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Blue Ridge Parkway Ice Climbing

Ice Climbing Along the Blue Ridge Parkway

Trips / By Markus

Ice Climbing Along Blue Ridge Parkway A Frosty December Day With Perfect Ice Conditions It has been cold for an entire December week now. Temperatures stayed below 32°F and a monster ice storm with 24 hours of freezing rain hit the Blue Ridge Mountains in Western North Carolina. I called my friend Keith if he …

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Climb along the Karwendel Ridge

Climb and Scramble Along the Karwendel Ridge

Trips / By Markus

The Karwendel Ridge Trailhead: Karwendel Cable Car, Mittenwald | Elevation ridge: ~6600 ft | Elevation gain/loss: 4080 ft A Climb and Scramble Along the Karwendel Ridge Sitting in a Biergarten (beer garden) under some old and huge chestnut trees drinking delicious micro-brewed Hefeweizen and thinking about a nice mountain tour for the following day. Isn’t …

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