Diana Ambache and I have known we'd be doing this trek for some months now, but the departure date (August 31st 2008) is getting nearer, and the whole project is getting more real.
In mapping out the stages, I find that the walk is 250 miles (longer than I thought), with about 7 miles of ascent overall. We've already raised about £12,000 in sponsorship so there's no turning back now!
We pay homage to Mozart at Salzburg (going by various trains), and set out on Tuesday September 2nd. Each day is about 10 miles, but some are much hillier than others. There are four main stages, each with a rest day at the end of it:
1. Ebenau, Fuschl, Schafberg, Weissenbach, Rieder Hut, Rindbach
2. Habernau, Steyring, Molln, Ternberg, Laussa, Maria Neustift, Waidhofen
3. St Leonhard, Gresten, Keinberg, Puchenstuben, Julius-Stiener Hut, Lilienfeld
4. Reisalpe, Unterberg, Hocheck, Heiligenkreuz, Perchtoldsdorf, Vienna
The way mainly follows Austrian long distance path number 4. If all goes according to plan, we'll be in a comfy hotel in central Vienna on September 28.
It won't, of course.
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The journal of a 250-mile trek to celebrate Mozart and raise funds for a special neurosurgical teaching microscope. The trek was from Salzburg where Mozart was born, to Vienna where he flourished and died. It took place during September 2008. For more details, click my photo.
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