QMD
As part of exploring Via Alpina red route (self sufficient with 20kg pack)
7.5 hours, 20km, 1470m ascent, 1380m descent, valley camp
Highpoint col: 2353m (no summits)
Easy valley trails to start turning in to big open steep meadows and paths. Topping out at the col at 2353m, the descent is where the day truly starts. After negotiating numerous descent options after the main lake (Rockfall had removed the original it seemed). The further you descend down the hanging valley the more obscure the route became, even when it seemed it should be obvious.
Careful route selection finally droppped me out of the hanging valley and in to the forest, and the steepest off-piste forest descent i've come across. several inches of rotting pine needles gave it an avalanchy feel! :)
