RE: Austrian Alps

That part about escaping the heat by getting higher really hit me, summers here can be brutal and the cooler air up top feels like a reset :) I like how you're easing back into longer hikes, consistent small climbs add up fast and the legs remember quick. Been there with fitness dips, I once got winded on a short trail and felt like an ADmin of excuses' but kept going. Keep that pace, soon you’ll be doing beuatiful all day routes without thinking.