To shorten the long journey we did some biking before and after the fair.
We headed to the Ötztal, a valley surrounded by some of the highest mountains in Austria.
Weather was great, the whole days we just had sunshine, even above 3000 m it was quite hot.
The first uphill to a hut was easy, on a not to steep gravel road. After a rest we left for another
500 m of uphill. Most of the singletrack was ridable for us. The scenery is quite amazing,
high mountains with glacier everywhere.
I didn´t sleep very well in the camp, also my back was aching. So much that I wasn´t sure
if I could make it to the planned summit this day. I walked and carried my bike very carefully,
not to make any wrong movement, but in the end it got better, after 1000 m with the bikes
on our shoulders we stood on the summit. I´ve never been that high - 3455m!
The downhill had it all: steep sections with high steps, tight turns, loose gravel, easy parts
with higher speeds, but also a non rideable section with car sized rocks to cross.
(Maybe Danny Macaskill would have fun there!)
Martin had his heavy DSLR camera with him, so we did a lot of photos.
Exhausted but happy we were back at the hut, grabbed the rest of our gear and headed down
for the rest of the dowhill.
The last 2 days of our trip we spent in Sölden riding the bikepark there.
Despite having no uphills, it was more exhausting than the 2 days before!
Thanks to Martin and Mihi for your company! :-)
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