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Sander Meijer<p>«Pseudo-Alpinisten!» – Hüttenwart steckt auf 3600 Metern fest</p><p><a href="https://www.20min.ch/story/italien-pseudo-alpinisten-huettenwart-steckt-auf-3600-metern-fest-103327935" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">20min.ch/story/italien-pseudo-</span><span class="invisible">alpinisten-huettenwart-steckt-auf-3600-metern-fest-103327935</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mountains.social/tags/MountainHuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MountainHuts</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mountains</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Mountaineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mountaineering</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hiking</span></a></p>
Sander Meijer<p>Dom Planika pod Triglavom (2401m) is a mountain hut underneath Mount Triglav (2863m), the highest mountain of Slovenia and present on the national flag. It is the only hut where I've been, where there is no running water (not surprisingly so close under the summit and the rocky environment). </p><p>The first hut on this location was erected 1871. The current hut is from 1987 with the annex built in 1992.</p><p>🗓️ September 2024</p><p><a href="https://mountains.social/tags/MountainHuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MountainHuts</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Slovenia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Slovenia</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hiking</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mountains</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/DomPlanika" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DomPlanika</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Triglav" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Triglav</span></a></p>
Travelling Worm<p><strong>Huts of the Victorian High&nbsp;Country</strong></p><p><strong>In this post:</strong> Join me on a crawl around the mountain huts of the Victorian High Country in Australia.</p><p>This is the blog of Mark Wordsworm, the travelling worm. I’m a 40-year-old bookmark (give or take a few years) and I proudly boast my own Hallmark serial number, 95 HBM 80-1. You’ll probably want to read&nbsp;<strong><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://travellingworm.wordpress.com/about-me/" target="_blank">all about me</a></strong>&nbsp;and my Travelling Companion (the TC).</p><p><strong>Today’s travel notes</strong></p><p>In our recent travels around the Victorian High Country, me and the TC visited several of the area’s well-known mountain huts. The huts vary from a basic four-walls-and-a-roof structure to quite a solid affair with furnishings. Most of them were built to offer shelter to walkers, cattle folk, and others who might be caught out by the unpredictable weather of the highlands. Some are named for the families who lived in them, like Lovick’s Hut.</p><p>I’ve written a separate blog post about the most famous hut of all: <a href="https://travellingworm.com/2025/03/14/craigs-hut-the-man-from-snowy-river/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Craig’s Hut, from the movie,&nbsp;<em>The Man from Snowy River</em></a>.</p><p><strong>The book I’m in</strong></p><p><em>The Phenomenon of Man</em>&nbsp;by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. I’m chewing my way through this momentous work, savouring it a piece at a time.</p><p><strong>Travel tips</strong></p><p>If at first you don’t spot the dunny (that’s Australian for toilet), take a walk and look again. Most campgrounds and picnic areas have a long-drop.</p><p>From the sublime to the ridiculous… a dunny on the Paradise Falls track:</p><a href="https://travellingworm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dunny-on-paradise-falls-track-pxl_20250218_000116444-small.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://travellingworm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dunny-inside-scaled-1.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><p><strong>Recommended accommodation</strong></p><p>Camping is the best option for a trip around the Victorian High Country. It’s hard to predict where you’ll find yourself at the end of each day. Most likely, you won’t be anywhere near a hotel.</p><p>Luckily, the campgrounds are well laid out and most have a toilet, albeit a long-drop. Here are the campgrounds we stayed at.</p><p>Seven (count ‘em: 7) days camping in a row. That’s a record for yours truly:</p><ul><li><strong>Day 1 (18 February):</strong> The campground near Craig’s Hut. Elevation 1,450 metres. It was cold, even in the middle of the Australian summer. This worm recommends a thick book to cuddle up in.</li><li><strong>Day 2 (19 February):</strong> A camping site on Mount Howitt. Elevation 1,600 metres. It was even colder that night, due to some wind and an early morning mist. The TC, bless her thick cotton socks, wore leggings, gloves, two T shirts, two soft jackets, and a large Dutch jacket, and huddled down into her sleeping bag.</li><li><strong>Day 3 (20 February):</strong> Eaglevale campground near Dargo. Those who aren’t made of cardboard had a refreshing dip in the Wonangatta river.</li><li><strong>Day 4 (21 February):</strong> Black Snake Creek campground, again on the banks of the Wonangatta River. The non-cardboard folks took another swim in the river.</li><li><strong>Day 5 (22 February):</strong> Castleburn Creek campground on Dargo Road.</li><li><strong>Day 6 (23 February): </strong>Hinnomunjie Bridge campground, on the far side of Omeo.</li><li><strong>Day 7 (24 February):</strong> Taylor’s Crossing in the Nunniong area. The TC, bless her cotton socks, <a href="https://sydneybirder.com/2025/03/02/gang-gang-cockatoos-on-a-river-bank/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">spotted her first Gang-gang Cockatoos</a> here.