DOCSLIB.ORG

Double the Reasons to Visit This Fine Bavarian Town

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Double the Reasons to Visit This Fine Bavarian Town Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany www.allwaystraveller.com Double the reasons to visit this fine Bavarian town Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort in the Bavarian Alps region of southern Germany. It is located close to the Austrian border and has views of Zugspitze, Germany's highest mountain. This area of Germany is still relatively unknown as a visitor destination, which is surprising because Garmisch- Partenkirchen has a great deal to offer. It is the premier German winter sports resort, with the shaded slopes here making for particularly good snow and fine skiing for those of all abilities. And in spring and summer the area is, if anything, even more alluring for those wanting to walk, hike or cycle through fir lined hillsides and along spectacular mountain paths. For the visitor there are two town centres to explore, with Garmisch a more modern environment and Partenkirchen having retained its historic ambiance. The town also stages two bier festivals with either of these making for an added incentive to visit Ashley Gibbins Managing editor AllWays traveller www.gapa.de Touring this part of Bavaria Garmisch-Partenkirchen also provides an excellent base for touring the many attractions to be founding the area including the magnificent Neuschwanstein Castle. An independent view of Garmisch-Partenkirchen While in the area Make sure you get the Garmisch- Be grateful for those quirks of fate Partenkirchen visitor’s card The Garmisch-Partenkirchen visitor’s card, which is issued by the hotels, is available to all guests for the duration of their stay. It provides free use of the public 'green' bus service and the Schneeexpress or 'snow express' during the winter sports season. You will enjoy free entrance to all concerts in Musik im Park, to the Alpspitz-Wellenbad (wave pool) and the Casino Garmisch-Partenkirchen. In addition the card gives a discount on by Ashley Gibbins the entrance fees to many of the area attractions including : I have just spent a truly memorable short break in Garmisch- Partenkirchen and it came about more or less by chance. the Partnach Gorge guided tours I was due to visit an area of Austrian Alps when this trip fell through. the Rope Mountaineering Park the summer toboggan run near With flights to Innsbruck to use or lose I looked around for somewhere easy Kainzenbad to get to from the capital of the Tirol region, and Garmisch-Partenkirchen the Olympic Ice Stadium presented itself. the Alpspitzbahn Cable Car, and Thank goodness it did for, without this quirk of fate, I may not have many town museums. discovered the charm of the place, the friendliness of its people and the spectacular Alpine region that surrounds the town. www.gapa.de/visitors_card Two towns in one Get up, up and away With a name like Garmisch-Partenkirchen, it may not surprise you to learn that, there were the two neighbouring towns of, you've guessed it, Garmisch and Partenkirchen. The two had co-existed separately for centuries until Hitler combined them to impose the status needed to secure the 1936 Winter Olympics. Residents of Garmisch speak a different dialect to those in Partenkirchen, and the two adopt a slightly different Bavarian national dress. There also remains two distinct town centres, obviously one in Garmisch and one in Partenkirchen. The areas four cable cars and lifts are And while there has been no reason the way to get you up into the mountains, to split the town, there remains a and what a spectacular way to go. defined difference between the two. In the winter these will take you to the ski Moreover residents of Partenkirchen slopes or to the start of the winter do not take kindly to the town name trekking routes. being abbreviated, for convenience, to Garmisch. In spring, summer and early autumn, its two feet or two wheels for some Despite a certain difficult in pronouncing the name in full I made sure not to exhilarating mountain walking or biking. make this mistake. 