We arrived last Friday, and my partner's youngest daughter was here already with her partner on vacation. She's pregnant, and due in February, and we spent a couple of days just visiting and hiking. It was lovely to hang out with them. Then we got down to business. My partner has a "test piece": a... Continue Reading →
Hell Hath No Fury
I haven't written anything since the bivouac. A night out on the side of a mountain has a price for people our age. I'm 54 and my partner 61, and it's not an easy thing to do and recuperate from. We were tired. We were cranky. We needed time. There were some other effects, too.... Continue Reading →
Tuckett to Merano
Yesterday was a perfect day. In the morning, my partner found a nice climb to do that for some reason we’d zapped in the guidebook. It was lovely. It was on the Castelletto di Mezzo and called via Sybilla. We only had a half day before it was supposed to get rainy (although it held... Continue Reading →
Brenta
Tuckett Refuge and some climbs We’ve had two days of good enough weather to try out some climbs in the Brenta Dolomites. Yesterday we tried the Kiene route on the Castelleto Inferiore (the higher peak in the photo). I think we got a bit lost because the last two pitches were easier than the topo... Continue Reading →
Moove your cow, and your mind will follow. 