Booked for Austria early Sept

[buck wild]

I just finalized details on a trip to Tarrenz, Austria, for Chamois (gam), capara ibex, and possibly roebuck or management red stag. I'll be hunting with a friend for 3 days in the Austrian Alps. I've started serious training and breaking in my new Crispi boots, but living at 40 ft above sea level isn't helping . My wife, younger son, and his GF will be tagging along and then we will go to Rome for 4 days before returning.

 

[BRICKBURN]

Sea level training will certainly not be perfect but certainly better than nothing.

Good luck on your quest.

 

[buck wild]

This is the best incline I have in my area, a drainage ditch . You can see the trail I’m starting to wear into it. I’ll take picture of the trail again right before I leave. As of today, I have 19 miles and 70 “flights of stairs” on the new boots. I am really enjoying these new Crispi’s and can see why they are so highly ranked among hiking boots.

 

[grand veneur]

I just finalized details on a trip to Tarrenz, Austria, for Chamois (gam), capara ibex, and possibly roebuck or management red stag. I'll be hunting with a friend for 3 days in the Austrian Alps. I've started serious training and breaking in my new Crispi boots, but living at 40 ft above sea level isn't helping . My wife, younger son, and his GF will be tagging along and then we will go to Rome for 4 days before returning.

Le chamois in French, die Gams in German. Isard in the Pyrenees.

Don't worry, the highest mountain in Austria, the Großglockner, is only 3798m high. The risk of altitude sickness by hunting Gämse in Austria is low. Good luck with your Gams jagd.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Get yourself a tree stand safety harness. And a truck tire on a wheel. Using a carabiner or similar quick detach device. Make a little tether and attach the wheel low at the rear of your harness.

Drag the wheel up hill. Then drag it back down. It will burn your lungs and legs. And won’t injury your knees. If not too steep and your not concerned about your knees you can carry it down to add weight.

If you don’t have a spare truck tire and wheel. Anything that creates sufficient drag will work.

 

[buck wild]

Get yourself a tree stand safety harness. And a truck tire on a wheel. Using a carabiner or similar quick detach device. Make a little tether and attach the wheel low at the rear of your harness.

Drag the wheel up hill. Then drag it back down. It will burn your lungs and legs. And won’t injury your knees. If not too steep and your not concerned about your knees you can carry it down to add weight.

If you don’t have a spare truck tire and wheel. Anything that creates sufficient drag will work.

Now that’s funny

 

[buck wild]

Le chamois in French, die Gams in German. Isard in the Pyrenees.

Don't worry, the highest mountain in Austria, the Großglockner, is only 3798m high. The risk of altitude sickness by hunting Gämse in Austria is low. Good luck with your Gams jagd.

Yeah I’m not worried about the elevation as I don’t get “the sickness” until 10k ft but am concerned about just the hiking inclines. They assure me the roads aren’t too far from the hunting areas

 

[Altitude sickness]

I used a 16” wheel and a heavy truck tire. Drug it through snow and mud. And up hills to train. It will build your legs and lungs without injuries to your knees

 

[LivingTheDream]

I just finalized details on a trip to Tarrenz, Austria, for Chamois (gam), capara ibex, and possibly roebuck or management red stag. I'll be hunting with a friend for 3 days in the Austrian Alps. I've started serious training and breaking in my new Crispi boots, but living at 40 ft above sea level isn't helping . My wife, younger son, and his GF will be tagging along and then we will go to Rome for 4 days before returning.

Are there any hotels or tall buildings? Once you get to 8 stories or more, if you can do an hour going up and down that will really work.

Also, congrats on a getting a permit for the Ibex. That is a good friend!!

 

[buck wild]

Are there any hotels or tall buildings? Once you get to 8 stories or more, if you can do an hour going up and down that will really work.

Also, congrats on a getting a permit for the Ibex. That is a good friend!!

My wife works at a high school so I’m about to get access to the football stadium bleachers

 

[wesheltonj]

Go to a health club, and get on the treadmill. You can adjust the incline.