2 The castles of King Ludwig II The Riessersee Resort and Spa Ludwig II was King of Bavaria from 1864 until shortly before his death in June 1886. An eccentric, Ludwig built two extravagant palaces and a castle which are now fine tourist attractions. Neuschwanstein Castle As for the place to stay, the four-star superior Riessersee Resort Hotel came to prominence as the flagship resort for the 1936 Winter Olympics. During these Games, the hotel’s lake hosted the ice hockey and the bobsleigh run was on its doorstep. The route of this run has now been restored, by a band of committed volunteers, to provide a 45 minute woodland walk bottom to top. There is also a small museum with fascinating artefacts from those hair raising, earlier days of bob sleighing. Today, the Riessersee offers guests a true Bavarian welcome in a location that would be difficult to better. Neuschwanstein Castle is a Romanesque Revival palace on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwest Bavaria. The palace was commissioned by Ludwig, as a retreat and homage to Richard Wagner, and was the inspiration for Disney's Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella Castles. Fine Bavarian food is served in the Alter Bob restaurant with gourmet dining available in the Restaurant Galerie. www.neuschwanstein.de The double rooms and suites are decorated in a comfortable country Linderhof Palace house style and include granite and marble bathrooms The Riessersee Spa has an indoor pool, a Roman steam room, a beauty salon and an outdoor area with saunas and a waterfall. To wake with a view of the lake shimmering in front of a towering, snowcapped mountain backdrop sets the scene and the tempo for a day in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Linderhof Palace is the smallest of the three Ludwig palaces and the only one And with a cable car station starting a short walk from the hotel, this is the he lived to see completed. ideal base from which to get up into the mountains in summer or winter. www.linderhof.de www.riessersee.com 3 The King's House The Zugspitze Experience The King's House on Schachen is a small mountain castle about 10 km south A trip to the top of Germany's highest mountain, the Zugspitze is one of the of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. genuine Alpine experiences. It can only be reached by a three to four The trip takes in a train and cable-car rides to the summit and is rewarded hour hike. by spectacular views of the German, Austrian and Italian Alps. The Strauss Festival The train part of the journey takes travellers through the lush green valley's to the picturesque village of Grainau, at at the foot of the Zugspitze. Then it's the cog-wheel train that winds up the mountain through pine forests and a 4.8 km tunnel, to the glacier area of the Zugspitze, the so- called Zugspitzplatt. In late spring, summer and early autumn it is the suburb mountain walking and hiking that brings the visitors. From November to mid-May, the area is a magnet for skiing and snowboarding. Either way, traditional Bavarian restaurants provide sumptuous stops along the way. Although the composer Richard was The weather is, inevitably, a key consideration when planning a trip up and born in Munich, he had his Garmisch the tourist office back in town receives detailed forecasts every morning. "country house" for more than 40 years. Round-trip tickets should be bought on the day as they are not refundable. The town celebrates its link with the composer through the annual Richard- The Partnach Gorge Strauss-Festival and a week of concerts and performances. The Partnach Gorge, which has been welcoming tourists year-round for 70 years, winds besides a gushing torrent of water for 2,305 ft through sheer In 2013 it will be held 8 to 14 June. rock face that rises up 263 ft. www.richard-strauss-festival.de In previous times the waters of the New Year`s Ski Jump gorge were used 31 December and 1 January to get logs, cut into four feet The New Year's Ski Jump in Garmisch- lengths, down the Partenkirchen attracts 30,000 visitors. valley. It is the second jump competition of the When logs Four Hills Tournament. became jammed, as often they did, This historic tour is one of the highlights the wood cutters of the ski jumping season and began 60 had to be lowered years ago in Partenkirchen. down on ropes to free them. A very dangerous exercise. Today, the Partnach Gorge provides a dramatic starting point for a number walking trails in the hills and valleys beyond. 