tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503281398457557922024-02-02T07:34:05.533+01:00The Super Alp BlogThe Super Alp Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650701394140787515noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350328139845755792.post-87702958988665815562008-06-22T10:10:00.005+02:002008-06-24T10:19:02.684+02:00Over the top: SuperAlp2 celebrates its final day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNvJQ1cA_-Ykufi7D1MNbYwtUrQMIlbGvpd5Y82dskAwQ5LXf1aiV9IOkNeEYxJ3nNQ-N9-WkEJnlxfbvdXD8TOYb-6LxgdwXrIAGfhXy6PSi28wAHP5iRzEWzNeuAKkZyz4E8atv-WGU/s1600-h/SuperAlp_Monte_Rite.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNvJQ1cA_-Ykufi7D1MNbYwtUrQMIlbGvpd5Y82dskAwQ5LXf1aiV9IOkNeEYxJ3nNQ-N9-WkEJnlxfbvdXD8TOYb-6LxgdwXrIAGfhXy6PSi28wAHP5iRzEWzNeuAKkZyz4E8atv-WGU/s320/SuperAlp_Monte_Rite.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215358351332942066" border="0" /></a>After the impressive hike from Val Fiscalina/Fischleintal to Rifugio Auronzo, on June 22nd the group left the hut in a beautiful sunny day, direction Passo Cibiana.<br />The last day of SuperAlp! led participants to the top of Monte Rite, where a first World War fort has been transformed by the famous alpinist Reinhold Messner into a mountain museum.<br />Some one hour and a half took participants hiking there, where Reinhold Messner was waiting for the group.<br />After visiting the museum and enjoying the amazing view of the Dolomites, the SuperAlp! 2008 edition ended meeting 19 local mountain farmers, discussing with them the present situation of mountain agriculture and its possible future in the frame of the Protocol Mountain Agriculture of the Alpine Convention.<br />The very first assessment of the event is more than positive.<br />The Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention would like to thank all the participants and supporters, the Austrian Ministry of the Environment, the Aut. Region Trentino/Alto Adige-Südtirol, the French Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Planning, the Province of Belluno and all public bodies and private sponsors that allowed the implementation oh the project.<br />Who knows… see you next year?SuperAlp08http://www.blogger.com/profile/11509255175338535842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350328139845755792.post-8385707507820631572008-06-21T11:50:00.005+02:002008-06-24T15:28:43.556+02:00Walking the Dolomites<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTireHhzby1YO21Msg-2IoYAI1-Qn-M7jW8FSfKlJPuGn0XkILXIovCjxQZ-F5XKzCY3nKu8YiDqUSbP77kuZOIp8O38fN0wDbjEMZfgmgRddqaPLgcbiZWUOO25xHP1AnaCbComrwUYQ/s1600-h/lavaredo.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTireHhzby1YO21Msg-2IoYAI1-Qn-M7jW8FSfKlJPuGn0XkILXIovCjxQZ-F5XKzCY3nKu8YiDqUSbP77kuZOIp8O38fN0wDbjEMZfgmgRddqaPLgcbiZWUOO25xHP1AnaCbComrwUYQ/s200/lavaredo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215393753419514354" border="0" /></a><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><span style="" lang="EN-GB">We </span><span style="" lang="EN-GB">woke up surrounded by clouds. "Definitely, no luck with the weather" - was our very first thought. Approaching the starting point of our hike the sun started to shine on us, on our hiking day. Artur Kammerer, Director of the Department of Nature and Landscapes of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano Bozen, and Apollonio Larese, our guide, were waiting for us at the beginning of the trail. We started walking along the Val Fiscalina/Fischleintal, astonished by the changing landscape. Akio, the Japanese journalist member of the SuperAlp!2 group, in his first contact to the Dolomites was impressed most of all by the colour of the rocks and by their proximity to the valley. Some interviews while walking on a moderate hill, the silence and the sound of our steps where the trail started to be steep. Some 6 hours took us from the </span><st1:place><st1:placetype><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Province</span></st1:placetype><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> of </span><st1:placename><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Bolzano Bozen</span></st1:placename></st1:place><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> to the </span><st1:place><st1:placetype><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Province</span></st1:placetype><span style="" lang="EN-GB"> of </span><st1:placename><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Belluno</span></st1:placename></st1:place><span style="" lang="EN-GB">, ending our day with one of the most beautiful views of the Tre Cime di Laveredo/Drei Zinnen reaching then Rifugio Auronzo.</span>SuperAlp08http://www.blogger.com/profile/11509255175338535842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350328139845755792.post-54713582293843876032008-06-19T21:47:00.002+02:002008-06-19T21:51:25.869+02:00<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Verdana"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">19</span></b><span style="font: 7.0px Verdana"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">th</span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> June Mäder/A – Innsbruck/A – Bolzano-Bozen/I </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jouney to Innsbruck, head office of the Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention. There will be an excursion using the new cableway Hungerburg, designed by the Iranian architect Zaha Hadid and which allows getting to the Hafelekar station (2330 m) directly from the city centre! </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">After enjoying the experience of having lunch at “high-altitude”, the group will go back to the city and visit the head office of the Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention. In the afternoon participants will travel by train to Bolzano-Bozen, the branch office of the Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention and Alpine Town of the Year 2009.