Short Reports 2024

Published on 2024-1-1 by Michael Stanton

Flintsbach climbing

April 17, 2024

Time to try out some rope soloing! I led "Frauenschuhe" (5+) with my solo setup, then top-roped it 2 more times. Then I led "Kinderleicht" (6-) and top-roped that twice. Then I went around to the Steinbruch sector and admired the fresh rockfall, apparently from earlier in the month. But I could still climb the first pitch of "Normalweg" (probably rated 4), then did a top rope of the first pitch of "Kombination" (6-) and traversed left to the anchor. 8 nice pitches on a fine, windy evening.

Wendelstein

April 5, 2024

Barbara, Sammy and I hiked up the Wendelstein from Bayrischzell. A great hike, but marred slightly by Sammy jumping up to surprise a woman because she had a small dog in her jacket. I pulled him away and the party was angry with us.

Spitzsteinu

March 22, 2024

We'd never been up this peak, but had a great time. This mountain is sure to go on the repeat list! Quite rocky and rather slow near the summit. Barbara said she might start drinking beer at a hut, because the coffee is way too variable!

Naunspitze

March 15, 2024

Barbara, Sammy and I hiked up the Naunspitze from a very steep trail that passed a climbing area. On the way down I had a beer and Apfelstruedl.

Rehleitenkopf

March 8, 2024

Barbara, Sammy and I hiked up past the beautiful waterfalls beside the great quarry. Her first visit to the Rehleitenkopf summit. It is "International Womans Day." A day invented by communists to divide the family. To create resentment. To break the good shells that shelter us, and leave us exposed, supposedly "free." I want nothing to celebrate "me." I only want to celebrate us. Resentment is battery acid.

Zischgeles

March 3, 2024

Standing on Zischgeles, looking across to Schöntalspitze.

A scene at the ski depot on Zischgeles.

After staying the night in Axams, I got up early and skinned up Zischgeles. What a huge mountain! Entertaining scrambling to the summit from the ski depot. The sun came out right at the summit, which was nice because it had been cold, cloudy, and sometimes too windy. I took the left variant down, visiting a hanging valley west of the normal ascent way.

Schöntalspitze

March 2, 2024

What a great ski tour. Well, the snow in the lower section was quite difficult refrozen crust. But the upper section was great. Tiring skinning in the last 100 meters to the ski depot. In fact, I slipped and got a muscle cramp in my left arm trying to stay attached to the slope! A good day.

Michael on top of Schöntalspitze.

Sitting on Schöntalspitze, looking across to Zischgeles.

Wildbarren

March 1, 2024

Barbara, Sammy and I hiked up the road, then the north ridge, and down the southwest side. Wonderful day.

Sulzberg

A great hike with Barbara and Sammy

Kranzhorn

Me, Barbara and Sammy enjoyed ourselves here.

Hike above Klausen

January 27, 2024

Interesting visit to the abbey above the town on the hillside. I prayed a bit in the church, then wandered back into the cold, cold valley floor of the Tinnebach. Thence up and back around towards the sun by an old mine, and out into the sun on the road down to Villanders, where I looked in vain for a restaurant. Galumpfed thence down to Klausen and a early dinner in a good pizzeria. About 1100 meters up and down.

Königsanger

January 26, 2024

Nice hike up Königsanger from Verdings. I got a hitch down from the official parking lot back to Verdings from a nice cross-country skiing fella who lives in Feldthurns down the road. He grew up nearby, nice guy. I used snowshoes for the upper half, though snow became wet, deep and heavy on the way down. Day started out sunny, later with ominous clouds.

Feldalphorn ski

January 19, 2024

Skied up and down the Feldalphorn. Snow not super awesome. It was very cold. I used a little video camera to film, but threw the footage away (boring).

Ski with Josef and Kirill

January 14, 2024

Great day with Josef and Kirill on Gerstinger Joch. We didn't visit the true summit, but came close. Pretty nice snow! On the way down, we lost Kirill for a while, and had a fun time searching with avalanche beacon on the slope.

Kranzhorn

January 5, 2024

Nice hike up and down.