4 AllWays more Garmisch-Partenkirchen Where to stay By taxi Taxis are also readily available although they tend to be on the expensive side. What to eat and drink Schweinshaxe, which is roast pork hock and Warmer Bierlikör mit Sahnehaube, which is warm beer liqueur topped with cream. The area offers a range of typical For restaurants in the area : Bavarian accommodation from www.gapa.de/Eat+Drink boarding houses and inns to holiday apartments or hotels. What to speak www.gapa.de/Garmisch- German, although most people will Partenkirchen_Find- understand English. Book_Accomodation-List How to get around What to spend When to go Germany is a Euro-zone country. On foot The best time to visit Garmisch- More information The best way to explore Garmisch Partenkirchen will depend on your and/or Partenkirchen is on foot but Alpine preferences. take the green bus to get from one to the other. Late spring, summer and early autumn it's hiking and biking, the The tour guides of Garmisch- winter months all manner of snow Partenkirchen bound sports and activities.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Beyond the Boat
    Beyond the Boat RIVER CRUISE EXTENSION TOURS Welcome! We know the gift of travel is a valuable experience that connects people and places in many special ways. When tourism closed its doors during the difficult months of the COVID-19 outbreak, Germany ranked as the second safest country in the world by the London Deep Knowled- ge Group, furthering its trust as a destination. When you are ready to explore, river cruises continue to be a great way of traveling around Germany and this handy brochure provides tour ideas for those looking to venture beyond the boat or plan a stand-alone dream trip to Bavaria. The special tips inside capture the spirit of Bavaria – traditio- nally different and full of surprises. Safe travel planning! bavaria.by/rivercruise facebook.com/visitbavaria instagram.com/bayern Post your Bavarian experiences at #visitbavaria. Feel free to contact our US-based Bavaria expert Diana Gonzalez: [email protected] TIP: Stay up to date with our trade newsletter. Register at: bavaria.by/newsletter Publisher: Photos: p. 1: istock – bkindler | p. 2: BayTM – Peter von Felbert, Gert Krautbauer | p. 3: BayTM – Peter von Felbert, fotolia – BAYERN TOURISMUS herculaneum79 | p. 4/5: BayTM – Peter von Felbert | p. 6: BayTM – Gert Krautbauer | p. 7: BayTM – Peter von Felbert, Gert Kraut- Marketing GmbH bauer (2), Gregor Lengler, Florian Trykowski (2), Burg Rabenstein | p. 8: BayTM – Gert Krautbauer | p. 9: FC Bayern München, Arabellastr. 17 Burg Rabenstein, fotolia – atira | p. 10: BayTM – Peter von Felbert | p. 11: Käthe Wohlfahrt | p. 12: BayTM – Jan Greune, Gert Kraut- 81925 Munich, Germany bauer | p.
    [Show full text]
  • The Life-Span of a Small High Mountain Lake, the Vordere Blaue Gumpe in the Bavarian Alps
    Sediment Dynamics and the Hydromorphology of Fluvial Systems (Proceedings of a symposium held in 72 Dundee, UK, July 2006). IAHS Publ. 306, 2006. The life-span of a small high mountain lake, the Vordere Blaue Gumpe in the Bavarian Alps DAVID MORCHE1, CHRISTIAN KATTERFELD2, SEBASTIAN FUCHS1 & KARL-HEINZ SCHMIDT1 1 Department of Geography, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, D-06099 Halle, Germany [email protected] 2 Department of Geography, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 27, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland Abstract The Reintal valley in the Wetterstein Mountains in Upper Bavaria has been dammed by large rockslide deposits in some localities. Behind one of the dams a small lake, the Vordere Blaue Gumpe, was still in existence until 23 August 2005. The lake was a natural sediment sink, decoupling an area of about 1.6 km2 from fluvial sediment export out of the sediment cascade of the Reintal valley. The bergsturz event occurred about 200 years ago. It was dated by evaluating historical maps, paintings, photographs and sketches. Present research is focused on multi-temporal changes of the alluvial deposits of the delta by analysis of aerial photos and geodetic surveying. Volume loss of the lake is closely related to bed load input during extreme events and shows the geomorphic coupling of hillslope and channel systems. From regression analyses of the annual volumetric change of the lake volume, the life-expectancy of the lake was estimated to be about 15 years, before an extreme high magnitude event in August 2005 filled the lake completely with sediment. Now, after the filling of the lake, with the coupling of the catchment area of the Vordere Blaue Gumpe to downstream fluvial sediment export, higher solid load transport is expected in the lower reaches with possible negative effects on infrastructure.
    [Show full text]
  • Get on Your Bike!
