Bivouacking in Austria
Hi everyone,
My name is Florian and i am living in Austria (the one with the cows, not the kangaroos). I have two major passions in my life computers and moutains and i am going to share the latter with you in this post.
I am fascinated by the peaks surrounding me in every single aspect so:
I climb,
I hike,
I bike,
I ski.
Thinking about a bivouack an a close mountain around 2600m high for a long time, this summer i finally found the time to it and it was a moving experience i hope i can convey. Seeing strong storms rage and lightning strike at the horizon, i didn't get much sleep to be honest, but still i was wide away at 03:50 am.
It is pretty hard to transport feelings in pictures, but i hope you can imagine what it felt like to sleep "on the top".
Starting on a hot afternoon
Rising slowly but steadily
We came across a alpine hut, or a "Schutzhütte" how they are called in Austria
Near the ridge we had to cross snowy patches. The mountains are called "Totes Gebirge" meaning dead mountains because of the superficial lack of life
The sun was going down pretty fast, but we were stunned by the beauty
After five hours we were approaching the peak, just as the sun went down
Looks uncomfortable and windy and so it was.
The stars and the cross at the peak were stunning
Me enjoying the, very cold, sunrise
Breakfast was pretty windy too
The sun came up just around 05:00
And it got warm pretty fast
Since we had almost two thousand meters to decend, we left early to outpace the upcoming storms.
I hope you enjoyed my night out in the mountains and i was able to give you a glimpse of the beauty of the alps.
Florian
Wow!!! This is amazing looking. Thank you for sharing such great pictures! It makes me want to go to this place. @originalworks
Thank you very much, i am really glad someone was able to pick up the beauty i was trying to convey!
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Very nice
Thank you very much! I am glad i was able to convey a fraction of the stunning beauty at least!
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STOPWow, the ridge line to the top looks simply stunning! Lucky you that the storms didn’t catch up…
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Awesome photos! A night under the stars is a wonderful thing, really helps you connect with nature and the universe in someway. Thanks for sharing your journey with us!
I totally agree. It is a very easy way to "ground" yourself and to think about the really important things.
Drinking, Eating, having a warm shelter, family.
Hills yeah!