip in the air. You did very well to do the round trip in 3.5 hrs, the walk looks very challenging. Would a moderate level of fitness suffice? It's a shame the hut wasn't open to quietly enjoy a well earned cuppa to further take in the beautiful surroundings. Undoubtedly there will be other opportunities to enjoy similar - lucky you & Mrs Bond 
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Beautiful photos!
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Wow, that's some climb. My head is spinning just looking at the pictures
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The rugged beauty of the area is awesome!!!
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