Friday, 11/22/2024
at 7:30 PM


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The long way to myself
Once again the nerve-wracking time of "no longer quite at home and not yet on the way". The agonizing doubts whether, at the age of 71, one is still capable of daring such nonsense.

Then the bumpy start on 29.4.23 in Gibraltar, the luggage had disappeared without a trace on the flight Munich-Heathrow-Gibraltar and could not be located for 2 days due to failed terminals. Was it all for nothing, was the project already ending here? Then - like a miracle - it was found!

With his wife Susanne on the coast with endless promenades over Estepona, Marbella and Malaga to Granada. Here now the farewell, it continued alone.

The further way led him inland, temperatures sometimes reaching up to 40 degrees. Setting up his tent somewhere was often a delicate matter. Every field barn, every property was guarded by dogs. Then - in northern Spain - 3 weeks of almost daily catastrophic thunderstorms that made him fear being washed away. Despite the nice and helpful people, Spain demanded a lot from Walter Wärthl and pushed him to his mental limit several times: The thought of giving up - for the first time ever during one of his hikes!

Then finally France: Many campsites, the weather was no longer a notable issue. Through the Camargue, Provence, along the Durance, through huge lavender fields to the Western Alps. Via Briançon, Megève to Chamonix, he went to Switzerland. At the Alpine passes Galibier (2642 m), Col de la Forclaz (1157m), Furka Pass (2436 m), Oberalp (2046 m), Flüela (2383 m), he collected altitude meters that added up to a total of 52,238 meters!

In Austria, he went through the Inntal via Pfunds, Landeck, Telfs, Leutasch - in Germany finally over Lake Walchensee, Jachenau, along the Isar river via Bad Tölz, Munich to Freising. Further through the Holledau into the Altmühltal, along the old Ludwigskanal to Berg. Finally, descending through the Grafenbucher Forest into the Pegnitz Valley to the destination, which he reached on 30.7.23 after 94 days and 3,158 km. Naturally, he was greeted - almost as a tradition - with a warm welcome by his family and many friends.

Admission: 7:00 PM

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