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!
Rebecca took me for a big bike+hike trip to the Kleiner Watzmann in Berchtesgaden. 1700m of ascent for a spectacular view - next time I'm here it will be for skiing!
Next spring she'll get married in sight of this summit, and it was the only peak she could see from the balcony of the wedding venue that she hadn't yet climbed...until today. Congratulations!
I finally persuaded Rebecca to do some climbing, so we squeezed in a half day at Lofer before the rain came. 800m of hiking for 150m of crazy water-worn limestone.
An after-work tour with Pascal and Rebecca. It was Pascal's second trip out touring and second time skiing in 15 years. Downhill in the dark and mist by headtorch was a new experience for me - and him!
Four powder-tastic runs on a Friday lunchtime - living the alpine dream. Desk to desk in under 2 hours! Making maximum use of the recent big white dumps - big thanks to Jeremy for the camera work and images.
