Dull post warning, no discussion of spiky axes/climbing fetish wear hereafter.
Looking for recommendations/ideas for a hiking holiday in Italy / Austria border? I'm in Innsbruck area for a wedding early June. We've got 5 days thereafter to do something and need to get back to either Munich / Venice on the 6th day I guess.
A quick check of some random refugios suggests most are closed until mid June when the season starts proper which sort of makes me think it's a bust. Assuming wild camping is a no go / very bad idea / certain death?
Ideally would love to do a trek place to place but if any other suggestions to base ourselves somewhere that is actually open / has lots of nice routes nearby then I guess that could be a nice compromise. Alternatively it'll be a cycling holiday but would much rather walk across tops of mountains than cycle up and down them.
I can't give specific suggestions, but often if the refuges are closed, they will still have a 'winter room' where you can sleep year round. Closed often means they are just not serviced so you have to take your own food and a sleeping bag.
Hadn't considered they might still be open in that regard. I guess it'll be a hard sell to convince the gf to subsist on dehydrated meals for the best part of a week.
Dull post warning, no discussion of spiky axes/climbing fetish wear hereafter.
Looking for recommendations/ideas for a hiking holiday in Italy / Austria border? I'm in Innsbruck area for a wedding early June. We've got 5 days thereafter to do something and need to get back to either Munich / Venice on the 6th day I guess.
A quick check of some random refugios suggests most are closed until mid June when the season starts proper which sort of makes me think it's a bust. Assuming wild camping is a no go / very bad idea / certain death?
Ideally would love to do a trek place to place but if any other suggestions to base ourselves somewhere that is actually open / has lots of nice routes nearby then I guess that could be a nice compromise. Alternatively it'll be a cycling holiday but would much rather walk across tops of mountains than cycle up and down them.