Walk a Mile with Mick Melvin

michaelmelvin.co.uk

This web site is a personal record of some of my caving adventures during the 1960s and recounts some of my favourite walks both in Britain and overseas.
I became very interested in Caving when I was a teenager and began potholing at the age of fifteen. Bradford where I was born and raised is very handy for visiting the Yorkshire Dales, an area more abundant with caves than any other area of Britain.
I did not see it as unusual to want to descend the many caves and potholes so close at hand. I joined the Bradford Pothole Club in 1957 and during the next two years I attended many underground meets with the Club and I grew to love the sport of caving. I now spend my days outdoors fellwalking or rambling.

AN ASCENT OF THE AHORNSPITZE

The 2973 Metre peak that dominates Mayrhofen in the Zillertal

Published on 12 Aug 2009
An ascent of the Ahornspitze, which is the 2973 Metre peak that dominates Mayrhofen in the Zillertal. The walk Starts & Ends at the top station of the Ahornbahn cable car.The walk is approx 6.5 miles long and 3400 feet of ascent, The route is well marked and provides a good day in the mountains with excellent views (in good weather) to the surrounding valleys and mountains.