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Sophie Starlinger
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The Right Path 11.30 o’clock p.m. submontane the Magdalensberg. Two of my friends and me, Sophie Starlinger, were ready for the hole “Four Mountain March”. My class except another classmate and me just wanted to go a part. We had planned to start our march at the peak of the first mountain but the queue of cars which stretched for the hole street stopped us so we walked to the top. When we reached our first goal we wanted to join the official opening mess. Because of the full church we only had the possibility to squeeze into the crowd of people who where all around the church to listen the priest by loudspeaker. Finally we decided not to do it. The reason was that it would not have been the same feeling like inside the church. In the end at half past midnight we started official. There was no problem to find the way in the darkness even if we walked across country. Very much people were equipped with torches but not with fire torches which disappointed me a little bit. And besides there was such an enormous mass of people so it was not so easy to lose the way. I was a participant, who belonged to the group of unreligious hikers. The group which is rejected and detested in many reports and books about the “Four Mountain March”. On the way only once somebody drew our attention to it: it was the beginning of the Ulrichsberg where we met a crossroad. At the left side the path passed a church before it went to the peak. On the right side the path let straight to it. In front of us there was an older man who spoke with a nearly aggressive tone of voice: ”The Christians take the left path!” To be honest that did not really stopped us to take the right path, carefree. All in all I expected this action as much more exhausting. Without joining the mass we reached Zweikirchen at 6 o’clock where i wanted to meet my class at 8 o’clock. One part which I remember as particularly laboriously is the part from the Ulrichsberg to the Veitsberg. It is so long and there is only little variety of the scenery. So we were especially happy when we finally stand at the peak of the Veitsberg enjoying the wonderful view. Although the weather was not as good as we had hoped. There was a little chapel where you ring the bell after you have gone round it three times then you can wish for something. But I do not betray my wish. Another good feeling was the sun rising when it slowly got lighter between the Ulrichsberg and the Veitsberg. Unfortunately we were not able to finish the march. Submontane the last mountain, the Lorenziberg, in Sörg one of my friend had problems with her shoes. But our fitness surely would have been enough also supported by the refreshment of the farmers at the path. Also the kids who live near the way and who are too little to go the march themselves took something from the “Four mountain March”. The old-established hikers take sweets with them which they give in the baskets of the kids who are sitting beside the path. I can say that it was a very nice experience and I am looking forward to making it again next year. Sophie Starlinger
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Janine Luggauer
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The Four Mountain Run Here we were, me, my cousin and a best friend of her, sitting on the top of the Magdalensberg. I had already been looking forward to this for a week, so I wanted to begin the torture much more earlier than the other hitch hikers. They told me that it was better to wait for larger groups because they had already made some really bad experience with smaller groups who had not known the way. So we began the run much later than we had planned it. After half an hour we went down the Magdalensberg, I felt free and I was in a very good mood. My cousin and her best friend were joking all the time, this was one fact which made the first part of the run easier. It was an easy walk, until we reached the Ulrichsberg. I really thought I was going to lay down and die, but afterwards I was happy about having reached the top. When we climbed down the mountain I decided to quit. All in all it was a good experience. Janine Luggauer
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