[Eric im Bayern]

Eric im Bayern on June 10, 2022 at 7:50 am · in reply to: Hiking – 20% BW and short vs. 5% BW and long #68162

Thank you everyone for the helpful replies.

[Eric im Bayern]

Eric im Bayern on May 22, 2022 at 7:09 am · in reply to: Who Likes Their Watch? #67458

I use the Garmin Instinct, which I find to be ideal for the Alps. It has a very accurate barometric altimeter (I usually am within 20m after a 1000m gain), which is key to prevent errors with the GPS track jumping around to nearby peaks. I also like the high contrast black and white screen, the ease of pairing it with my polar HR strap and the 16 hours of recording battery life. The main limitation to the watch is the lack of maps, but I don’t find this to be an issue in the Alps, since everything is well-marked.

[Eric im Bayern]

Eric im Bayern on May 17, 2022 at 3:54 am · in reply to: May 2022 Introductions / Goals / Geographies #67293

Servus!

Eric here. I’m based out of Munich, Germany and try to spend as much time possible in the Alps (they are one hour away). I primarily hike, ski tour and do the occasional via ferrata. This summer I’m planning a few tours in the Dolomites, the Stubaier Alpen and a glacial mountaineering class on the Wildspitze.

I started training two years ago with an aerobic base plan from the Uphill Athlete. I’ve had major increases in fitness doing this, but I felt like I hit a plateau, so I signed up for this group. My goals are to increase my ascent speed, move in lower HR zones with a heavy pack and ultimately do a hut-to-hut ski tour in spring 2023.