2016 European Trip: Berliner Hütte to Greizer Hütte & The Hiking Chorus

Today’s hiking was without a doubt the most difficult. I was hit by a one-two-three punch:

1. A three-hour ascent from Alpenrosen Hütte (1875m) past the Schwarzsee to Mörchenscharte pass (2872m);
2. A steep four-hour descent from Mörchenscharte to the valley floor below; (Like all branching valleys at the southern end of Zillertal, this alpine valley dead-ends into a 3,000m-high glacier. Italy guards the other side of the glacier.)
3. A final steep one-hour ascent on the northern face of the valley to the Greizer Hütte (2227m).