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The guide for Wildswimming in the Alps

Alpine Swimming is the upper-class of wildswimming

I am pleased that you have found the-hopefully not too stony-way to my alpine-swimming-blog. But what has one to imagine now exactly under the concept of Alpine-swimming that I have coined? Alpine Swimming is for me everything you need to know about wildswimming in the Alps, i.e. the wild Alpine swimming. Depending on the location, this also includes a more or less distinct swim-hiking component. Wild dipping, on the other hand, refers to activities that are more about wild bathing than swimming-this will also have its place here.

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Swim-Holidays: Pleasureswimming in Croatia

The most beautiful and most enjoyable swimming holidays under the sun? Please, here they are: a wonderful swimming area that invites you to go island hopping, relaxing sight-swimming and swimming with dolphins. German-speaking hosts who, in their pretty apartments, do their utmost to pamper their guests and serve them with local delicacies. A dedicated and competent tour guide including swimming guiding by experienced open water swimmers, which responds to each group member and ensures that it remains safe and enjoyable in the water for everyone. Whether single traveler, family or group – pleasure guaranteed!

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My new book is here: “Wild Swimming Alps”

Since April 26, “Wild Swimming Alps” is available everywhere, where books are sold. In the post are a few samples from the print PDFs and the first book reviews are already there, for example. these on Amazon.de or those of “Bellevue”, the magazine of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung.

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Swim-Hike holidays in “the valley of the mountain huts”

© T.Wirnsperger

Hardly anywhere in the world is there a similar variety of farmed alpine pastures than in the idyllic Großarltal in Salzburg. This high valley stretches from the world-famous Liechtenstein Gorge in St. Johann/Pongau to the impressive valley behind the Hüttschlag National Park community. Surrounded by a fantastic mountain panorama and a fine ski- and ski tour area in winter, the valley of the alpine pastures offers everything that makes the heart of hikers and alpine “wild swimmers” beat faster. Thus, it is ideal as a base camp for adventure-intensive alpine swimming and hiking holidays. In addition, our accommodation, the centrally located and family-run “Gästehaus Anna”, spoils you with comfortable rooms and apartments and a popular, rich breakfast buffet.

General information below in the article or directly to the infobox with detailed program, dates, prices, and booking link.

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Swim-Hike holidays in the Tyrolean Alps

Hike with us to the most beautiful mountain lakes in the Tuxer valley and swim them with us! With the Jenneweinhof we offer you a for our activities ideally suited, centrally located hotel-garni. The program is flexible and “ascending” designed: we start at the cozy and easily accessible Almsee, day after day we reach higher to more challenging hiking and swimming destinations until the challenging final at 3200m: the effervescence of the ice lake in the natural ice palace of the Hintertuxer Glacier. A breathtaking experience in every way. But also one that you will never forget in your life. This is real alpine-swimming for the discerning. General information in the article or directly to the infobox with a detailed program, date, price.and booking-link

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Swim the Channel – the ultimate Swimevent

Important note: Due to the surprising exit of a sponsor and event partner, the event 2019 can not take place. Hope it will work in 2020. Sorry!

In the middle of March 2019, in relatively cold conditions – water and air about 8 degrees, strong wind – I swam the artificial whitewater channel on the Vienna Danube Island. My aim was to explore the possibilities for a swimming event in September 2019. Location and infrastructure are perfect to make a great and safe event here. An international “Swim-the-Channel-Cup” would also be considered, as there are such artificial whitewater routes in many interesting cities worldwide.

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Hiking & Swimming in the Alps: My new mine-swimming-tour

Mount Petzen in the Austrian-Slovenian border area houses in its interior mine tunnels of a total of several hundred kilometers in length. After the mine operation ceased in the sixties and the water was no longer pumped out, some of the lower mining horizons were flooded, creating underground lakes with crystal clear water about 8 degree Celsius. In December 2018 I swam there and will offer this adventure from 2019 as part of guided tours to other Wildswimming friends.

