Those who want to hike to the Alpspitze near Garmisch-Partenkirchen should be well equipped. But not every tourist sees this - which leads to sometimes embarrassing scenes.
- The Alpspitze is a popular destination.
- Hikers and mountaineers get their money's worth there.
- But with the right equipment for such a mountain excursion, not everyone is so specific.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen - in the most beautiful imperial weather and during the summer holidays , it is known that thousands of people are driven out into the wonderful nature of the Upper Bavarian Alps . The Wetterstein Mountains are very popular with hikers , mountaineers and gondola riders. They stretch over parts of Bavaria and Tyrol and offer an impressive view combined with the most beautiful nature.
Hiking on the Alpspitze: Tourists embarrass themselves with flip-flops and sandals
But regardless of whether it is the Zugspitze , Alpspitze or Hochwanner - a mountain remains a mountain, with all the impassable areas, debris and steep paths that one can expect at an altitude of over 2000 meters . In order to be able to hike around there, you need a certain amount of equipment and even those who allow themselves the comfort of covering most of the way with one of the many gondola lifts should at least have sturdy shoes on their feet. But not everyone sees that.
Hiking on the Alpspitze: Missing hiking equipment - mountaineers put tourists in their place
Max L., himself an enthusiastic hiker , observed scenes on the Alpspitze last Wednesday (August 12) that make you stunned. Countless tourists in flip-flops and sandals drove up the mountain - only to walk the scree path towards the mountain top. "They just ran up there until a couple of well-equipped mountaineers came towards them, who must have made it clear to them that they wouldn't get very far with their sandals," said the man from Munich.
Alpspitze near Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Father with a stroller desperate on scree path - funny video
Shortly afterwards L. observed a scene that was so curious that he put it on video . A young father, at least this time equipped with sturdy shoes, had insisted on taking the stroller with him into the gondola . However, instead of doing a couple of beautiful panoramic laps as expected and then going back down, the man set off with his pram to a nearby alpine pasture. As expected, he got stuck with the pram every few meters in the rubble - which, however, in no way prevented him from doing his project seemed to impede. A picture that locals and mountain lovers can only shake their heads about .
Tight crowd in Alpspitzbahn despite Corona: "Usually we squeeze twice as many people in there"
However, Max L. found it not only surprising that some tourists were lacking equipment . Even the trip with the Alpspitz gondola had made him shake his head. “I hardly had any space to stand,” said L., who considers this to be very worrying in times of Corona and distance rules. A gondola driver reacted rather calmly to his request. In non-corona times, you would even squeeze twice as many people into one compartment, so the succinct answer. At least - on the Alm where L. stopped later, the rules were a bit stricter. “ You weren't allowed in without mouth and nose protection ,” said the man from Munich. It is questionable whether this rule still makes sense after a tightly wrapped gondola ride.A week after the incident at the Alpspitze, however, north Bavarian hikers at Königssee made two even worse mistakes .
Ohlstadt is a popular destination for mountain lovers. There they start tours to the Heimgarten area. But the rush of excursions as a result of the corona easing exceeded everything before. Near the Partnachalm in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the Wiesengrund owner has put a sign on his barn that says a lot about the behavior of the hikers there. The photo from Bavaria went viral on Jodel.
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