Ice Climbing Gastein
Our first outing on Austrian ice together. Amongst other things, I learned that years of Scottish mixed climbing are not kind to axes, uphill tyroleans are very hard, and turning up early is still the right approach.
Our first outing on Austrian ice together. Amongst other things, I learned that years of Scottish mixed climbing are not kind to axes, uphill tyroleans are very hard, and turning up early is still the right approach.
We'd heard a rumour there was an igloo on the summit of Preber, so Elliott, Mads, Erinna and myself made the long snowshoe slog to summit to check it out. High winds and plenty of snow gave Mads a "more than average" day out for the finale to their 2-week Austrian holiday.