Detlef Palm - Abenteuer weltweit

When days become short and cold, the wider Tirana region still offers short and interesting hikes. Mali i Gallushit, though relatively close to Tirana, will always instill a feeling of remoteness, especially when approached from Tirana. The villages on the western and southern slopes, facing the Adriatic Sea, orient themselves...

Eigentlich wollten wir zwischen Mansfield und Camel Hump einen Rast-Tag einlegen. Dann wurde es uns aber doch zu langweilig. Wir hatten in Stowe Position bezogen und da bot sich Stowe Pinnacle als kleiner Aussichtspunkt auf die Green Mountains an. Gesagt getan. Knapp 6 Kilometer, 330 Meter steigen, da waren wir für die Happy...

Eis am Äquator, Viertausender in Afrika. Die von Ptolemäus erwähnten Lunae Montes als große Attraktion. Die Schneemassen der Mondberge speisen die sagenumwobenen Quellläufe des Nil. Die Legenden um Burton, Speke, Emin Pascha, Stanley und Livingstone beflügeln die Phantasie.Entlang des Weges: Kilimanjaro, Mount Meru, die...

Mali i Sukes could well be the "houseberg" of Burrel, if the gaze of ambitious mountaineers would not wander off to Mali i Dejes (see separate page). Mali i Sukes is the northern exponent of the wild mountainous area that stretches roughly (in west-east direction) between Tirana and the Macedonian border, and (in north-south...

When mentioning Mourgana to someone in Albania, you are likely to draw a blank. This is, perhaps, because Mourgana is the southernmost big mountain in Albania and remote. But then, because it is the southernmost big peak, you would expect more attention... Sitting on the border between Albania and Greece, most travelers heading...

Having two days to see the "interior" of Belarus, we wanted to pay our respect to Brest. Brest Fortress is a moving war memorial, which can't be described within a hiking trail, but the huge Biosphere Reserve can. Highlight of a visit to Belarus: the Byelovezhskaya State National Park and Biosphere Reserve is an hour's drive from...

Wir waren in der Steiermark; gestern auf den Zirbitzkogel. Heute war die Rettlkirchspitze in der Nähe, und die Höhe war auch der Saison angemessen. Wir übernachteten in der Funklhütte, als einzige Gäste. Am nächsten Morgen fuhren wir dann noch bis zum Parkplatz an der Neunkirchner Hütte, die sah irgendwie zu aus. Wir...

The area west of Petrele (or west of the Tirana - Elbasan road) is not an area really known for its touristic attraction. Life is hard for the farmers everywhere except in the fertile valleys of the Zhulima Valley. The entire area is subject to heavy erosion, which makes it difficult to eak out a living. For the adventurous...

An old path leads from the village of Tujan to the village of Dajti, behind Dajti Mountain. The path travels high above the Tirana River, on its southern bank. The trail, once an important mule path connecting Tujan and Dajti, is no longer in active use and at risk of falling into disepair. In September 2011, it was still...

There might not be many places where you can be at a lake, hike to a castle on beautiful trails, and enjoy some of the most splendid views of the "front range" of Tirana and the Adriatic at the same time. We hiked this trail on an afternoon following a long rainy day, and the views stretched as far a to Montenegro. And we need to...