And a good time was had by all! A nice climb around IV maximum and with a bit of bolts in place (maybe 6-8 for the whole climb of around nine short pitches.) A little bit worn by previous climbers, but it was actually rather nice as it made it easier to find the route.... Continue Reading →

It’s finally beginning, the voyage part of the sabbatical. We’ve run across a concert in the campground, beautiful….it’s this kind of thing that I was hoping for. The planned and the unexpected, the desired and the happenstance. Today we climbed but I needed to find out what sort of shape I was in and we... Continue Reading →

Today my partner wanted to do a climb that I also want to do but only after I’m a bit more in shape (mentally and physically). It’s on the list, but not as a second climb after three weeks of doing nothing. It’s that long crack It’s not so very easy either. I wasn’t up... Continue Reading →

The climbs in this part of the Dolomites can have names in German, Italian, and Ladin (one of the local dialects). It’s hard to know where you are and what you’ve climbed. Hexenstein is also called Sass di Stria, and we climbed a south ridge today that we’ve done before (in the interest of not... Continue Reading →