Bergschule Oberallgäu

After our first over 50s hike from Oberstdorf to Merano, still during the pandemic, we recently completed the second tour of the Alpine crossing from Bolzano to Trento and are now "certified Alpine crossers" 😉. The tour was more challenging than expected, both in terms of the weather and athletically, but our mountain guide Konstantin brought us safely from stage to stage and finally to our destination with a great deal of overview and experience. Thanks to his thoughtful and calm (empathetic) way of guiding and communicating, he quickly turned our initially rather heterogeneous group into a hiking team, so that we always mastered the more difficult sections together as the tour progressed. Konstantin's explanations and tips for each upcoming stage were extremely informative and always made us curious about the day ahead. The entire tour, including accommodation at each stage destination, is highly recommended. Due to our consistently positive experiences during this hike, we are thinking of tackling the third part from Trento to Verona next year, very gladly again with Konstantin (!) and one or two more blister plasters... 😉.
LG Ulrike & Werner

I was able to take part in the Comfort Tour with Sabine from September 8th to 14th. This week was very intense and emotional for me and I got to know wonderful people. I will definitely be back.

I completed the 2nd stage of the Alpine crossing from Bolzano to Trento at the end of September 2024.
It was a great tour, and the guesthouses and hotels were great too. I would like to highlight the Fichtenhof in Gfrill, which is run by Ingrid in her warm and friendly manner.
Our mountain guide Konstantin was a great guide with his calm and balanced manner. He made sure that we hiked as a group and grew together.
Unfortunately, we were denied some beautiful views (due to the weather). Weather is the only thing that can't be influenced...
A great tour!
Best regards, Marika

I had booked the ibex tour at the end of August 2024. Unfortunately, two couples had to leave us at the beginning for personal reasons, so we were traveling with a very small group and Hanns as a mountain guide. It was a great tour that fully met my expectations, a very nice group and a mountain guide who led us safely and individually. He responded very well to the needs of the participants and patiently provided assistance where necessary. As the name suggests, we saw, heard and observed many ibexes and climbed to the top of the mountains just like them. We enjoyed magnificent views from the summits and took some great photos. What I particularly like about this tour is that certain peaks can be chosen as an option at short notice on site, depending on the fitness level and wishes of the participants. For example, we were able to experience the Großer Krottenkopf or the Hochvogel as special highlights. Many thanks again to Hanns. I also really enjoyed the one overnight stay in Hinterhornbach at Gasthof Alpenrose. The warm atmosphere, the well-kept rooms and the delicious food did us a lot of good in between. My conclusion: a demanding tour in terms of fitness, but absolutely worth recommending.

In September 2024, I hiked the E5 from Oberstdorf to Merano with Bernhard. It was a great experience with lots of wonderful impressions and I will always have fond memories of the tour. Not least because of our great group and Bernhard, who brought us to our destination with his calm, well-trained and safe manner. We had rain, sun, snow and the last day, with lots of fresh snow and wind, demanded everything from us and Bernhard. I felt safe with Bernhard and it was a lot of fun! Best regards Ramona

I went on the comfort tour with Sabine at the beginning of September. Although we probably had the worst conditions of the whole summer, I always felt comfortable.
It was a great trip with lots of wonderful experiences. I will definitely be back next year.
Thanks to Sabine for the great support.

It's now almost 2 weeks since the 2nd stage of the Bolzano - Trento Alpine crossing and I'd like to give you some brief feedback. Tours depend on the weather (which unfortunately wasn't quite so kind to us), on the mountain guide, but also on the group. Our mountain guide, Hans-Jürgen Hielscher, did a great job and the group - 14 participants after all - got on really well from the very first day and grew together even more over time, also thanks to one event or another. Unfortunately, the final alpine day (Mont Gronlait, 2383m and Mont Fravort, 2347m) could not take place as planned due to the weather, but Hans-Jürgen quickly worked out an alternative. The selected hotels reflected the range of gastronomy and were all suitable for this tour in their own way. The food was simply superb! This shows me once again that ratings can help, but should not be overrated. I would like to follow up on the suggestion to briefly show the upcoming stage on a hiking map. Conclusion: it was a super nice week, lots of impressions, great pictures, wonderful views, great landscapes, very nice group members, a competent mountain guide - simply beautiful! Many thanks for that!
Sabine M.