    Mountain bike and cycling tours Get on your Bike! www.alpenwelt-karwendel.de/enBiking in Alpenwelt Karwendel 1 Welcome to _________________________________________________ Welcome - Presenting Alpenwelt Karwendel Page 3 _________________________________________________ Adventure in the mountains - Mountain bike tours Page 4 _________________________________________________ Easy tour Enjoyment and family - Trekking bike tours Page 18 _________________________________________________ Explore the region - Racing bike tours Page 26 _________________________________________________ Medium tour Cycling with a tail wind - E-bike tours Page 30 _________________________________________________ Better orientation - Alpenwelt overview Page 32 _________________________________________________ Difficult tour Good to know - Information for cyclists Page 34 _________________________________________________ Each of these tours can be started from all three municipalities in Alpenwelt Karwendel. Welcome to Alpenwelt Karwendel! These two mountain bikers have had a good laugh. They are returning from a break at Vereiner Alm. In the deep south of Germany, at the border with Austria, a pleasant valley with undula- ting meadows, lakes and streams extends between rocky peaks, forested mountain flanks and hills. Alpenwelt Karwendel with the three Upper Bavarian municipalities of Mittenwald, Krün and Wallgau is surrounded by four mountain massifs: the Karwendel mountains and the Soiern group to the East, the Ester mountains to the North and the Wetterstein mountains to the South-West. Because of this, the region is the ideal starting point for all kinds of mountain bike and cycling tours. If you like to take it easy, you can linger in the valley between the flower meadows, lakes and the expansive river landscape of the Isar with its shingle and gravel banks. If you prefer the forested foothills, explore the Ester mountains and the Soiern group with their shady forest roads and single trails.
    [Show full text]
  • High Resolution Quantification of Slope–Channel Coupling in an Alpine Geosystem
    300 Sediment Dynamics for a Changing Future (Proceedings of the ICCE symposium held at Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Poland, 14–18 June 2010). IAHS Publ. 337, 2010. High resolution quantification of slope–channel coupling in an alpine geosystem MARTIN BIMBÖSE, KARL-HEINZ SCHMIDT & DAVID MORCHE Institute for Geosciences, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, 06099 Halle/Saale, Germany [email protected] Abstract Fluvial sediment transport in alpine rivers is strongly connected to available sediment which comes from slope source areas (talus and debris cones). Consequently, the quantification of slope–channel coupling in terms of sediment supply to the river is a major task for fluvial sediment budget studies. Sometimes, the more interesting and useful study sites are located in dangerous areas and field work is difficult, if not impossible. Due to the emerging technology of laser-scanning (both terrestrial and airborne) it is now possible to obtain high resolution earth surface data for use in sediment budget studies. The Reintal Valley (Bavarian Alps) is a natural high-mountain laboratory where sediment transport processes and slope– channel coupling can be studied in detail. Due to a 2005 dam-break flood, the river system is in a state of disequilibrium, making it an exceptional study site for investigating these processes. The sediment flux from the sources to the river channel was quantified by using the innovative terrestrial laser-scanning (TLS) methodology. During the 2008 field season the sediment sources fed the Partnach River with more than 2600 t of sediment. Only a minor part was transported as bed load.
    [Show full text]
  • A U S T Ria N H O L Id A
    43 CYCLING & HIKING TOURS HIKING & CYCLING Left-to-right: Wolfgangsee, Trekking around Garmisch TEN LAKES TREKKING TOUR AROUND ZUGSPITZE 10 Days / 9 Nights and 8 Days / 7 Nights - Fuschl to Fuschl am See 7 Days / 6 Nights - From Garmisch to Leutasch & return - Self-guided Price Includes: Day 5 | Lake Wolfgangsee Price Includes: Day 3 | Mittenwald/Klais to • 9 nights accommodation to Bad Ischl • 6 nights accommodation Leutasch ‚Leutasch valley’ 3* hotels & country hotels Details: approx. 5.5 hours | 19 km 3* hotels & country hotels Precise stone masonry cut the route • Breakfast daily • Breakfast daily through the gorge into steep rock • Luggage transfer Day 6 | Bad Ischl to Ausseerland • Luggage transfer walls. Bold wooden footbridges cross • Welcome briefing Details: approx. 5.5 hours | 19 km • Welcome briefing up to 40m above the water. Enjoy the • Boat fare on lake Wolfgangsee • Downhill fare cable car Ehrwald contrasting walk along Leutascher and lake Hallstätter See Day 7 | Ausseerland to Hallstatt • Fare Zugspitzbahn from Eibsee Ache into the valley. Past hamlets and • Mountain cable car fare Details: approx. 5.5 to 6 hours | 22 km to Garmisch meadows covered in flowers with the Salzbergbahn Hallstatt • Carefully elaborated route backdrop of the Wetterstein massif you • Carefully elaborated route Day 8 | Round trip Hallstätter description walk into the widening Leutasch valley. description Salzberg & Lake Gosausee • Detailed travel and tour Details: approx. 4 hours | 14 km • Detailed travel and tour Details: approx. 5.5 to 6 hours | 17 km documents 1x per room HOLIDAYS AUSTRIAN documents 1x per room • GPS-data is available Day 4 | Day off or lake walking tour • GPS-data is available Day 9 | Hallstatt to Fuschl am See • Service hotline You have the choice: either to relax or to • Service-Hotline Details: approx.
