George Cave

First Quarantine Ascent

A lockdown FQT of the challenging kitchen girdle traverse.

Snowshoe on Schneibstein

Louise, Cat and I set off on a two day adventure to the Carl von Stahl-Haus on snow-shoes. The poor weather on the approach laid down the powder for a glorious Sunday ascent of Schneibstein. We hadn't brought any avalanche gear so opted to retrace our steps rather than risk the descent from Windscharte onto the Stiergraben. A superb two day outing - thanks for visiting again!

Rauris Langlaufen

A wet, overcast day with Cat & Louise - perfect weather for a lap of the Rauris langlaufen circuit on the recommendation of Matt+Anja.

First and last tour

Although we didn't know it at the time, Chris' first time out on touring skis was to be my last tour of the season. As a self-pronounced snowboarder who'd "never summited an alpine peak", I played it safe and went up the side of the Heutal piste before continuing to the border ridgeline above. A great tour, very safe and straightforward for beginners on skis or snow shoes.

Ski tricks with Ben

An afternoon with Ben covering the kms at Alpendorf, including some lessons on off-piste technique and through-leg skiing.

Drachenwand Klettersteig

After the excitement of yesterday's tour, Will & I had hoped for some steeper gully skiing on the edge of Berchtesgaden. But the mid-season thaw was well underway and the warmer weather had stripped most of the snow on the lower summits.

So we returned home and re-packed for klettersteiging, finishing our long weekend with a lap of the Drachenwand. Next time we'll take shorts!