Russell Fisher
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Out riding the Föhn
Day 8 (11th August) – Oberwölz Stadt to Sarstein. A predominant feature of our tour so far has been mild mornings then sudden jumps in temperature and scorching afternoons. This may be due to a phenomenon known as the Föhn wind.… Continue reading
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Carinthian woodland and historic towns
Day 7 (10th August)– Rieding to Oberwölz Stadt. What a way to start the day! An amazing dawn view and a steep 5km descent. Whoosh! Soon though it was onto our big climb of the day – Klippitztörl topping out at… Continue reading
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Cruising through Carinthia
Day 6 (9th August) – Faaker am See to Rieding Our ride today for the most part took us a lovely trek east through the foothills of central Carinthia, a less-populated region in the southern part of Austria. Flanked by high… Continue reading
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A day of contrasts
Day 5 (8th August)– Bovec to Faaker am See. At an elevation of 1,611m, Vršič pass is the highest in the Eastern Julian Alps and the first ‘official’ pass of our up and down trek to Nice. An old trail upgraded for military… Continue reading
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Julian Alps in summer
Day 4 – Bled to Bovec. Here we are camped near the Soča River in the heart of the Julian Alps. Towering mountains surround us on all sides. Nearby is Triglav National Park, a wonderland of forests, deeply carved valleys,… Continue reading
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Joining dots
Day 2 – Logatec to Bled. Feeling melancholic this morning as I learn not far from here a mass grave was exhumed of a whole village exterminated by the Nazis during WWII. I discover also that over 8% of the… Continue reading
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Hot start!
Day 1 – Muggia to Logatec. A hot start to our epic trek – 28°C at 5:30am. We head north-east over the border between Italy and Slovenia. To get there you have climb over 400m in elevation. My Garmin (computer)… Continue reading
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The beautiful Istrian coastline
Pula to Umag. Another scorcher of a day! Sam and I set off pre-dawn to beat the heat. In the cool and quiet we snake our way north along the coast to the beautiful fishing port of Rovinj. We arrive… Continue reading
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