Help from ROKPA.
For its 10-year anniversary, more than ever, the focus for the aid organisation ROKPA was to collect donations and sponsorship money for good cause. So the participants could also be more involved, there was no entry fee for the tour, rather a donation of € 60.-, which went direct to ROKPA. This meant that everyone was able to contribute to a good cause and together with us, achieve their own 7 Summits goal. Meals (breakfast, evening meal during the tour), some set costs, route posts and mementos were taken on by additional sponsors.
10 times perspiration, 10 times excitement and tension, 10 times 7 mountains, 10 times ROKPA! Anniversary tour 2018!
The successful concept of the "Seven Summits Tour Schröcken" this year celebrated its 10 year anniversary in September 2018.
On 1st September 2018 more than 200 participants made their way on to the route at different times, to tackle the 7 border mountains around Schröcken. The plan was to tackle 4500 metres altitude and 50 kilometres in 10 to 20 hours.
Alas the weather put a spanner in the works. For safety reasons, the route has to be altered.
4 summits, 40 km, 3000m altitude.
From Nesslegg, the route proceeds to Alpe Felle, then to Hochgletscher and the Fürggele (2145 m) and the Hochberg (2324 m). Little rivulets have in the past day become rapid creeks. Via Lagazun, the route continued to Rothorn (2239m) and to the Biberacher Hütte (1846 m). The paths were wet and slippery. The climb to the Hochberg and the Rothorn across the slippy wet grass was a challenge too. Additional safety sections have been positioned to make the climb and the descent easier. From there the route proceeds to the Künzelspitze (not to the summit - 2300 m), down to the Landsteg (1110 m) and back up to the food station in Nesslegg. As the final section, the steep, muddy, slippery and very challenging climb to the Höferspitze (2131 m) was to be tackled.
Family Tour.
The route of the first Family Summits Tour also has to be redesigned. 39 children and their parents hiked in the Auenfeld and via Körbersee back to Nesslegg. There was 11 km and 450 metres altitude to negotiate.
Körbersee -9 Plätze, 9 Schätze winner 2017.
For the 10th anniversary the Seven Summits Tour in Schröcken made a little steer to the loveliest place in Austria - Körbersee. This magical place does of course have to be built into a tour and is sure to provide participants with a wonderful view, and a nice little rest.