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Carsten Clasohm has a beautiful website documenting his hiking holidays.

In 2004 he spent 3 week hiking out of Gosau, Austria:

The region is a mountaineer’s paradise, with lakes, glaciers, rock climbing routes, mountain huts, and hiking trails packed into a small area. It’s located in Austria, southeast of Salzburg …

Gosau’s main attraction are its two lakes, Vorderer Gosausee and Hinterer Gosausee, which on a calm day reflect the Dachstein’s highest peak, Hoher Dachstein. The lakes get crowded on a sunny day, but in early morning, the parking lot is empty and only a few people savour the view before starting their hike. …

Dachstein

Carsten’s English descriptions are flawless. He must be perfectly bilingual.

But the photo galleries are the highlight for me. Some samples:

larger image - Guttenberghaus at Dawn, Ramsau, Austria

larger image - Bischofsmütze, Rinderfeld, Filzmoos, Austria

larger image - Oberes Hochkesseleck, Filzmoos, Austria

photos by Carsten Clasohm

Check his other hiking holidays including fabled Madeira.