</li></ul><p><strong>What about food? What about the pretty berries?</strong></p><p>This worm recommends that you bring all your supplies when travelling the lesser-known roads of the high country. People in the know can snack off bush tucker, but beware: don’t eat anything unless you’re sure it’s good for humans. Some of our party were keen to try these Dianella berries. <strong>But not all Dianellas are edible!</strong></p><a href="https://travellingworm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dianella-berries-scaled-1.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><p><strong>The photos</strong></p><p>Me at the Washington Winch on Nunniong Road near Moscow Villa Hut:</p><a href="https://travellingworm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/winch-worm-scaled-1.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><p>Yours truly is nicely in focus. That’s how I like it.</p><p>Ah, you want to know about the winch too?</p><a href="https://travellingworm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/winch-scaled-1.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><p>The Washington Winch was powered by steam, and built in Seattle, USA, to haul timber up steep slopes.</p><p>Here’s the winch hook, which hangs above the track a few metres from the engine:</p><a href="https://travellingworm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/winch-scaled-2.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><p>And now, on to those huts.</p><p><strong>Craig’s Hut</strong></p><a href="https://travellingworm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/craigs-hut-and-worm-pxl_20250218_194804269-small.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><p>If you’ve seen the movie, <em>The Man from Snowy River</em>, then you’ve had your breath taken away by the beauty of the mountain views from Craig’s Hut. Canny readers will spot yours truly on the window sill of the hut in the above photo. To find your breath again, read my separate blog post about <a href="https://travellingworm.com/2025/03/14/craigs-hut-the-man-from-snowy-river/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Craig’s Hut and <em>The Man from Snowy River</em></a>.</p><p><strong>Bindaree Hut</strong></p><a href="https://travellingworm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/bindaree-hut-outside-scaled-1.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://travellingworm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/bindaree-hut-inside-scaled-1.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><p><strong>Pikes Flat Hut</strong></p><p>Pike’s Flat Hut was one of the more dilapidated structures. It had horse feed inside, and thistles (an introduced weed in Australia) outside.</p><a href="https://travellingworm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pikes-flat-hut-outside-scaled-1.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://travellingworm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pikes-flat-hut-inside-scaled-1.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://travellingworm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/thistle-scaled-1.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><p><strong>Bluff Hut</strong></p><p>We stopped at Bluff Hut for lunch and a stroll. The hut was quite substantial, a place I could imagine myself sheltering in if the weather got bad.</p><a href="https://travellingworm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/bluff-hut-outside-scaled-1.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://travellingworm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/bluff-hut-inside-scaled-1.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://travellingworm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/bluff-hut-inside-scaled-2.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><p><strong>Lovick’s Hut</strong></p><p>Lovick’s Hut is another substantial, liveable structure.</p><a href="https://travellingworm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/lovicks-hut-outside-scaled-1.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://travellingworm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/lovicks-hut-inside-scaled-1.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><p><strong>Howitt Plains Hut</strong></p><a href="https://travellingworm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/howitt-hut-outside-scaled-1.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://travellingworm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/howitt-hut-inside-scaled-1.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><p><strong>Wonangatta Hut near Bryce’s station</strong></p><p>This hut had an attractive, sturdy sleeping platform.</p><a href="https://travellingworm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/bryces-homestead-entrance-scaled-1.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://travellingworm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/bryces-homestead-inside-scaled-1.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><p><strong>Black Snake Creek Hut</strong></p><p>This hut and the nearby camping area are on the banks of the Wonangatta River.</p><a href="https://travellingworm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/black-snake-creek-hut-scaled-1.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://travellingworm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pxl_20250221_082020547-small.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><p><strong>Moscow Villa Hut</strong></p><a href="https://travellingworm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/moscow-villa-hut-outside-scaled-1.