Day Three of Marching Like Fools delivers another laugh-out-loud, quietly profound, and occasionally nerve-wracking window into the journey of four middle-aged ex-soldiers across the high Carnic Alps. From Obstanter Seehütte to Porzehütte, this was no casual stroll — it was exposure therapy, spiritual cloudscapes, and more.

Why listen to this episode?

Because it’s funny. Because it’s honest. Because it’s about far more than hiking.

This isn’t your typical outdoor podcast. You’ll get scenery, yes — but also camaraderie, awkward showers, existential terror on narrow paths, and a grown man arguing with himself about deodorant. The trail is real. So is the risk. 

If you've ever wanted to know what it's like to teeter on a razor-thin scree path while trying not to wet yourself — emotionally or physically — this is your episode.

 What’s inside:

• Segment 1: The High Climb and the Inversion
  The team begins early — too early for breakfast, but just in time to beat a storm. They climb to Pfannspitze (2678m), technically optional, but clearly not for fools. What follows is the breathtaking (literally) experience of emerging above the clouds — into a glowing, silent world of inversion, blue sky, and awe. Until, of course, one of the team politely asks the narrator to shut up. 
• Segment 2: Scree Bypasses and Nervous Descent
  The so-called ‘bypasses’ of the famous Kinigat summits are anything but easy: scree fields, narrow ledges, steep switchbacks and silence that may or may not be terror. A ptarmigan feather and squealing marmots offer brief comic relief. 
• Segment 3: The Hidden Refuge and the Austrian Linguist
  Just when they need it most, the Filmoor-Standschützenhütte appears — a wooden refuge offering shelter, cake, and a surprise: a young Austrian linguist with faultless English, generous conversation, and exactly the calm they didn’t know they needed.
• Segment 4: The Fading Usefulness of Guidebooks
  Their decades-old guidebook is, let’s be kind, no longer fit for purpose. Trails have changed. Signs have vanished. And trusting it is more an act of faith than navigation.
• Segment 5: Climate Change in the Alps
  Climate change rears its very real head — with warmer temps, more violent storms, and crumbling ridgelines all altering the safety and structure of the alpine environment. The Alps are changing fast, and not for the better.
• Segment 6: Arrival at Porzehütte
  Arriving just before a biblical downpour, the team basks in smug dryness while watching soaked hikers arrive one by one. Showers become battlegrounds for dignity, one Fool loses a token down a radiator, and the narrator embraces the freedom of filth. Dinner is loud and wine-fuelled. The English are the anomaly.  

Listen if you like:

• Outdoor storytelling with grit, wit, and weather
• Real-life travel humour (the sort you only appreciate after surviving)
• Middle-aged men navigating both mountains and their own limitations
• Mountains as places of memory, history, and environmental warning
• A bit of weather nerding, ecological insight, and heartfelt nonsense

Avoid if you want:

• Polished travelogue voiceovers with zero sarcasm
• Detailed kit reviews or route logistics
• Tranquil soundscapes without human interruption (the narrator talks)
• A clean-shaven, influencer-friendly version of alpine hiking

 Final thoughts:

“Scree, Silence, and the Inversion” is a meditation on movement — across landscapes, histories, and age. Yes, it’s funny. But it’s also deeply human. 

Pull on your boots. Pack a snack. Press play. And join the Fools — while they're still upright.