Summer is here, temperatures are rising and we are all drawn to the beautiful natural surroundings of Lake Attersee and the Attergau region. However, there are many dangers lurking on the mountain and in the water, which can be counteracted with sufficient planning, precaution and mindfulness. A common problem is overestimating your own fitness in combination with inadequate equipment. This not only puts your own life at risk, but may also put other people in danger.
Whether it's a day of swimming at the lake, a leisurely family hike, an extensive mountain tour, trail running, a leisurely hike on an alpine pasture or a via ferrata experience and armed with climbing equipment: the following recommendations and rules of conduct are designed to make your time out in nature as safe as possible and therefore also enjoyable and relaxing.
1. HEALTH: If you go swimming, you must be healthy!
2. ALWAYS OBSERVE THE BATHING RULES: You can read what is allowed and what is forbidden on the signs.
3. SHOWER & COOL DOWN: Only go into the water when you have cooled down!
4. OUT OF THE WATER IF YOU FEEL COLD: Don't stay in the water if you are cold, otherwise you could get cramps!
5. EAR INJURIES: If you have an earache or an ear injury, you must not swim, jump or dive!
6. NEVER SWIM WITH AN OVERFILLED FOOD: If you have eaten a lot, wait at least an hour before going back into the water.
7. STRONG SUN: Protect yourself from the sun (sun cream, cap, T-shirt). If you are hot, you must not jump into cold water!
8. COURAGE: Don't let others persuade you to do something you are not good at (swimming far out, jumping into the water or diving).
9. JUMPING: Only jump into the water where it is permitted! You must not put anyone in danger! Don't jump into waters you don't know, there could be many dangers lurking!
10. LOOK OUT FOR OTHERS: Call for help if someone is in danger!
1. INFORM & PREPARE: Before the hike, find out exactly what the planned tour involves and read through the route information. How difficult is the tour? How long does it take to ascend and descend? Is there a refuge on the route?
2. WATCH THE WEATHER: Small, localised thunderstorm cells are not uncommon in the mountains. If in doubt, it is better to postpone the tour.
3. EQUIPMENT: Good footwear, a sturdy rucksack, suitable clothing, a change of clothes if necessary, provisions and sufficient liquid, a first aid kit and a mobile phone with a charged battery should be part of your standard equipment for your mountain tour.
4. AVOID WASTE and take it back with you
5. STAY ON THE PATHS: Never look for shortcuts or new paths on your own, but stay on the marked and secured paths. Caution is sometimes required, especially in wet conditions. Do not kick stones, as falling rocks could endanger other hikers or animals.
6. CONDITION & PACE: Realistically assess your own abilities and only choose tours that you are in good physical condition for. A slow start and an increase in pace until you reach your ideal walking speed is ideal for your body. Take enough breaks, even short ones in between. The weakest link determines the pace.
7. IN AN EMERGENCY, keep calm and get help.
1. avoid contact with grazing cattle. Do not feed the animals and keep a safe distance.
2. Stay calm, do not frighten grazing cattle!
3. Suckler cows protect their calves, avoid encounters between suckler cows and dogs!
4. Always keep dogs under control and on a short lead.
If an attack by a grazing animal is foreseeable: Unleash immediately!
5. Do not leave hiking trails on mountain pastures and meadows!
6. If grazing cattle block the path, keep as far away as possible!
7. When approaching grazing cattle:
Stay calm, do not turn your back, avoid the animals!
8. Leave the grazing area quickly at the first sign of restlessness!
9. Observe fences! If there is a gate, use it, then close
well again and cross the pasture quickly!
10. Treat the people working here, nature and the animals with respect!
Never dispose of rubbish carelessly and it is best to take it back with you.