Stubaier Höhenweg 2023 - First time hiking in the Alps

We went hiking (and backpacking) for the very first time (ever) in the mountains and traveled to Stubai in Austria to walk part of the Stubaier High Trail. If you're considering this hike without prior mountain experience, PLEASE read our disclaimer at the bottom of the video description.

00:00 Intro
00:19 Day one: Dresdner Hütte - Sulzenauhütte
06:46 Day two: Sulzenauhütte - Nürnberger Hütte
14:17 Day three: Nürnberger Hütte - Bremer Hütte
21:19 Bremer Hütte - Laponesalm in Gschnitztal

Day one: We took the cable car up from the Neustift Valley and walked from the Dresdner Hütte to the Sulzenauhütte over the Peiljoch (2676m) and had a lovely view of the Sulzenauer glacier. Since the weather allowed it, we took a detour to the Blaue Lacke on our way to the Sulzenauhütte.

Day two: We walked from the Sulzenauhütte to the Nürnberger Hütte over the Mairspitze (2781m). The view over the valley was impressive and we could look back at our entire route from the Peiljoch to the Sulzenauhütte the day before.

Day three: Our hike took us from the Nürnberger Hütte to the Bremer Hütte over the Simmingjöchl (2754m). It was quite a tough climb to get to the lovely "Paradies" before we would start our steep climb/walk to the little hut used by the border police in the old days on top of the mountain ridge. Followed by a steep climb down, we reached the Bremer Hütte and could enjoy a lovely sunset at the end of the day.

Day four: We descended from the Bremer Hütte (2413m) to Gschnitztal (+/- 1200m). Bye lovely 20°C and hello smothering 30°C. We had a delicious Apfelstrüdel at the Laponesalm before walking to the hotel we booked over at the Gschnitz Valley where we happily crashed into our beds.

Filming Equipment:
GoPro Hero 11
Canon R50 + Canon RF-S 18-45mm f/4.5-6.3 + Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8
Joby GorillaPod 3K Kit

DISCLAIMER: We DO NOT recommend the Stubaier Höhenweg if it is your first time hiking in the mountains (especially if you're inexperienced and from the flattest country like us). We were fortunate with the weather. Clear skies and no rain/thunderstorms that could mess things up - and because of that - we could really take the time that we needed to take things slow and be safe.
The time estimations on the signs were way too optimistic for us - we already took that into account while planning this trip, so we deliberately picked the three shortest stages of the Stubai High Trail to be safe. Quite some parts of the route require scrambling, but luckily, this was no problem for us because we go bouldering twice a week.

That all being said, we have no regrets because it was an incredible experience, but we do want to "warn" anybody who is considering this trail for their very first hike. Honestly, we were too optimistic as untrained people, but we got away with it. For our next adventure, we'll be looking at mostly T2 trails in the mountains instead of T3/T4. :)