Activity log

Selected activities: 8
Last update: 2026-10-05

2026-09-26 Gmundnerweg

Alps 2026   IML  
Climbing, Equals, 5-8 hours
8.5 km, 370 m↑, 340 m↓
Clear - sunny - good visibility / Gentle breeze

2026-09-13 Hochstaufen

Alps 2026   IML  
Mountain Walking, Solo, 5-8 hours
20.3 km, 1,370 m↑, 1,320 m↓
Clear - sunny - good visibility / Gentle breeze

2026-09-05 Schareck

Alps 2026   IML  
Mountain Walking, Solo, 5-8 hours
13.4 km, 870 m↑, 910 m↓
Clear - sunny - good visibility / Strong wind

2024-11-02 Ilsenburg - Brocken - Schierke

Harz   IML   Hill   Flagged
Walking, Solo, 8+ hours
25.7 km, 1,130 m↑, 750 m↓
Overcast / Moderate wind (DLOG)

Location and role: Germany, Harz National Park. First day of a two-day circular hill tour, planned as homework for my Hiking Guide assessment. Solo walker.
Activity and conditions: Gravelled roads, forest paths and mountain trails. Terrain is very similar to Scotland. Despite late autumn, the weather was gorgeous. Frost during the night.
Decisions and experience: First professionally planned tour, including full risk assessment and emergency routes. See screenshot of the tour plan which earned me a commendation during assessment. During the walk, I checked the plan against a virtual group I was leading. First use of map by “Harzklub”. Experienced wind chill for real on a cold day and the windiest mountain in Germany.

2024-09-11 Butzenspitze

Tyrol and South Tyrol   IML   Hill  
Mountain Walking, Solo, 5-8 hours
16.9 km, 1,070 m↑, 1,060 m↓
Cloudy - poor visibility / Moderate wind (DLOG)

Location and role: Italy, Stilfser Joch. Preparation for Hiking Guide training. Solo walker.
Activity and conditions: Mountain paths and pathless ground. From sunny start via continuous cloud cover to beginnings of fog.
Decisions and experience: First time I walked alone on pathless ground in the mountains. After leaving the second mountain hut (Italian espresso!), I did not meet a single person for remainder of the day. Path to the summit was only marked with tiny cairns, quite a few of which were definitely incorrect. Therefore, I decided to skip the summit, and to return before the fog became too dense to find my way back.

2024-09-10 Madritschjoch - Vorderer Rotspitz

Tyrol and South Tyrol   IML   Hill  
Winter Mountain Walking, Solo, 8+ hours
21.0 km, 1,560 m↑, 1,550 m↓
Showers - mixed / poor visibility / Strong wind (DLOG)

Location and role: Italy, Stilfser Joch. Circular tour as preparation for Hiking Guide training. Solo walker.
Activity and conditions: Mountain paths and pathless ground. Harsh winter conditions until middle of the day, then wonderful sunny weather.
Decisions and experience: Decided to abandon planned route, as it was too dangerous in winter conditions - especially alone. Returned to mountain hut for lunch and then started out again, partially on pathless ground. First time I ran on a trail (8 km and 700 m descent in exactly 60 min).

2024-09-09 Aufstieg Zufallhütte

Tyrol and South Tyrol   IML   Hill  
Mountain Walking, Solo, 3-5 hours
11.1 km, 980 m↑, 600 m↓
Clear - sunny - good visibility / Gentle breeze (DLOG)

Location and role: Italy, Stilfser Joch. Alternative ascent to mountain hut “Zufallhütte”. Solo walker.
Activity and conditions: Mountain and forest paths. Sunny autumn weather with a light breeze.
Decisions and experience: First semi-professionally planned tour, taking the following into account: virtual group with certain abilities, their speed, alternative routes depending on the weather, and so on. Later used this tour as homework for my Hiking Guide assessment, making it fully professional.

2019-11-08 Manaslu Circuit Trek

Manaslu Circuit Trek   IML   Hill  
Walking, Technical Advice, 8+ hours
146.0 km, 6,750 m↑, 5,470 m↓
Partially cloudy / Moderate wind (DLOG)

Location and role: Nepal, Himalayas. Member of a guided tour around the Manaslu mountain. Due to circumstances, I became (unofficial) medical advisor.
Activity and conditions: Gravelled roads, suspension bridges, donkey tracks, and mountain paths. 14 days of gorgeous weather. This entry counts as one quality day.
Decisions and experience: Studied German standard medical work on high-altitude trekking before starting out. Due to bad guidance by the main guide, I offered medical advice to a group member severely affected by mountain sickness. I constantly urged him to move to lower altitudes. When he was stumbling up a slope, I decided to abandon a tour and help him down. We later learned that he had HAPE and HACE, so I might have saved his life… Closely studied my reactions to high altitude (e.g. daily check with pulseoximeter). Learned a lot about guided groups in the outdoors: group dynamics, pressure by expectations and peers, and hiding of medical conditions. Also did several smaller mountain walks without guides.