Si and Lou stopped by for the day on their European summer tour and asked for a gentle introduction to Austrian klettersteig. Katrin, on a rocky ridge above the town of Bad Ischl, turned out to be a great morning out. Make sure you try it quick before the ageing gondola (complete with silk carpets and cushions) goes out of service!
I have done very little solo backpacking, but I had the chance to extend a work trip to Umea in Sweden by 3 days. Leading north from the city is a 39km trail know as The Tavelsjöleden. Over the two and a bit days of hiking I saw almost nobody else, and certainly didn't see the monster of the lake the route draws its name from. It was also ridiculously flat, a highlight being the summit of the region's tallest peak - Mount Tavelsjöberget at 284m!
