After the success a few days earlier on Taubenstein, I was keen to do a bit more, but still definitely taking it easy. James and I planned todo something together, so it was both of our first time back in the mountains after our respective accidents. Our plan was actually to head to the Herzogstandbahn and then make the short walk up to the summit, however due to a packed train we changed our plans in Kochel as the first two busses were full and it looked like the third would be as well. So instead of fighting our way onto the third bus, we took a bus in the opposite direction to Blomberg. Getting onto the chairlift was relatively smooth as they slowed it right down, and put a flag on the lift so that it would also be slowed down at the top. While the walk from the top of the chairlift to the summit of Zweisel is not that exciting, it was again nice to be in the mountains and to have a better stretch of the legs and the body when compared to a few days. Read the full article…

My team at work had their annual Wandertag around the time I was planning on getting out and doing a bit more after my accident, so I decided to join them for the summit and the lunch stop as it was possible to get a Seilbahn almost all of the way to the summit. Meeting my team ended up working perfectly despite me arriving an hour later than planned. While the walk from the Bergstation to the summit was short, it was really great to be back out in the fresh mountain air, with wonderful views – even if it was cloudy. My pelvis coped admirably with the ascent, and subsequent descent. We enjoyed a drink and some lunch at the hut below the Bergstation, before they headed down and I headed back to the Bergstation to take the Seilbahn back down.