July 29, Sun: Oberstdorf Hut Hopping

Goal: hike from Obersdorf up to Kemptener Hutte (3000 feet above town).

• 10am left town
  
• 2pm arrived at Kemptener Hutte.
  
• Funny Priest story (will tell later)



• Kemptener Hutte, 1845m (elev), 14Euro/person, 3rd floor attic (see pics).



• 36 beds in groups of 6 (side x side). People of all types (German climb-hike clubs, families, solo hikers, etc.)



• Single COLD shower on 1st floor.
  
  
• Great menu and cooks. 7Euro for bockwurst and puree, and nudelgericht and pasta.
• Met couple from Berlin who are on a 6-day E5 hike. Many groups do this trek from Germany into nérn Italy. Sounds like alot of fun.



• Met 2 Germans on trail. One spoke a little English. The other one, very litte. When we said Oregon, he responded Washington. Then Rainier. We conveyed we climbed in several years ago, as did they. Immediate bonding and was fun.

Rain storm that night. Huge thunder, downpour, very high winds just howling through our bunk house. Clouds so thick one could only see 10 or 20 meters.

Hope it clears by tomorrow so we can continue the main piece of our trek.

8 miles today, 3000 foot climb.