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://travellingworm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/moscow-villa-hut-inside-scaled-1.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><p><strong><em>That’s all for today, folks</em></strong></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://travellingworm.com/tag/australia/" target="_blank">#australia</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://travellingworm.com/tag/bookmark/" target="_blank">#bookmark</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://travellingworm.com/tag/bookworm/" target="_blank">#bookworm</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://travellingworm.com/tag/mountain-huts/" target="_blank">#mountainHuts</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://travellingworm.com/tag/travel/" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://travellingworm.com/tag/travelling-worm/" target="_blank">#travellingWorm</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://travellingworm.com/tag/travelog/" target="_blank">#travelog</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://travellingworm.com/tag/travelogue/" target="_blank">#travelogue</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://travellingworm.com/tag/victoria/" target="_blank">#Victoria</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://travellingworm.com/tag/victorian-high-country/" target="_blank">#VictorianHighCountry</a></p>
Sander Meijer<p><a href="https://mountains.social/tags/FensterFreitag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FensterFreitag</span></a> with the Bortelhütte in Valais, Switzerland.</p><p><a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hiking</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/MountainHuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MountainHuts</span></a></p>
Sander Meijer<p>The Lämmerenhütte in winter (right-bottom) with the Wildstrubel (3244m) in the back.</p><p><a href="https://mountains.social/tags/MountainHuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MountainHuts</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/L%C3%A4mmerenh%C3%BCtte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lämmerenhütte</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Wildstrubel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildstrubel</span></a></p>
Sander Meijer<p>Winteregghütte (1887m) of the SAC Niesen, trying to not attract too much notice.</p><p><a href="https://mountains.social/tags/MountainHuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MountainHuts</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Wintereggh%C3%BCtte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Winteregghütte</span></a></p>
Sander Meijer<p>🌟2️⃣🌟 mountains.social 🌟2️⃣🌟</p><p>Today marks the 2nd anniversary of mountains.social. 731 days ago I opened the instance for registration. </p><p>As a fan of mountain huts, I thought we celebrate with a hut at an elevation of 2'731 meters: the Segantini hut in Graubünden, Switzerland.</p><p>We can also celebrate with the 2'731 meters high Sunnig Berg (second picture at the left) in the Urner Alps, Switzerland.</p><p>Or what about the 2'731 meters high Thousand Lake Mountain in Wayne County, Utah, USA.</p><p>Where-ever you are though, regardless of elevation, thanks for being here!</p><p><a href="https://mountains.social/tags/MountainHuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MountainHuts</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mountains</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Segantini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Segantini</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/MountainsAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MountainsAdmin</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Anniversary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anniversary</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/MastoAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoAdmin</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hiking</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Mountaineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mountaineering</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Climbing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climbing</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Bouldering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bouldering</span></a></p>
Sander Meijer<p>The Bergseehütte in the Urner Alps will be modernized. The original hut is carefully integrated. Construction should start in 2028, the opening in 2029.</p><p>"With a complete renovation and extension, the hut is to be made fit for the future. The aim is to rectify structural defects, increase the <br>capacity from 65 to 70 beds and to modernize the working and living <br>modernize the working and living conditions for the staff. At the same time. At the same time, operations are to be made more efficient and resource-saving."</p><p><a href="https://www.sac-cas.ch/de/huetten-und-touren/umbau-und-erweiterung-bergseehuette-sac-46462/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sac-cas.ch/de/huetten-und-tour</span><span class="invisible">en/umbau-und-erweiterung-bergseehuette-sac-46462/</span></a></p><p>I find the use of wood nice, but the the the form takes a bit the charm away, at least to my opinion.</p><p><a href="https://mountains.social/tags/MountainHuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MountainHuts</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mountains</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Bergseeh%C3%BCtte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bergseehütte</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/UrnerAlps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UrnerAlps</span></a></p>