</span><span style="font: 8.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times New Roman; min-height: 15.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Location Means of Transport Departure Arrival Note </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mäder - Götzis by bus 22 08:34 08:43 </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Götzis - Rankweil by train R 5617 08:47 08:55 </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Rankweil – Innsbruck Hbf by train OEC 669 09:05 11:21 </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Innsbruck Hbf - Congress on foot 11:21 11:45 </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Congress – Hungerburg (886m) – Hafelekar (2.330m) - Congress by cable car 11:45 15:30 </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Congress – Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention On foot 15:30 15:45 </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">15:45 – 17:00 Visit to the head office of the Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention - Innsbruck Hbf on foot 17:00 17:20 </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Innsbruck Hbf – Bolzano Bozen by train OEC 189 17:29 19:29 </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Verdana; min-height: 12.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 8.0px Times New Roman; min-height: 9.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">For detailed Information </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Alpine Convention http://www.alpconv.org </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Nordpark Innsbruck http://www.nordpark.com/ </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Alpine Town of the Year Association http://www.alpenstaedte.org </span></p>LucyDFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11080298701452331844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350328139845755792.post-88587636394912974932008-06-19T13:03:00.002+02:002008-06-24T15:05:41.588+02:00Alpine Convention citiesA perfect connection of bus and trains took us from Mäder to Rankweil and then to Innsbruck, seat of the Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention. The brand new cableway from Congress to Seegrube and Hafelekar took the group to the Nordkette, with an impressive view of the Inn valley and the city of Innsbruck. In the afternoon the visit to the main office of the Permanent Secretariat. The group has been introduced to the Alpine Convention, meeting the staff of the Secretariat and Peter Hasslacher, Head of the Department Spatial Planning / Nature Protection of the Austrian Alpine Association. In the late afternoon the journey continued towards Bolzano Bozen.SuperAlp08http://www.blogger.com/profile/11509255175338535842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350328139845755792.post-50639320428527914962008-06-18T20:40:00.000+02:002008-06-18T20:41:43.119+02:0018th June program<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Verdana"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">18</span></b><span style="font: 7.0px Verdana"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">th</span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> June Brig/CH – Mäder/A </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 8.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In the late morning the group will travel to Mäder, head office of the “Alliance in the Alps”, the network of municipalities. In the evening there will be a meeting with the President of the Network “Alliance in the Alps” and the representatives of CIPRA International, the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times New Roman; min-height: 15.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 8.0px Verdana"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Location Means of Transport Departure Arrival Note </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 8.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Brig - Zürich HB by train IC 823 10:49 12:58 </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 8.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Zürich HB - Feldkirch by train OEC 161 13:40 15:18 </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 8.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Feldkirch - Götzis by train R 5644 15:28 15:42 </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 8.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Götzis – Mäder by bus 22 15:46 15:52 </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana; min-height: 8.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">17.30 -19.00 meeting with the President of the Network “Alliance in the Alps” and the representatives of CIPRA International </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Verdana; min-height: 12.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Verdana; min-height: 12.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 8.0px Verdana"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">For detailed information </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 8.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Alpine Town of the Year Association http://www.alpenstaedte.org </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 8.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">“Alliance in the Alps”, the network of municipalities http://www.alleanzalpi.org</span><span style="font: 8.0px Times New Roman"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 8.