    [Show full text]
  • Grainau 2018
    Guest-Info grainau 2018 www.grainau.de REGIONIntroduction REGION Dear Guests, a hearty “Grüß Gott” and warm welcome to Zugspitze village! Grainau is a delightful holiday destination for young and old, solo travelers and families, whatever the season. Look forward to plenty of tranquility and relaxation in untouched nature, with lots of attractions for culture and sports enthusiasts as well. We offer our guests numerous events all year round. Culture and folklore, guided treks, snowshoe hikes, mountain bike tours, a visit to the game feeding point, family excursions or adventure days … and that’s just a small selection of what we provide. Keen golfers will also enjoy a restful holiday in Grainau. The pictograms indicate a variety of available services. Naturally, dog-owners can also enjoy the company of their four-legged friends on holiday; you will find everything you need to know on page 51. All of the options that are suitable for dog-owners are marked with a symbol. The GrainauCard also contributes to your relaxing holiday. Free use of the Eibsee buses and the Zugspitzbahn railway for trips from Grainau to Garmisch and Eibsee (and back) and around the town for the duration of your stay. Each new week you will receive one free entry to the Zugspitzbad spa and a free cruise on Eibsee lake with the electric motorboat “Reserl” (only runs in the summer months). Reduced rates and free admis- sion are also available for many events. The following pages have everything you need to know about dining out, shopping, excursions, sporting activities, mountains and lakes.
    [Show full text]
  • Hiking Circular Hike Via Wamberg, Graseck and the Partnachklamm
    Hiking Circular hike via Wamberg, Graseck and the Partnachklamm Seal Length 13,0 km Difficulty moderate Reviews (0) Altitude 607 m Stamina Experience 606 m Technique Landscape Duration 3:30-4:00 h recommended Seasons J F M A M J J A S O N D Alpstein Tourismus GmbH & Co. KG; Deutschland: Geoinformationen © Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie www.bkg.bund.de; Schweiz: Geodaten swisstopo (5704002735); Mallorca: 1:25.000 del Institudo Geográfico Nacional; Italien und Österreich: © 1994-2011 NAVTEQ. All Rights reserved. 1 Hiking Circular hike via Wamberg, Graseck and the Partnachklamm Description For a more detailed description of the tour, please refer to "PDF Summary Print" above. This half day tour takes you across lush green meadows and through shadowy forests to Wamberg. With its church of St. Anna is the highest-altitude village in Germany with a church Starting point of the tour and the whole village is under historical preservation order. Olympia Skistadion (Olympic skiing stadium) Description Directions Wamberg, the highest-altitude village with its own church in Your hike starts at the Olympia Skistadion in the direction of the Germany, is just as unspoilt as the surrounding nature. The old Klinikum (hospital). After passing the Kainzenbad you follow the farmhouses with their shingle roofs, wooden gables and Kainzenbadstraße and then the signs to Wamberg. In Wamberg balconies look cozy and make you feel like in times long gone. you just follow the street, pass the church of St. Anna and reach Surrounded by meadows and forests, time seems to pass more the village centre.
