Hiking Holiday - Day 5

Sunday, 09.09.2018: Another beautiful day, sunny and (at times almost too) warm.

20 past 8 on our balcony

After we'd been on the highest mountain in this area (the Rachel) already a couple of days ago, today we chose a tour from our little guide book that would take us to the top of the second highest mountain, the Lusen. It is only 1,373 m (4,505 ft) high, but believe me, the last bit of the ascent felt a lot higher!

Martinsklause

Sorry about the "spot"!

The path leading to the bottom of the Lusen is relatively easy, approaching the mountain in a totally straight line. From there, a steep climb up begins, over big rocks, like stepping stones of a large stairway, but so irregular you really need to focus, and so high you really feel it in your thighs. That bit is called Himmelsleiter (Ladder to Heaven), and more than once during the climb I thought I'd hear the angels sing :-D

There were many people about, since it was Sunday, good weather and the last day before school was to start again; lots of families made their way up, and so I felt a bit ashamed at that it got me so out of breath and sweaty until I reached the summit.

Can you see the straight path?

On the summit

I only took few pictures on this hike, as there were so many people about, but it was once more as enjoyable as it was exhausting. Our way back was quite adventurous - while we'd made it to the starting point with just two buses, it took four different ones until we reached our hotel again. We were too late for coffee and cake and headed straight to the spa, where we spent the time until dinner as usual. Such a hard life!