Packing a Pack; Berliner Hohenweg Hut to Hut Training; Day 1.
We’ve booked into 5 alpine huts in Austria. We plan to complete a good portion of the hut to hut Berliner Hohenweg in September.
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A Hiking Week in The Lake District Dictated by the Weather.
It is a little remiss that we haven’t been to the Lake District for over 10 years! Friends were going to Ambleside, so we invited ourselves.
Canederli Dumplings Recipe from the Dolomites.
If it is feeling chilly outside Canederli Dumplings, a specialty in the Dolomites, are truly irresistible. This is Paula’s cheese version.
No Pain, No Gain, try Planks with Attitude to Get you Working.
Skiing isn’t just about legs. Planks with attitude strengthen core and muscles in your shoulders, elbows and wrists stabilising your body.
Slovenia in April; Hiking in the Julian Alps.
As regulars in Austria and keen hikers in the Tirol and the Dolomites, it’s odd that we’d not been hiking in the Julian Alps of Slovenia.
No Pain, No Gain; Single Leg Squats can help Avoid Injury and Suffering.
Want to get through a ski-season without suffering pain or injury? Spend time on strength, balance and flexibility and Single Leg Squats.
Barley Soup, a Famous Dish from the Dolomites.
When out walking or skiing, take a flask of barley soup, it is warming and is cheap to make but is wholesome and delicious
No Pain, No Gain, but Dead Leg Lifts can help Avoid Injury and Suffering.
As knees give out. And you can’t ski without knees. Dead leg lifts strengthen hamstrings to support your knee ligaments and protect your joints.
