The following photos were shot 2 years ago about the same time of the year. My old job was outdoor & trekking-reporter for a small austrian lifestyle-magazine. I visited the roof of the austrian alps by a two-days-hike with nightcamp in a sea-level of 3000 meters.
ascent starting at about 1400 meters sealevel in the austrian region of "Osttirol" (East-Tyrol) - passing pastures with milk-cows and farms 100s of years old:
in a sealevel of 3.000 nightcamp in a typical hut, where food and stuff is transportet by helicopter:
next morning last ascent to the peak thats name I have forgot
at a sealevel of 3200 meters with a great view to the peaks of "Grossglockner" (austria tallest with about 3800 meters) and "Großvenediger" (3670 meters).
The view to the South shows the "Dolomiten", already Italian territory:
The descent was difficult because there were large snow-fields that had to be crossed. What you cannot see on this pic is, that there were 200 meters below on the left was a rapid river with huge rocks in - a certain death in case of slipping off
this hike ended at the "Umbalfälle" (Umbal-Falls), heart of the National Monument "Hohe Tauern".
