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 →
Somewhere Between Going Big and Staying Home
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 →
Hexenstein
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 →
Innsbruck
A little halt in Innsbruck because….we forgot a bag of necessary stuff (like driver’s licenses) discovered after two hours of driving and had to go back. Happily my partner had the courage to keep going and we’re in a youth hostel in Innsbruck. Hard to beat the 34€ per person, breakfast included. It would have... Continue Reading →
Moove your cow, and your mind will follow. 