Because I enjoy reading trip reports on various other websites so much, I decided to write down some of my adventures and create my own little mountaineering world on the WWW to share with others.
I’m featuring recent trips into the backcountry and are trying to recover some of my alpine climbs and skiing trips from a long time ago. The featured places are some interesting destinations worth a visit.
Don’t worry they are not good kept secrets because a publication on the internet would draw all the attention to the broad public. Count them as insider spots and don’t be surprised if you meet quite some people on weekends and bluebird days.
Enjoy…
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 …
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 …