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Alpentage – The Hiking Retreat by Hochschul-SMD and DAV Gipfelkreuz
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Description
Premiere: Alpentage Retreat for students and young adults – in collaboration with Hochschul-SMD and DAV Gipfelkreuz!
If you love impressive mountain hikes, cozy evenings in mountain huts and fellowship with other young people and are open to find out more about fellowship with God, then join us!
Good news: that's exactly what we have in mind! The starting point for our Alpentage Retreat will be the rustic Willi Merkl Hut at 1,550 metres in the Tannheim Mountains in Tyrol. There we will spend seven days experiencing the charm of simple hut life and the impressive beauty of nature in the mountains.
Every day we will be out and about in the mountains in small groups – from challenging summit tours to the opportunity to go via ferrata and to try out prayer walks, a varied selection awaits you!
The Alpentage Retreat offer you the opportunity to truly recharge your batteries – far away from infrastructure, with cooking on a wood stove, showers in the open air, mattress dormitories and, hopefully, hardly any mobile phone reception. We consciously embrace the simplicity of the location and make it part of our programme.
It's also a great opportunity to meet new people. We don't just want to explore the hiking trails together, but also discuss overarching life issues and discover what God thinks about them. To this end, we have daily devotional times and times for exchange and reflection in our programme.
Who is the retreat for?
Students and young adults between the ages of 18 and 30 who want to combine sporting activities with nature and good company.
Required prior experience:
Sure-footedness, no fear of heights, some experience of alpine hiking
Degree of hiking difficulty:
Fitness: at least 10 km, 800 metres of elevation gain
Difficulty level:
at least T2 SAC alpine hiking scale
Tour type:
group tour (= all participants move independently and support each other in the group)
There will probably be the opportunity to go climbing in small groups. No previous experience is necessary, as it takes the form of a guided tour. (= a tour leader is responsible for planning, implementation and safety)
Further explanations of the tour type can be found here.
Camp leadership
Immanuel Feigel (immanuel.feigel(at)smd.org) and Susanna Bitterolf (susanna.bitterolf(at)dav-gipfelkreuz.de)
Organizational details
Conditions of participation:
German and international students aged 18 to 30
Number of participants:
Minimum 15, maximum 23 people
Date
August 16-22, 2026 (6 nights
Place
Willi-Merkl-Hütte, Austria
For more information about our hut klick here.
Costs
189 € for students
259€ for wage-earners
Prices include full room and board and international health insurance. Travel costs for arrival at and departure from Pruggern are not included.
If you need a partial scholarship for the camp costs, please address Immanuel Feigel (immanuel.feigel(at)smd.org).
Arrival and Departure
For the joint ascent to the hut, we will meet at Musau railway station at 1:30 p.m. on 16 August 2026.
Please plan your journey so that you arrive in Musau in good time for the joint ascent (with sufficient buffer time if you have a long journey). Please do not book any trains before you have received a specific confirmation of participation from us.
On the day of departure, 22 August 2026, you can plan your return journey from Musau from 1 p.m. onwards.
Packing list
You will receive a detailed packing list before the trip. Here are a few essential items:
- Hiking rucksack (30-45 litres)
- Functional clothing and rainwear
- Sturdy and weatherproof hiking boots (category B) (please make sure to break them in beforehand!)
If you have any questions about equipment, please feel free to contact us.