Sander Meijer<p>Just noticed that there is a new site for hut reservations in the Alps. The new site was created by a cooperation of DAV, SAC, OEAV and AVS.</p><p><a href="https://www.hut-reservation.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">hut-reservation.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Not sure if indeed reservations are possible for all huts, but did check some random huts and they were all in there. The site looks nice. It is also possible to merge multiple accounts from the old alpsonline into one (logon as to the one you would like to keep and than start the merge process). It works.</p><p><a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Alps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alps</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/MountainHuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MountainHuts</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hiking</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/SAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SAC</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/DAV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DAV</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/OEAV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OEAV</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/AVS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AVS</span></a></p>
Sander Meijer<p>Have been playing with uMap as part of planning an upcoming trip. </p><p>As a side-project thought I'd list all mountains huts that I have visited. Quite a lot, but there are still so many to visit. Looking forward to that.</p><p><a href="https://umap.osm.ch/en/map/mountains-huts_8869" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">umap.osm.ch/en/map/mountains-h</span><span class="invisible">uts_8869</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mountains.social/tags/uMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uMap</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/MountainHuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MountainHuts</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hiking</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mountains</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Bergh%C3%BCtten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Berghütten</span></a></p>
Sander Meijer<p>Klimawandel bedroht SAC-Hütten – Geld für Sanierungen wird knapp</p><p><a href="https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/klimawandel-in-den-alpen-klimawandel-bedroht-sac-huetten-geld-fuer-sanierungen-wird-knapp-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">srf.ch/news/schweiz/klimawande</span><span class="invisible">l-in-den-alpen-klimawandel-bedroht-sac-huetten-geld-fuer-sanierungen-wird-knapp-1</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mountains.social/tags/SAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SAC</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/MountainHuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MountainHuts</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Bergen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bergen</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mountains</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Klimawandel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Klimawandel</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a></p>
Sander Meijer<p>The last Hoogtelijn from the Royal Dutch Alpine Club that I will receive just arrived. Main topic: mountain huts, my favorite.</p><p><a href="https://mountains.social/tags/NKBV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NKBV</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Hoogtelijn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hoogtelijn</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hiking</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/MountainHuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MountainHuts</span></a></p>
Sander Meijer<p>Not a bad idea. I like this.</p><p><a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Mischabelh%C3%BCtte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mischabelhütte</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/MountainHuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MountainHuts</span></a></p>
Sander Meijer<p>The Fründenhütte is situated on top of the rock Mittelchnubel (2561m) underneath the Fründehorn (3368m). </p><p>The first picture picture shows the Blüemlisalphorn (with 3660m highest around the Oeschinensee), the Oeschinenhorn (3486m) and the Fründehorn. On the bottom right you can see the hut.</p><p>The normal route to the hut is not possible anymore, because of rock slide risks of the Spitze Stei (see second picture and previous post <a href="https://mountains.social/@bergmeister/109847838061374050" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mountains.social/@bergmeister/</span><span class="invisible">109847838061374050</span></a>). During my hike last Wednesday, I regularly heard boulders come down.</p><p>Therefore the alternative route via the Fründeschnuer was made more secure (3rd picture). This small pathway through the steep wall was pretty risky. In wet/moist conditions, it was very discouraged. As there was no other way of getting to the Fründenhütte, there are now steel cables, making it more of a via ferrata type of route.</p><p>The final picture show a close(r) up of the hut.</p><p><a href="https://mountains.social/tags/MountainHuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MountainHuts</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Fr%C3%BCndenh%C3%BCtte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fründenhütte</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Fr%C3%BCndschnuer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fründschnuer</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hiking</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Oeschinensee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oeschinensee</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mountains</span></a></p>