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Hiking and swimming in the Alps – pleasureswimming in Croatia

A few impressions from my recent exploration trip to the south. Starting next year, I will offer guided tours and swim packages under the umbrella brand SWIMSALABIM. At the alpine-swimming tours & holidays the alpine swim-hike component is in the foreground. At pleasure-swimminging tours & holidays, the focus is on enjoyable swimming in particularly beautiful – even maritime – locations within an attractive, authentic culinary / cultural program.

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Wildswimming in the Almbach Gorge

The Almbachklamm at Marktschellenberg - a beautiful canyon hike to inviting Wildswimming spots.

The Almbachklamm (Almbach Gorge) is located about 10 km west of the city of Salzburg in the municipality of the Bavarian Marktschellenberg. It offers a worthwhile ravine hike with a lot of height difference, interesting information boards and Germany’s last ball mill. Depending on the water level, however, it also has several sometimes quite spectacular spots for wild swimming or wild dipping.

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Wildswimming in the quarry

Wildswimming in the quarry

For a change this time a trip to “non-alpine waters”. Around the Saxon Bischofswerda you will find abandoned quarries, which are perfect for wild swimming. (Naked) wildswimming has been going on here for decades, even though it is officially forbidden for liability reasons.

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Alpineswimming in the Krummschnabelsee

Alpineswimming in the Krummschnabelsee (Lake Krummschnabel) Obertauern

Although the Krummschnabelsee is located in Obertauern at about 1800 m above sea level it gets up to 24 degrees warm in summer. Because it also offers a high alpine panorama and with the nearby Hochalm a perfect rest stop, the moorlake is ideal for relaxed wild swimming in the context of a simple alpine swimming trip.

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Wilddipping in the Fischbach near Unken

The Heutal (Hayvalley) is a lovely high valley above the community Unken on the Austrian-Bavarian border. It is the starting point of a highly recommended ravine walk with two impressive waterfalls and countless beautiful spots for wilddipping.

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WILDSWIMMING AT THE NADIZA

Wildswimming at the Nadiza.

If the turquoise-blue Soca is too fresh and the Kozjak waterfall is too extreme for you, then you might find your wild-swimming luck at the Slovenian Nadiza.

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Alpineswimming idyll at the upper Bockhartsee

Ein Bergesse wie geschaffen fürs alpine swimming - der obere Bockhartsee

Up on alpine swimming? Off to Bockhartsee !

From Bad Gastein it goes on a toll road to Sportgastein. Arrived at the bottom of the valley it is best to leave the car at the hiking car park in front of the Valeriehaus. Alternatively, it’s now more comfortable on the supply road or direct and steeper over the walkway up to Bockhartseehütte. Even here, the mountain panorama is breathtaking and stirs the expectation on the Bockhartsee. This anticipation is also more than justified. At least as far as the upper Bockhartsee is concerned.

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Wildswimming the Kozjak waterfall

Wildswimming im spektakulären Kozjak Wasserfall in Kobarid

The Kozjak waterfall – beautiful, loud, challenging

The Soca Valley is not only an El Dorado for kayakers and rafting fans, but also for those who have dedicated themselves to wild swimming. In addition to the eternally seductive Soca itself, there are countless beautiful bathing areas along tributaries, waterfall pots and mountain lakes. One of the most beautiful and spectacular spots is certainly the easily accessible Kozjak waterfall, which is located near Kobarid.

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The gentle art of wildswimming

Der Hüttensee in den Schladminger Tauern - ein Wildswimming Paradies

When it comes to water quality, there is nothing in public pools without a “chemical club”. For the most part, chlorine is used as a disinfectant, both critically considering environmental and health concerns. At wild bathing and -swimming, we rely on the natural cleanliness and self-cleaning power of our waters. Keeping both, as well as the conscious use of natural resources in and around these waters, should be a top priority for us Wildswimmers. Because wildswimming does not mean that we are allowed to perform outside like the “wild ones”. But on the contrary!

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