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">CIPRA International http://www.cipra.org </span></p>LucyDFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11080298701452331844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350328139845755792.post-15716419501435713952008-06-17T22:27:00.003+02:002008-06-24T11:47:44.297+02:0017 June – Last Swiss day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHY7bC4_T5WOhz9oO8XUo-2q4HHhMtiz99PqjwoG6Xn5MiVBmMpvnSDxoSgj1oOoggDRzPYpFIXajRVYi0Kf-DA-dYqVPmIQDUdlkv64tZI9vQUSqsFqtRNDyxlS4ygW-SU3Wr9-rTQho/s1600-h/DSC01218.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHY7bC4_T5WOhz9oO8XUo-2q4HHhMtiz99PqjwoG6Xn5MiVBmMpvnSDxoSgj1oOoggDRzPYpFIXajRVYi0Kf-DA-dYqVPmIQDUdlkv64tZI9vQUSqsFqtRNDyxlS4ygW-SU3Wr9-rTQho/s200/DSC01218.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215379553914015186" border="0" /></a>No luck with the weather, but the Eiger Northface has its charm also in bad weather, so we walk some 2 hours to enjoy the sight of it from below. Our Grindelwald guides take care of us, in particular when they “drop” us down the Grindelwald Schlucht, some 80 meters in the void, but well secured by a rope. We then crossed the Jungfrau once more – this time through the railway tunnel, and here we are in Sunny Brig. We can then see the current Alpine city of the year and hear from the authorities about implementation of the Alpine Convention, in particular in the area of mountain agriculture. A deli<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibDP8v8eeTApFQND5DOCtkFjrOaXcuQZGevXmb5Sy2MNe9h4t4e71g3fh9rgwNZgvh9yh9r7EFaALEDLeeHW8n9g27nZzQBE-7oooFaVR2MbH5odyo_L6oG9-wMxr4ywAWuoqUpVO2mM/s1600-h/DSC01315.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibDP8v8eeTApFQND5DOCtkFjrOaXcuQZGevXmb5Sy2MNe9h4t4e71g3fh9rgwNZgvh9yh9r7EFaALEDLeeHW8n9g27nZzQBE-7oooFaVR2MbH5odyo_L6oG9-wMxr4ywAWuoqUpVO2mM/s200/DSC01315.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215382445105244626" border="0" /></a>cious raclette for dinner, and then all in bed (or watching football on tv). Tomorrow we head towards Austria!SuperAlp08http://www.blogger.com/profile/11509255175338535842noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350328139845755792.post-82471479184121085632008-06-16T20:10:00.004+02:002008-06-24T11:48:16.547+02:00Stormy Top of Europe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VKdj71hrVzPKMpXfL7fIQDRkNbZfDday-5ESPIRxOjmMiTHVynn7kpa11bFKxA2Cvs83UmIQdL7VTX-sbyQMFyheKKMzW1VTdOEIASV23X623U41JY9fPvIHvZtkC-1SwM6-ctlnxcE/s1600-h/DSC01173.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VKdj71hrVzPKMpXfL7fIQDRkNbZfDday-5ESPIRxOjmMiTHVynn7kpa11bFKxA2Cvs83UmIQdL7VTX-sbyQMFyheKKMzW1VTdOEIASV23X623U41JY9fPvIHvZtkC-1SwM6-ctlnxcE/s200/DSC01173.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215380377177909362" border="0" /></a>As expected, we woke up in a very grey and rainy weather, but decided to go in any case to the „top of Europe“ (3500 mt, Jungfraujoch) with the train built at the beginning of last century (inaugurated in 1912). The place is UNESCO World Heritage, and it is not difficult to understand why. But some 700,000 visitors come here each year and one does not always feel the tranquillity of the mountains.<br />Although we could not see Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau, we enjoyed the company of the Alpine Pearls representative, who reported about this network and its plans for sustainable Alpine mobility and tourism. Two Alpine guides joined us for a nice walk from Kleine Scheidegg to Eigergletscher, where we will spend the night, hoping for an improvement of the weather for tomorrow. Overall a day with short horizontal distance travelling, but travelling up some 3000 meters with this incredible mountain train, and with some walking.SuperAlp08http://www.blogger.com/profile/11509255175338535842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350328139845755792.post-50135058201379564552008-06-16T19:36:00.004+02:002008-06-16T19:46:07.618+02:00<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Verdana"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">16</span></b><span style="font: 7.0px Verdana"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">th</span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> and 17</span></b><span style="font: 7.0px Verdana"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">th</span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> June Interlaken/CH – Jungfraujoch - Aletschgletscher – Brig/CH </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In the very early morning, from Brienz, the group will reach Interlaken and continue to Lauterbrunnen. It will then get to Kleine Scheidegg by rack railway. This place is located at the foot of the notorious north face of the Eiger. Participants will then head to Jungfraujoch, crossing the Eigergletscher station. Junfraujoch is the highest railroad in Europe at 3454 m (11333 feet). </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">At Jungfraujoch participants will be offered breakfast while the representatives of the Alpine Pearls </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Network will describe the main points of the alpine cooperation projects on the theme of sustainable mobility as well as their successes in terms of tourism. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In the late morning, the crossing will start with a 4-hour walk towards Rifugio Konkordia (2.850 m). </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The next morning participants will cut through Aletsch, the longest alpine glacier, all the way to Märjelenalp. They will then reach Kühboden and get to the cableway station in Fiescheralp. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Fiescheralp will host the second meeting of participants and representatives of mountain farmers. Furthermore the activities of Brig, Alpine Town of the year 2008, will be presented. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The journey will continue from Fiesch to Brig, Alpine Town of the Year 2008. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 8.0px Verdana; min-height: 10.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 8.0px Verdana; min-height: 10.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Location Means of Transport Departure Arrival Note </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">16th June 2008</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Hotel- Railway station by flyer (electric bicycle) 05:30 05:40</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Brienz – Interlaken by train 05:59 06:22</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Interlaken Ost – Jungfraujoch (3454 m) by train 07:05 09:22</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">09.30 – 11.00 breakfast and meeting of the representatives of the Alpine Pearls Network</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Jungfraujoch (3454 m) – Konkordia Hütte (2.850 m) on foot 11:00 15:30 </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana; min-height: 8.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">17th June 2008</span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Konkordia Hütte (2.850 m) - Märjelenalp – Kühboden – Fischeralp (2212 m) on foot 08:00 12:00</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">14.00 -16.00 meeting with representatives of mountain farmers and presentation of the activities of<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Brig, Alpine Town of the year 2008 </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Times New Roman; min-height: 8.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Fischeralp - Fiesch by cableway 16:15 16:22 </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Fiesch – Brig by train R 551 16:57 17:33 </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times New Roman; min-height: 15.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Verdana; min-height: 12.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 8.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Alpine Pearls http://www.alpine-pearls.com </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 8.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Jungfrau Aletsch Bietschhorn UNESCO http://www.welterbe.ch </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 8.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Konkordia Hütte http://www.konkordiahuette.ch/ </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 8.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Alpine Towns of the Year Association http://www.alpenstaedte.org </span></p>LucyDFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11080298701452331844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350328139845755792.post-7530004687147021612008-06-15T22:49:00.005+02:002008-06-24T15:28:19.464+02:00FROM FRANCE TO SWITZERLAND<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLkwKVPIBEtXgG0jYxck2cULCLeniaTVYOFRK1YoDwWE8p0bfvI42FvuwxDH9N0pRChyphenhyphenCl8Ik9JmSLxwOqQ6EY3ELMLQwbM6mFesvpk5XwKucawoS7LXwTyDe-lXnOToDAdMt1RpSkGM/s1600-h/DSC01105.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLkwKVPIBEtXgG0jYxck2cULCLeniaTVYOFRK1YoDwWE8p0bfvI42FvuwxDH9N0pRChyphenhyphenCl8Ik9JmSLxwOqQ6EY3ELMLQwbM6mFesvpk5XwKucawoS7LXwTyDe-lXnOToDAdMt1RpSkGM/s200/DSC01105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215436146538943538" border="0" /></a>Chambery: a beautiful city, very active for the sustainable development of the Alpine area. Transport and mobility rank top of the priorities, told us the Major Mrs Laclais and the former Minister Luis Besson. In Chambéry, Alpine city in the year 2006, was opened in 2006 the "House of Parc and Mountains", which contains a very rich set of interactive games and information on Alpine nature. This House also hosts the offices of the "<a href="http://www.alparc.org/">Task Force Protected Areas</a>", in charge of coordinating activities of the network of Alpine protected areas. Also the headquarter of the <a href="http://www.promonte-aem.org/">European Association of Elected Representatives from Mountain areas </a>sits here. Overall, a very intensive morning for discussing issues of relevance for policies in the Alps. The Group then lfts France for Switzerland (don't forget your identity card!) where near Interlaken was welcomed by a local wood handycraft and a producer of electric bicycles, which the Group used in order to reach Brienz. Interlaken is an "<a href="http://www.alpine-pearls.com/">Alpine Pearl</a>", which means is part of the network of destinations promoting sustainable and soft mobility. The wheather is now no longer good. Tomorrow we shall climb up to 3800 m......SuperAlp08http://www.blogger.com/profile/11509255175338535842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350328139845755792.post-53200592359314829642008-06-15T08:55:00.002+02:002008-06-15T09:04:11.863+02:00SuperAlp!2 has started!The adventure has started! Armed with their bicycles the "superalper" left l'Argentiere-la-Bessee cheered by the local mayor and the representatives of the most important NGOs for the protection of the Alps from all alpine countries. After a physically demanding climb to Pallon (1250 m), we enjoyed a beautiful descent to Mont Dauphin in the impressive valley of Durance.<br />A quick transfer by train to Gap was followed by a visit to the city by public bus (which is free of charge like all public transport in Gap).