Sander Meijer<p>One of the mountain huts in my top 3 is being renovated: the Blüemlisalphütte (built in 1947). The new season will start this Saturday. There is still a lot of snow, so only accessible by mountaineers with the right equipment.</p><p>Have been reading a bit on the renovation and learned that on Hohtürli itself (50 meters below the current hut), there was an earlier hut: the Hohtürlihütte (second pictures has them both). Have never noticed it really, but can still see the remains of the Hohtürlihütte.</p><p>The Hohtürlihütte was built in 1894 and extended a couple of times (increasing the number of bed to 70).</p><p>But even before the Hohtürlihütte there was an even earlier hut: the Frauenbalmhütte (built in 1875), which had place for 7 people.</p><p>This means that next year there will be 150 years of mountain hut history on this special place between the Kiental and Kandertal.</p><p><a href="https://www.sac-bluemlisalp.ch/en/Blueemlisalphuette" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sac-bluemlisalp.ch/en/Blueemli</span><span class="invisible">salphuette</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mountains.social/tags/MountainHuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MountainHuts</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Hoht%C3%BCrli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hohtürli</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Bluemlisalph%C3%BCtte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluemlisalphütte</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Hoht%C3%BCrlih%C3%BCtte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hohtürlihütte</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Frauenbalmh%C3%BCtte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Frauenbalmhütte</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hiking</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mountains</span></a></p>
Sander Meijer<p>Again a wonderful hike up to the Lobhornhütte, one of the first huts in the year to open for hikers (because of the modest elevation). Some minimal leftover snow. Turkish exchange student did well. Weather forecast was on point. If it stays that way, we should have a super sunrise. 🤞</p><p><a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hiking</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/MountainHuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MountainHuts</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Lobhornh%C3%BCtte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lobhornhütte</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/BerneseOberland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BerneseOberland</span></a></p>
Sander Meijer<p>Have just booked two huts for a 3-days hike in August with old friends. The route that I found is apparently known as the Dossentrek and goes through rugged terrain, past waterfalls and a lake and finishes in a gentle valley.</p><p>The Dossenhütte and the Gaulihütte are located in the southeast of canton Bern, an area where I have not been that much. In fact, every step of the way will be new terrain on this trip. 😊</p><p><a href="https://www.dossenhuette.ch" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">dossenhuette.ch</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://gaulihuette.ch" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">gaulihuette.ch</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mountains.social/tags/MountainHuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MountainHuts</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hiking</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Dossenh%C3%BCtte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dossenhütte</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Gaulih%C3%BCtte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaulihütte</span></a></p>
Sander MeijerGspaltenhornhütte (2455m) with the Morgehorn (3620m) in the back.<br> <br> <a href="https://mountains.photos/discover/tags/MountainHuts?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MountainHuts</a> <a href="https://mountains.photos/discover/tags/Mountains?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mountains</a> <a href="https://mountains.photos/discover/tags/Hiking?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hiking</a>
Sander MeijerI love the creativity and efforts of the people that put up the signs at mountains huts.<br> <br> <a href="https://mountains.photos/discover/tags/MountainHuts?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MountainHuts</a> <a href="https://mountains.photos/discover/tags/Mountains?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mountains</a> <a href="https://mountains.photos/discover/tags/Hiking?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hiking</a>
Sander Meijer<p>Longing for weather and circumstances to go higher up again. </p><p>View towards Mont Blanc from Cabane de Fenestral.</p><p>🗓️ September 2023</p><p><a href="https://mountains.social/tags/FensterFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FensterFriday</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/WindowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WindowFriday</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/MountainHuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MountainHuts</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hiking</span></a></p>
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