The season in photographs

One summer on six routes

These photographs come from one season in the Dolomites, Stubai and Ötztal and the Julian Alps. Every caption names the hut, pass or village in the photograph, so you can find it on the route map before you book.

  1. Grava Pass TraverseRoute line of the Grava Pass Traverse for the gallery
  2. High Dolomites Hut RouteRoute line of the High Dolomites Hut Route for the gallery
  3. Stubai Ridge WalkRoute line of the Stubai Ridge Walk for the gallery
  4. Ötztal Hut TasterRoute line of the Ötztal Hut Taster for the gallery
  5. Julian Lakes CrossingRoute line of the Julian Lakes Crossing for the gallery
  6. Julian Alps TraverseRoute line of the Julian Alps Traverse for the gallery
A gravel track winding over green hillsides in haze, two walkers small on it and pale limestone peaks far behind.
The track above San Vidal

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A walker with a rucksack and poles on a meadow path, seen from behind, pale limestone walls rising above the pasture.
San Vidal, the first morning
A path climbing through a stony saddle crowded with cairns, a signpost standing at the top of the rise under grey sky.
The broad saddle of the Grauer Joch
Rifugio Torre Alta, a small white hut on a stony shelf under layered limestone walls, mist drifting over the cliffs.
Rifugio Torre Alta, 2,707 m
A narrow waterfall in a mossy limestone cleft below Koča pri Slapu, beech woods all around.
The waterfall below Koča pri Slapu
A walker small on a long scree slope between dark rock walls, a wooded valley and far peaks below.
Below the Grava Pass, 2,625 m
A faint path across a meadow towards larch woods and the pale limestone wall below Sedlo Kal, under a grey sky.
Climbing to Sedlo Kal, 2,445 m
The stream by Gasthof Wildbach running fast between grassy banks, cloud lifting off the slopes above.
The stream by Gasthof Wildbach
Fernerblick Hut, stone and timber buildings with red and white shutters on a rocky slope, old snow on the ridge behind.
Fernerblick Hut, 2,597 m
A cracked lane across hay meadows, with dark woods on either side and limestone peaks ahead.
Kot, the end of the traverse
Rifugio Lago Scuro, a wooden hut on the far side of a dark mountain lake, with marsh marigolds on the near shore.
Rifugio Lago Scuro from the far shore
Ochsenalm, an old timber hut on a steep green shoulder above a wooded valley, grey cloud over the ridges.
Ochsenalm on the first evening
Close view of blue gentian flowers growing among pale limestone scree under the Grava Pass.
Gentian on the scree, Grava Pass
Penzion Most, a white village house with a dark roof and a wooden balcony, a limestone wall rising behind it.
Penzion Most, a village guesthouse
A small dark lake on a stony bench near Seehütte, boulders in front and grey peaks across the valley.
The lake by Seehütte, after the short day
Pale scree and a stony basin below the last rock wall before Škrbina, cloud over the peaks beyond.
The last climb to Škrbina, 2,678 m
Planina Lom, a small hut on a sunlit pasture, cattle grazing along the edge of the woods in late afternoon.
Planina Lom, a hut on the pasture
A pale long-haired cow grazing on the steep pasture at Malga Pradel, a fence along the slope above.
Malga Pradel, a cow on the pasture
A hut terrace high above a deep valley, a pot of pink and white flowers on its railing and the shingle roof of a smaller hut just below it.
The terrace at Karhütte
A walker with a red rucksack seen from behind, climbing a fixed ladder up a grey limestone wall on Forcia Ridge.
Fixed cables on Forcia Ridge
A green lake in a limestone basin below Koča na Jezerih, spruce and dwarf pine on the slopes around it.
One of the lakes by Koča na Jezerih
A rocky path with red and white waymarks climbing towards the Hohe Scharte, cloud filling the valley below.
Over the Hohe Scharte, 2,575 m
A walker with a rucksack and poles on a meadow path, seen from behind, pale limestone walls rising above the pasture.
San Vidal, the first morning
Rifugio Lago Scuro, a wooden hut on the far side of a dark mountain lake, with marsh marigolds on the near shore.
Rifugio Lago Scuro from the far shore
A walker with a red rucksack seen from behind, climbing a fixed ladder up a grey limestone wall on Forcia Ridge.
Fixed cables on Forcia Ridge
A pale long-haired cow grazing on the steep pasture at Malga Pradel, a fence along the slope above.
Malga Pradel, a cow on the pasture
A walker small on a long scree slope between dark rock walls, a wooded valley and far peaks below.
Below the Grava Pass, 2,625 m
Rifugio Torre Alta, a small white hut on a stony shelf under layered limestone walls, mist drifting over the cliffs.
Rifugio Torre Alta, 2,707 m
Close view of blue gentian flowers growing among pale limestone scree under the Grava Pass.
Gentian on the scree, Grava Pass
The stream by Gasthof Wildbach running fast between grassy banks, cloud lifting off the slopes above.
The stream by Gasthof Wildbach
Fernerblick Hut, stone and timber buildings with red and white shutters on a rocky slope, old snow on the ridge behind.
Fernerblick Hut, 2,597 m
A small dark lake on a stony bench near Seehütte, boulders in front and grey peaks across the valley.
The lake by Seehütte, after the short day
A path climbing through a stony saddle crowded with cairns, a signpost standing at the top of the rise under grey sky.
The broad saddle of the Grauer Joch
Ochsenalm, an old timber hut on a steep green shoulder above a wooded valley, grey cloud over the ridges.
Ochsenalm on the first evening
A rocky path with red and white waymarks climbing towards the Hohe Scharte, cloud filling the valley below.
Over the Hohe Scharte, 2,575 m
A hut terrace high above a deep valley, a pot of pink and white flowers on its railing and the shingle roof of a smaller hut just below it.
The terrace at Karhütte
A narrow waterfall in a mossy limestone cleft below Koča pri Slapu, beech woods all around.
The waterfall below Koča pri Slapu
A green lake in a limestone basin below Koča na Jezerih, spruce and dwarf pine on the slopes around it.
One of the lakes by Koča na Jezerih
Penzion Most, a white village house with a dark roof and a wooden balcony, a limestone wall rising behind it.
Penzion Most, a village guesthouse
A faint path across a meadow towards larch woods and the pale limestone wall below Sedlo Kal, under a grey sky.
Climbing to Sedlo Kal, 2,445 m
Planina Lom, a small hut on a sunlit pasture, cattle grazing along the edge of the woods in late afternoon.
Planina Lom, a hut on the pasture
Pale scree and a stony basin below the last rock wall before Škrbina, cloud over the peaks beyond.
The last climb to Škrbina, 2,678 m
A cracked lane across hay meadows, with dark woods on either side and limestone peaks ahead.
Kot, the end of the traverse

Find the place on the route map

Every photograph here was taken on one of the six routes. Open a trip to see where each hut and pass sits on its map, and how many metres of ascent it takes to get there.

Julian Alps Traverse
Days
7
Distance
86.6 km
Ascent
6,397 m
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