Climbing Germany's BROCKEN. (Harz - Highest Mountain in National Park) 

The beautiful Nature for sure :)

The potato salad!

Berge sind anstrengend, langweilig und stehen immer im Weg rum. Ich bin für lange Wanderungen einfach zu nahe am Sofa gebaut (mir tun dann die Füße weh, ich hab Hunger und fange an zu maulen wie ein Kleinkind). Bin da eher so der Sonne-Wind-und Meer Typ. Aber davon abgesehen, ist der Harz wirklich schön. Als gebürtiger Hildesheimer hat gefühlt jede zweite Klassenfahrt im Harz stattgefunden (das Landschulheim Buntenbock hat damals JEDER Hildesheimer irgendwann in seiner Schulzeit erlebt!). Und die regionalen Gerichte im Harz (Harzer Schmorwurst, überbackener Wild-Topf aus dem Ofen usw) sind sensationell.

Well at hiking in the Austrian Alps "Grüßen" is definitively a thing respectively seen as very rude not to do so. Another thing is while being in the Austrian mountains meaning "high on the mountains while hiking or in Berghütten" (not in the villages) is to adress each other even Strangers with the informal "Du" as well..there is even an old saying/rule which says "Über 1000m sagt man Du" (Over 1000 meters there is to say "Du") So in earlier times even noble Aristocrats even Kings from other countries visiting the Alps for socalled "Sommerfrische" (= holidays on the mountains) or the Emperor himself were adressed up in the mountains with the informal "Du"...unthinkable under normal conditions down in the valleys..where those were adressed formally with "Euer Gnaden" (Your Grace) or "Eure Majestät" (Your Highness) even today when current Royalty is visiting (the english and dutch Royals are coming almost every year in Winter for skiing and those are adressed by us - respectively by our hosts because obviously those are shielded from the avarage public - informally with "Du" on the mountains.)

Being around trees :)

😅 hehe when nature calls!

​@@DeanaandPhil Watch out for ticks, when you are going to pee in the woods next time !

Ohhh Yess! The sound of trees moving in the wind and birds chirping. It's such a wonderful feeling. We hope you find some peaceful silence during your next days off! 🤗💜

@@DeanaandPhil the area of and around Vienna offers a lot of opportunities to do so and I can do that be train, what i really like and it brings back some wonderful memories of my childhood. Thanks for your wonderful videos with all these ideas.👍👏

Today normal conversation is ruined by all the idiots trying to make money from their RU-vid videos. Better just to walk on and not answer. I came here to see something from Harz but just found two exhibitionists.

When hiking it is customary to greet each other higher up in the alps when there are usually not that many people on the trail. Brocken is probably too low, too far north and too many day tourists on the popular hike to greet everyone.

In situations where you are not sure to greet, you can look into their face. If they look back greet, if they look into the ground or elsewhere don't greet.

Das stimmt schon, aber beim Wandern ist es eigentlich üblich, dass man sich grüßt.

@@bartolo498, when hiking in remote areas you usually great - regardless of the altitute or the region of Germany. There is a purpose behind it: greeting helps remembering people on the hiking track. In case they are lost or missing you could be able to describe them and where you saw them last.

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Oh cool! 😍 Were there are lot of people when you were there in 94?

It's very snowy and windy there in winter because it's so exposed. The climate is more alpine

That's what we do in Aachen❤ and also in the wonderful Eifel🌲🌳🌿❤🌿🌳🌲

Thanks man!

Im Nationalpark Harz werden die Baumleichen zusätzlich auch nicht entfernt.

Im Sauerland, eigentlich ja eines der Regenlöcher Deutschlands, haben wir das gleiche Problem. :(

I feel you bro. Aus Hannover

We really want to check out some more areas surrounding Germany. 😍 We are pretty hesitant at the moment with the increasing cases. Just hoping that the cases begin to decrease soon! We'd love to check out France and the mountainous borders (also to eat French food! 😋). Stay safe out there! 🤗💜

That is really true, I enjoy that about Austria

In Deutschland eigtl auch. Das sind halt die Ossis xD

True! And also when entering shops etc, love it

@@Schmissgesicht Das stimmt nicht, man grüßt sich auch im Osten beim Wandern. Aber das sind halt so massen auf dem Brocken, auf den letztem Kilometer bist du dann nur noch am Grüßen.

@@Schmissgesicht Blödsinn! Zumal auf dem Brocken ganz Deutschland rumrennt.

Ohh we'll have to check out Teufelsstieg! 🤗💜 Danke!

Den bin ich nur hochgelaufen vor 2 Jahren hat mir gereicht😅😆 Runter war es mir zu gefährlich, da bin ich eine andere Strecke runter gelaufen

Das ist so: Wenn ich auf einer Leiter auf dem Brocken stehe, dann sind es 1144 Meter.

Likewise! :)

Der Harz ist momentan sehr sehr traurig was die Wälder angeht, ja. War auch sehr erschrocken als ich vor einigen Wochen mal wieder dort war...

We are glad you do! 🤗💜

Both and share with meeeeee!

What is the song in the beginning of the video?? It’s chill af 😋

@@Ashley-jp4nn it's "Coconut - Dyalla remix"

Never seen a real steam train before????

Kann dem nur zustimmen. Von Schierke aus ist es wirklich interessant vorallem durch die Abwechslung in Steigung und die wechselnden Wege. Wenn man dann zum Schluss auf die asphaltierte Straße kommt ruiniert es ein wenig den Aufstieg. Aber wenigstens hattet ihr etwas mehr Sicht als die 30m bzw. 50m bei meinen letzten Besuchen.

Bin von Ilsenburg auf den Brocken gewandert, das war echt steil !

@@steffenriedel4752 das stimmt, hab ich auch schon mal gemacht

Yes, realy a big part is totaly "Tod"

Tod oder tot? War halt trocken und der Borkenkäfer und wenn wir ehrlich sind sind diese Fichten auch kein natürlicher Bewuchs. Es wurde viel als Reparationszahlungen nach dem Krieg abgeholzt und mit schnellwachsenden Fichten aufgeforstet.

And yeah... hiking is nice! If you're in good condition, and don't do it everyday ^^

Nicht unbedingt in dem Sinne dass eine Überraschung ist. Das Problem is eigentlich bekannt und gibt es auch in anderen Wäldern

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It seemed like most people left with what they brought. 😍

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This is so true, California needs to learn forestry management

Don't forget to rake the forest like in Finland

Coconut - (dyalla remix) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_2UiKoouqaY.html

Those trees are spruce trees. They are not native to the region (more to colder Scandinavia) but were planted there for timber production in the last centuries. (Maybe due to climate change?) the last summers were very dry and hot plus some heavy storms, which weakened them and made them an easy target for insects like the bark beetle. Since the area became a national park a couple of decades ago dead trees will not be removed anymore and no chemical will be used to decimate the beetles. They hope eventually a more natural, deciduous forest will occur by itself after time.

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Yes, but the Brocken is the highest mountain for many hundreds of kilometers around. To the north and west you need to go to Scotland and Norway to find something higher. It also quite a bit higher then the direct environment, like the Mont Ventoux in Southern France, so not comparable to a random hill in Switzerland.

@@roodborstkalf9664 Sure. I wouldn't compare the Brocken to Mt. Ventoux, though. I've driven up Mt. Ventoux in the Summer on my motorbike when it was ~40 C at the bottom and ~10 C at the summit. That's quite a different "hill". ;) (I understand that you mainly mentioned it because it, too, is surrounded by flats more or less.)