<br />We were welcomed by the mayor and his team and exchanged views of past, present and future activities of Gap as former Alpine City of the Year. At the end of the day another train took us to Chambéry where we could enjoy the local couisine.SuperAlp08http://www.blogger.com/profile/11509255175338535842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350328139845755792.post-35533216804710871332008-06-14T17:30:00.005+02:002008-06-14T17:41:01.351+02:00First day<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Verdana"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">14 June L’Argentiere-la-Bessée/F – Gap/F - Chambéry/F </span></b></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 7px/normal Verdana; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">SuperAlp! is starting from Argentiere-la-Bessée, headquarters of “Alpine Week 2008”. </span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 7px/normal Verdana; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In the early morning participants will meet representatives of mountain farmers. </span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 7px/normal Verdana; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The sustainable crossing of the Alps will start around 9.15 cycling for 15 km all the way to Mont Dauphin railway station. </span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 7px/normal Verdana; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In the afternoon, a train will take participants to Gap and then to Chambéry, headquarters of the Task Force “Protected Areas” of the Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention and of Alpine Town of the Year 2006. </span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 7px/normal Verdana; min-height: 8px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">08.00 – 09.00 Meeting with representatives of mountain farmers </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana; min-height: 8.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Location Means of </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Transport Departure Arrival Note </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">L’Argentiere-la-Bessée - Mont-Dauphin railway station by bike 09:15 - 12:00 15 km ca. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Mont-Dauphin railway station - Gap by train RE 17412 13:13 14:13 </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana; min-height: 8.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">14.30 - 17.00 Visit to the City of Gap, Alpine Town of the Year 2002 and meeting with local administration representatives. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Times New Roman; min-height: 8.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Gap - Grenoble Train RE 85674 17:24 19:56 </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Grenoble – Chambéry Train RE 17554 20:25 21:10 </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 8.0px Verdana; min-height: 10.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 8.0px Verdana; min-height: 10.0px"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">For detailed information: </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Alpweek www.alpweek.org</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Alpine Network of Protected Areas www.alparc.org </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Alpine Towns of the Year Association www.alpenstaedte.org </span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 7.0px Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Itinerary by bike www.hautes-alpes.net/IP07.html </span></p>LucyDFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11080298701452331844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350328139845755792.post-56204634792083658512008-06-03T23:14:00.006+02:002008-06-05T22:50:30.816+02:00This blog...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">... is dedicated to the SuperAlp!2, the educational tour across the Alps.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">... is a new way to create a place to share comments and opinions about this particular experience.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">... would be also an occasion to promote and encourage a sustainable way to travel and live our treasure: the Alps! </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">M</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ake your voice heard!!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">As soon as the tour starts, we will report "live" this expirience directly by the protagonist's stories.</span></span></span></span></div></div>The Super Alp Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650701394140787515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350328139845755792.post-57048226285808017172008-06-03T23:03:00.000+02:002008-06-03T23:13:34.613+02:00The SuperAlp!2 official presentationAfter the succes of the 2007 edition, the Permanent Secretariat of <a href="http://www.alpenkonvention.org/index">Alpine Convention</a> is organising the second edition of SuperAlp! The "sustainable" crossing of the Alps taking a place between the 14th - 22nd June 2008, in cooperation with the <a href="http://www.provincia.belluno.it">Province of Belluno</a>. It is a brand new itinerary for crossing the Alps using only sustainable means of transport: bike, train, bus, cableway, without forgetting the most eco-friendly and the natural way: walking. However, this project it is more tha just a journey across tha Alps. The 2008 edition wishes to make this crossing an occasion to discover the different existing naetworks, also at the local level, which contribute to the creation of a future worth its name, in compliance with the principles of the Alpine Convention.The Super Alp Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650701394140787515noreply@blogger.com2