Stubaier Höhenweg 2023 - First time hiking in the Alps (4K)

We went hiking (and backpacking) for the very first time (ever) in the mountains and traveled to Stubai in Austria to walk part of the Stubaier High trail.

00:00 Intro
00:19 Day one: Dresdner Hütte - Sulzenauhütte
06:46 Day two: Sulzenauhütte - Nürnberger Hütte
14:17 Day three: Nürnberger Hütte - Bremer Hütte
21:19 Bremer Hütte - Laponesalm in Gschnitztal

Day one: We took the cable car up from the Neustift Valley and walked from the Dresdner Hütte to the Sulzenauhütte over the Peiljoch (2676m) and had a lovely view of the Sulzenauer glacier. Since the weather allowed it, we took a detour to the Blaue Lacke on our way to the Sulzenauhütte.

Day two: We walked from the Sulzenauhütte to the Nürnberger Hütte over the Mairspitze (2781m). The view over the valley was impressive and we could look back at our entire route from the Peiljoch to the Sulzenauhütte the day before.

Day three: Our hike took us from the Nürnberger Hütte to the Bremer Hütte over the Simmingjöchl (2754m). It was quite a tough climb to get to the lovely "Paradies" before we would start our steep climb/walk to the little hut used by the border police in the old days on top of the mountain ridge. Followed by a steep climb down, we reached the Bremer Hütte and could enjoy a lovely sunset at the end of the day.

Day four: We descended from the Bremer Hütte (2413m) to Gschnitztal (+/- 1200m). Bye lovely 20°C and hello smothering 30°C. We had a delicious Apfelstrüdel at the Laponesalm before walking to the hotel we booked over at the Gschnitz Valley where we happily crashed into our beds.

Filming Equipment:
- GoPro Hero 11
- Canon R50 + Canon RF-S 18-45mm f/4.5-6.3 + Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8
- Joby GorillaPod 3K Kit

DISCLAIMER: We would certainly not recommend the Stubaier Höhenweg if it is your first time hiking in the mountains (especially if you're from the flattest country on this planet like we are. ;-). We were incredibly lucky with the weather so clear skies and no rain/thunderstorms to mess things up and this meant we could really take our time. The time estimations on the signs were way too optimistic for us - we already took that into account while planning this trip and we deliberately picked the three shortest stages of the Stubai High Trail. We go bouldering at our local gym twice a week and that really helped us through the tough parts of this hike since there are a lot of parts that require quite some scrambling. We have no regrets because it was incredible, but we do want to "warn" anybody who is considering this trail for their very first hike.