Großglockner, Sep. 21st 2024
After the massive bad weather front: bright blue sky and fresh snow on the Großglockner. A wonderful tour towards the end of the summer season!
Großglockner, Sep. 11th 2024
Fresh snow and clear air - the tour up Austria's highest mountain was a pleasure. We took advantage of a short window of good weather for the ascent, as a severe winter storm was forecast for the following night. The mountain should be quiet…
Sonnenwand, Olperer and Großglockner – Tours in Tirol, June 2018
At the beginning of the summer season 2018, thanks to the goodwill of the weather god, I led these three beautiful tours in my native Tyrol:
Vordere Sonnenwand, 3159 m, in the Stubai Alps: This beautiful peak flanks the left side of the Gleirschtal…
Großglockner Northface, Mayerl Rampe, 28th of May 2018
Actually, it is already summer end of May, at least in the valley: it is warm, frankly hot, then humid and thundery. Nevertheless, my guest and I had fixed this time window for more than a month to wrest the North wall of the highest mountain…