    [Show full text]
  • Cultural Program for International Researchers, Families, and Friends
    TUM Global & Alumni Office Technical University of Munich Summer semester 2021 Cultural Program for International Researchers, Families, and Friends 1 Sunday, April 25 Dear international researchers, families, and friends, Geocaching in Erding The Welcome Services of the TUM Global & Alumni Office invite all international postdoctoral fellows, guest professors, their families, and friends to join us for our trips and guided tours throughout the summer semester of 2021. We organize monthly events in which we introduce you to exciting places and interesting corners around Munich and Bavaria. Three of these events are organized in collaboration with the TUM Graduate School that hosts international PhD students. We hope you will take this opportunity to become better acquainted with other international academics and share experiences with like-minded people. Let’s explore the beauty of Bavaria together! Photo: © Melk Hagelslag / Pixabay Kind regards, your Welcome Services team Join us on our geocaching hike around the Kronthaler Weiher in Erding. The areal has been newly designed as a recreational area – the ideal spot to flee from the hectic city or the tightness of last year’s restrictions. Geocaching combines hiking with fun activities and puzzles to solve while addressing information about the place and its history. Will you help us solve all the tasks and find the treasure? If possible, we will celebrate our success at a local restaurant. Stefanie Bossert Nanna Gehrlein Martin Schlett Please note Meeting place: Munich Central Station Time: 9:30 a.m. Due to the current Covid-19 pandemic, we cannot Fee: Free of charge guarantee that all of our planned events will take place.
    [Show full text]
  • Nitrogen Deposition Along Differently Exposed Slopes in the Bavarian Alps
    Science of the Total Environment 470–471 (2014) 895–906 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Science of the Total Environment journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/scitotenv Nitrogen deposition along differently exposed slopes in the Bavarian Alps Manfred Kirchner a,⁎, Wolfgang Fegg a, Horst Römmelt b, Michael Leuchner c, Ludwig Ries d, Ralf Zimmermann a, Bernd Michalke e, Markus Wallasch f, Jürgen Maguhn a, Theresa Faus-Kessler g,GertJakobia a Helmholtz Zentrum München, Cooperation Group “Comprehensive Molecular Analytics”, Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany b ROE LABOR GmbH Umweltanalytik, Adlerstr. 11a, D-82166 Gräfelfing, Germany c Technische Universität München, Chair of Ecoclimatology, Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2, D-85354 Freising, Germany d Umweltbundesamt, GAW Globalstation Zugspitze/Hohenpeissenberg, Zugspitze 5, D-82475 Zugspitze, Germany e Helmholtz Zentrum München, Molecular BioGeoChemistry and Analytics — BioGeomics, Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany f Umweltbundesamt, Messnetzzentrale Langen, Paul-Ehrlich-Straße 29, D-63225 Langen, Germany g Helmholtz Zentrum München, Institute of Developmental Genetics, Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany HIGHLIGHTS • NO2 and NH3 air concentrations low • Open field nitrogen deposition relatively independent of location • Nitrogen throughfall deposition high at wind-exposed sites • Extreme inversion frequency in Bavarian Alps in November 2011 • Different vertical distribution of air temperature along south- and north-facing slopes article info abstract Article history: The Alps are affected by high nitrogen deposition, particularly in the fringe of the Northern and Southern Alps. In Received 28 March 2013 the framework of a two-year monitoring study performed in 2010 and 2011, we investigated the ammonia and Received in revised form 11 October 2013 nitrogen dioxide air concentration and ammonium and nitrate deposition at different altitudes between 700 and Accepted 11 October 2013 1600 m a.s.l.
    [Show full text]
  • Hydrogeology of an Alpine Rockfall Aquifer System and Its Role in Flood Attenuation and Maintaining Baseflow
    1 Hydrogeology of an Alpine rockfall aquifer system and its 2 role in flood attenuation and maintaining baseflow 3 4 U. Lauber 1, P. Kotyla 2, D. Morche 3 and N. Goldscheider 1 5 [1]{Institute of Applied Geosciences, Division of Hydrogeology, Karlsruhe Institute of 6 Technology (KIT), Kaiserstr. 12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany} 7 [2]{Chair of Hydrogeology, Technische Universität München (TUM), Arcisstr. 21, 80333 8 Munich, Germany} 9 [3]{Department of Geography, Physical Geography, Martin-Luther-University Halle- 10 Wittenberg, Germany} 11 Correspondence to: U. Lauber ([email protected]) and N. Goldscheider 12 ([email protected]) 13 14 Abstract 15 The frequency and intensity of extreme hydrological events in alpine regions is projected to 16 increase with climate change. The goal of this study was to better understand the functioning 17 of aquifers composed of complex alluvial and rockfall deposits in alpine valleys and to 18 quantify the role of these natural storage spaces in flood attenuation and baseflow 19 maintenance. Geomorphological and hydrogeological mapping, tracer tests, and continuous 20 flow measurements were conducted in the Reintal valley (German Alps), where runoff from a 21 karst spring infiltrates into a series of postglacial alluvial/rockfall aquifers. During high-flow 22 conditions, groundwater velocities of 30 m/h were determined along 500 m; hydrograph 23 analyses revealed short lag times (5 h) between discharge peaks upstream and downstream 24 from the aquifer series; the maximum discharge ratio downstream (22) and the peak recession 25 coefficient (0.196 d -1) are low compared with other alpine catchments. During low-flow 26 conditions, the underground flow path length increased to 2 km and groundwater velocities 27 decreased to 13 m/h.