I would like to thank Bernhard, our mountain guide for the Alpine crossing Obersdorf - Meran (E5) at the beginning of September!
It was an honor to be able to experience this extraordinary tour with him and the great group, with sunshine, rain and then even snow.
I will never forget these impressions, thank you Bernhard for your commitment and super leadership qualities !!!
Good luck and success at all times 🏔️🍀
Best regards Michael M. (De Pälzer)

The hiking week on the Lechweg was wonderful, everything was perfect! The weather-related changes were planned and carried out superbly by our mountain guide Hans-Jürgen. The pace was perfect. We can recommend the Oberallgäu Mountain School and our mountain guide Hans-Jürgen 100%!

E5 Oberstdorf - Merano unfortunately didn't quite work out due to the weather conditions and a less homogeneous group.

I was on the tour from Bolzano to Trento from 8.9 to 14.9.24 with your mountain guide Hans Jürgen Hielscher. The tour is very scenic. The accommodation was well chosen, everyone was clean, hospitable and welcoming, the price level was very good and there was really nothing to complain about with the food.
Hans Jürgen Hielscher led the group very well through the tour, he very quickly got a good impression of the ability level of each participant and responded to everyone sensitively and considerately.
He provided a lot of interesting information about the landscape and history.
All in all, it was a successful tour.
However, I would like to mention two things.
1. with 14 participants I found the group very large, it was advertised on the homepage with 10-12 participants, so I was very surprised at the number of participants on site. 14 participants is too many, I would like to point out here that a mountain guide takes on a very high level of responsibility and this responsibility is becoming increasingly greater as it is becoming more and more dangerous on the mountain, as we all know. That's why I think a group of 10 participants is big enough for a mountain guide.
Then perhaps a comment and an idea, in the evening at dinner, to have a map of the tour with you to show the participants the course of the tour visually, so that the participant can get an impression of what was walked during the day and where, is always interesting for the participant, just an idea.
All in all, very satisfied, it was a great tour with lots of wonderful impressions, even if the weather didn't really want to play along, thank you very much. Above all, a big thank you again to you, dear Hans Jürgen, see you soon and safe mountain.
Best regards
Sabine Naporra

Mountain guide Christian Weissteiner led us through adverse weather conditions and unexpected situations in a very prudent, responsible, motivating and appreciative manner. Unfortunately, the E 5 could not be completed due to the snow conditions. I hope it will work out again next year.

We took part in the hiking week in Sardinia in September 2024, which was wonderful and highly recommended. Our hiking guide Michael was able to tell us so much about the flora as well as the country and people during our very impressive hikes, simply great. The accommodation with a view of the sea, the food and the friendliness of the staff were also great! Of course, the group also harmonized well, which is also important! All in all, we give it 5 points!

Despite the bad weather, mountain guide Bernhard got everything out of himself and us.
With his genuine alpine manner, he gave us tremendous confidence in what he was doing.
He formed us into a great team.
Thank you Bernhard 👍

A great week of hiking in Sardinia. Mountain guide Michael surprised the group every day with a new side of this wonderful island. Highly recommended!

I hiked the Trento-Verona stage in the first week of September. I was very impressed by the variety of this tour. The choice of huts was appropriate for such a tour, the regional food was good and sometimes very good. The group quickly grew into a temporary community that looked out for each other and had the goal of arriving in Verona together. Our mountain guide Günter made a significant contribution to this good team spirit. He gave us tips on how to walk safely and was very good at judging when someone needed support. His explanations about the dramatic past of this region were very interesting. With expertise and empathy, he successfully guided us as a group to our destination. An unparalleled week of hiking ended for me and a few others with a wonderful performance in the Verona Arena.

Mountain guide Christian is extremely prudent, calm, trustworthy, motivating and very responsible, even in difficult situations. I would book a tour with him again at any time. Explanatory information from the mountain school before the start of the tour (regarding additional equipment etc. in case of expected bad weather) would be an additional plus.

- The service description matched the experience 1:1.
- Everything was very professional

I crossed the Alps on the E5 from Oberstdorf to Merano. It was one of the best experiences I have ever had. Many thanks to our friendly and experienced mountain guide Tobi, who guided us through this fantastic tour with his expertise and wit.

We were able to experience the Premium Alpine Crossing from Oberstdorf to Merano with Melina in August 2024. A wonderful experience that we will definitely add to with a continuation of the route. With her love of the mountains and her dedication to the group, Melina lovingly shaped the tour with her knowledge and sense of community. Not a job, but a vocation, supported by the attentive planning of the Oberallgäu Mountain School. For us as beginners in the high mountains, this was the ideal introduction to a future of recreation in the mountains.
Andrea & Simone