- Introduction
- Thank You, America
- Other Reading
Part I Hike for your Life
1 Gudrun, Peter, and Grandfather Opi
2 Early Experiences in Colorado
3 Health Matters
4 Happiness and Amazement
5 Initial Plan, the French Alps
6 Idea to go to Vienna
7 Join a Guided Tour?
8 Sleeping, Eating
9 The Elephantine Suitcase Stash
10 Clothes, Shoes, Poles, Hats
11 Maps, Trails, Weather, Safety
12 Timing
13 Comparing America's Trails
14 Via Alpina
15 Costs
16 You can do it
Part II From Nice to Vienna
1 To Briancon: Finding the Groove
Building Excitement
2 To Zermatt: Turn to the East
Snow and Major Detours
3 To St. Moritz: Through Switzerland
In Memory of Grandfather Opi
4 To Innsbruck Via the Zugspitze
Aunt Gabie and the 1936 Olympics
5 To Salzburg and the Dachstein
Strong Austrian Farmers
6 To Vienna - Where do Alps End?
Pilgrimage Route Via Sacra
Appendix
1 Summary and Day by Day Logs
2 Sources of Maps and Books
3 Synopsis
4 Back Pack Check List
5 References