    [Show full text]
  • While Riding on a Train Going West I Fell Asleep for to Take My Rest I Dreamed a Dream That Made Me Sad Concerning Myself and the First Few Friends I Had.”*
    PROLOGUE "While riding on a train going West I fell asleep for to take my rest I dreamed a dream that made me sad concerning myself and the first few friends I had.”* It was my last day at work in the commissary. The last time I was going to pack groceries in brown paper bags for the American military, and the last time I was to pedal furiously by bike among the snow-laden streets in time to get to my second job. It was October 1990 I was in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, high in the Bavarian alps working for the American forces. This was my fourth period of work in that idyllic German ski-resort going back 16 years. I had lost count of the number of different jobs I had had since 1975, the first time I had decided to travel. It was definitely over thirty, but this was the first time that I had two legal jobs at the same time and was not liable for tax on any! My day job was at the Commissary, where the American forces and their dependants purchased their groceries, which were flown over from America and cost much less than similar foodstuff on the German economy. My official title was 'bagger', for this I received no wage, I and my colleague Vince, worked for tips only. This could at times be suprisingly lucrative considering there was no tax to pay. It was also a good laugh, especially with Vince, my Scots colleague, whose off-the-wall sense of humour helped to ameliorate the mundane work.
    [Show full text]
  • “Sediment Cascades in Cold Climate Geosystems”
    Proceedings of the 8th I.A.G./A.I.G. working group SEDIBUD (Sediment Budgets in Cold Environments) Workshop “Sediment Cascades in Cold Climate Geosystems” Zugspitze/Reintal, Bavaria/Germany, September 1-3/4, 2014 edited by David Morche, Michael Krautblatter, Achim Beylich & Tobias Heckmann Karst plateau Zugspitzplatt (foreground) and the Reintal valley (background) (photo David Morche) 2 Program 01.09.2014 13:00 Eibsee to UFS cable car travel 15:00 Welcome note by organisers and the working group Chair 15:30 Coffee 16:00 Indoor-excursion to the TUM-Permafrost monitoring site 19:00 Dinner/Icebreaker 02.09.2014 8:00 Breakfast 9:00 Keynote by Michael Krautblatter Rock slope erosion and deposition under changing climatic conditions: Lessons learnt at the Zugspitze 1. Session chaired by Achim Beylich 9:45 Ahinora Baltakova et al. Establishment of monitoring sites of seasonally frozen ground in the Pirin Mountain 10:15 Jan Blöthe et al. Residence time of large valley fills in the NW Himalayas 10:45 Coffee 11:15 Armelle Decaulne et al. Dating and geomorphology of the Vatn landslide, Northern Iceland 11:45 Katja Laute & Achim Beylich Controls and geomorphic importance of an extreme snow avalanche event (Bødalen) 12:15 Lunch at the Restaurant SonnAlpin/Zugspitzplatt 2. Session chaired by Jan Blöthe 14:00 Kerry Leith et al. Deglaciation and stress-induced fracture propagation on the Zugspitzplatt, SE Germany 14:30 John Dixon Contemporary solute and sedimentary fluxes in Arctic and Sub- Arctic environments -current knowledge 15:00 Achim Beylich & Katja Laute Spatiotemporal variability of fluvial bedload transport in partly glacierized drainage basin systems in the fjord landscape of western Norway 15:30 Coffee 3 3.
    [Show full text]