We are beginning the nice part of the voyage, when everyone else has started to go home (because kids are back in school) but we remain. A woman I met called it the gray trade. We aren’t retired yet, but we’re both pretty gray so it fits. We’re going to try climbing in the Brenta... Continue Reading →

So I tend not to take my smartphone out while climbing, too afraid that I'll drop it. These are from a Canon point-and-shoot camera that takes some nice pictures. There's always a delay of getting them on the blog, though, since I put them on the computer first, and I tend not to haul out... Continue Reading →

And again, I can't really be upset about it after the drought we've been having. We had a nice climb yesterday that was much harder on my arms than anything we'd done up until then, so I’m up for a break. I finally looked up the original dates of the two climbs we did, and... Continue Reading →

Today we climbed the Risseweg (5c, 6a+, 5b, 5b, 5c). It was a bit expensive (8€ for the parking, 24€ per person for the gondola) but worth it. The Risseweg is on the east side of the Rotspitz. The rock was pretty rotten for the first pitch, then beautiful for the rest. The 2nd pitch... Continue Reading →