Kitzsteinhorn, Kaprun
First ski of the season
First piste of the season. Not only has Erinna remembered how to ski, she has a new found love for side-piste adventures!
Erinna / 85
Clay / 80
Steve / 41
Ross / 33
Will Bourne / 29
Will / 28
CatO / 27
Louise / 16
Al / 14
Owen / 14
Becky / 13
Matt Blackmore / 13
Dylan / 9
Rebecca / 9
Rob W-M / 9
Tom Carvell / 9
Joe / 8
Steve Gibbs / 8
DaveO / 6
Martin / 6
Ros / 6
Adam / 5
Doug / 5
Harry Kingston / 5
Cameron / 4
Craig / 4
Eleri / 4
Elliott / 4
Emily Roo / 4
Julie / 4
Lina / 4
Rory / 4
Simon Bilton / 4
Ben / 3
Liv / 3
Mads / 3
Matt / 3
Matt Traver / 3
Moffatt / 3
Naomi / 3
Neil Cox / 3
Rob Squires / 3
Sam Rose / 3
Al Begley / 2
Anja / 2
Chris / 2
Dave Bird / 2
Evelyn / 2
Ita / 2
Jess / 2
Martha / 2
Pete / 2
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Schartenspitze, Berchtesgaden
Schartenspitze
Winter is back! Sadly too fast for our climbing aspirations, so Martin and I resorted to chest deep powder swimming on our way up to the summit of Schärtenspitze. Nice to take the axes and cams for a walk though!
Untersberg, Salzburg
Silvrettta, Voralberg
Silvretta with Erinna
Autumn is definitely the off-season in Austria, with self-proclaimed "Ibiza of the Alps" (Ischgl) more like a ghost town. Erinna and I made a rainy hike to the Wiesbadner Hütte, a location I'd last visited on my first ever ski tour in 2015. On Sunday we were sad to discover the longest staircase in Europe was closed for repairs, so instead we made a surprise hike up to Versalspitze on the opposite side of the valley.
Hochkönig, SalzburgerLand
Königsjodler
There are few routes I've looked forward to climbing as much as the Königsjodler Klettersteig. It proved to be everything that’s great about via ferratas for climbers - super exposed terrain, moving fast with small packs and covering much more ground than you’d manage on a rope. We had incredible views to the south all day across the Grossglockner, Großvenediger and many others. A night in the hut for spagbol and chess completed a perfect adventure weekend.
Schellenberger Forst, Berchtesgaden
Doriweg
DaveO landed at 10:30am and we were on the approach hike within 30 minutes. After a heavy night's leaving drinks in London, he asked for an easier day out, so I figured 7 hours of hiking/climbing should be quite manageable. We climbed Doriweg beneath the summit of Berchtesgadener Hochthron - a lovely shaded rock with amazing rock and wonderful views over the Salzburg valley.
