Wild Hiking Weekend "Enjoy your Limits"
About this Class
If you want to combine outdoor and survival topics with being on the move, the Wild Hiking Weekends are just right for you. As usual, the introductory program takes place at the ruins of Wildenstein Castle. Two day hikes of moderate distance, with or without a pack depending on your fitness level, offer the opportunity to get to know trekking. We will explore numerous aspects of the outdoor and trekking fields in theory and practice. This provides a foundation for the other tour offerings, which take place in the Spessart and Steigerwald regions and vary in distance and elevation gain.
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Contents
“Enjoy your Limits” is the motto in February and November. We set off on Saturday at 10 a.m. from Alzenau, the last Bavarian outpost, and walk around 20 km with our gear to an overnight site on NABU grounds. There we pitch our tents and spend a winter night in the forest. If you’d like to test your limits and your equipment during a winter overnight stay, this is the right place for you. At the overnight site, while making a fire, we’ll also explore other aspects of survival. As with all WildesWanderWochenenden, topics such as navigation with a map and compass and outdoor first aid are also on the program. On Sunday, after around 13 km, we return to the starting point around lunchtime.
Unlike all other courses and trekking tours, this offering starts at 10 a.m. on Saturday and ends around midday on Sunday. As a result, a reduced special price of just €150 applies (discounts cannot be applied to this price). Dinner and breakfast at the site are included in the price. Please bring your own food for the journey, such as dried fruit and energy bars. Be sure to bring 2 liters of drinking water in lightweight plastic bottles, which we will refill. If you have further questions about equipment, you are welcome to attend the beginners’ course in Wildenstein or contact me directly.
Structure
The meeting point is a hiking car park near the industrial area in Alzenau, on a state road: https://maps.app.goo.gl/mUuXgoiqep7QXUNz7
Prerequisites
The total distance is around 30 kilometers and requires a certain level of basic fitness. Also note that you will carry your luggage throughout the entire tour. The title "Enjoy your Limits" says it all. The winter temperatures will push us and our equipment to our limits not only during the day, but especially at night.
Legal and illegal intoxicants (i.e. alcohol or cannabis as well) have no place on a nature adventure. They prevent us from reacting appropriately and thus put ourselves or others in danger. Feel free to read my terms and conditions on this subject too.
If you want to try a mobile phone fast and digital detox, a break away from it all is the perfect opportunity to spend a few days without messaging apps and a flood of news. Your memory cards will then be your mind, heart, and soul, which will be recharged by the experiences.
Packing List
· Backpack
· Tent, tarp, or bivy sack, etc.
· Sleeping mat and sleeping bag (possibly an extra blanket and liner if you tend to feel cold – please take the season into account)
· 2 x 1–2 liter drinking bottles, including water, cutlery, cup (plastic or metal)
· Clothing suitable for the weather and temperature (pack a change of clothes in a waterproof plastic bag)
· Suitable footwear
· Trekking poles if needed
· One set of clothes for hiking and one set for sleeping
· Rain jacket/trousers
· Your own gear, if available (e.g. knife, compass, or other outdoor tools)
· Headlamp/flashlight
· Your hygiene kit (toothbrush, etc.), toilet paper for your own use, and any personal medication you may need
· (Zip) trash bags for your own waste during the tour
IMPORTANT! Keep your packed volume and weight low, as you will be carrying your luggage throughout the hiking weekend. So the motto is: "Less is more"! Avoid unnecessary weight, e.g. from unnecessary items, spare clothes/shoes, too much food, or similar things.
Board & Overnight
We will spend the night at trekking sites in our own bivouac, under a tarp, or in a tent. We will collect and filter water along the way. The guide will carry a filtration system. If you want to use or test your own filters, you are welcome to bring them. All participants are responsible for their own food (ideally, trekking meals in pouches that only need hot water poured over them). Because of the hiking route, meals will be provided only in the morning and evening. So be sure to pack some small snacks (e.g., dried fruit, granola bars, dried meat, nuts, etc.).
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