The next series of blog posts for Tullmann Travels, will unfold the epic journey of Bob and Hans Tullmann, the father-son duo, and their hiking trip to Europe, Summer 2013. Since my dad proposed the idea to hike across the European Alps in 2012, there has been a lot of thinking, praying, planning, saving, purchasing, and training to accomplish this massive campaign. Instead of overloading readers with excessive details, I will distill the process into 5 categories:
- The Idea
- The Wives
- The Gear
- The Training
- The Trip
The Idea
My dad (Bob) had called me (Hans) around July 2012 and brought up the idea of hiking in European in the Alpine Mountains. The trail he had in mind was a long distance trail, called the "E5" (one of many long distance European trails) which goes through 5 different countries and spans 1988 miles (3200). The idea made me very excited, however, there were so many variables like money, jobs, equipment, timing, money. Plus, getting both spouses on board would have to be a separate mission altogether.
My dad originally got the idea of hiking in the Alps in 2010 from a trip my mom and he made to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. There, they got a taste of the German alps and gave my dad a hunger for more. To learn more about their trip, check out his blog:
Garmisch-Partenkirchen Summer
At any rate, I made a secret Facebook page including my dad, another hiking friend Aaron, my good friend Don, and myself. There we discussed the trail, training, and equipment needed. Currently, we are set for leaving from Los Angeles to Geneva, Switzerland on July 4th and will return August 6th, 2013.
Follow Us as the Journey Unfolds!
The are many venues for tracking our progress:
- This Blog: You can click "Join this site" on the right, or scroll down choose "Follow by E-mail", which will send you an e-mail each time there is a new post on the blog.
- Facebook Group: Look for updates by joining our Facebook Group, "Hiking the Alps 2013"
- Twitter: follow at @htullmann
- YouTube: We may be posting some video\s to YouTube if we can, so Subscribe!
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2 comments:
Hi,
Chris just moved back with me from Columbia, where he graduated.
How is the hiking? I guess a taxi is out of the question.
I assume it is easier and cheaper to blog here than texts?
Can you post some pictures every day?
Facebook seems to be te best way to comuniticate -- it's free and I get notifications when I'm in wifi range. I will TRY to blog each day, but the posts will be after and someone at after the day. I'm glad you're enjoying it!
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