Well today I totally had enough of writhing my thesis so I decided to go Freeriding. 8.00 meeting at Piazza ant up to the Vorab where we “woke up” the lifty to turn the lift on 
after a cool run at Vorab Ost we decided that the Alaska face would be a good target… it was. After some difficulty getting into the face (the entering culoir was too dangerous an we took tiny passage probable 40-45° with many rocks but much stabler snow) we could enjoy the super face with huge turns 
after the ride a long walk with some river crossing in super spring feeling took us back to Grauberg… Thanks Guys and see you next time
Posts Tagged ‘Mountains’
Changing air – from MSc to Alaska face in Laax
Saturday, April 16th, 2011
FIS Worldcup finals in Lenzerheide
Monday, March 28th, 2011Soo, winter is almost gone… (Did it ever arive!?) and this year the worldcup finals are in Lenzerheide again. After a great downhill race on wednesday (won by my favourite Julia Mancuso and where Cuche won the snall globe) the weather got worse. Saturday we decided to go watch the mens slalom (the women s GS got cancelled.).
Lets say that it was more a listening than a watchin since the fog was soo thick that we could see just the last 4-5 gates…
On the other hand it was super to see al the best slalom skiers passing just by us during recognition for the second run. And even better was after the race as all the racer (even thos from the othe disciplines since it was the last race of the season) passed by and sayd hello and took pictures… And guess what?? I got the best one…
Livigno
Saturday, February 5th, 2011-
- Backflip in Livigno
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- Trying Rodeos...
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- Another Rodeo
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- Solitude in Livigno
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- Testing angulation while Carving Livigno
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- Carving Livigno
Bormio
Friday, February 4th, 2011-
- Worldcup run Pista Stelvio in Bormio
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- Gypaetus barbatus in Bormio
Dolomiti to Stelvio via Bolzano
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011-
- Bolzano
Cortina
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011-
- Worldcup run Tofane in Cortina
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- View from Tofane
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- Mono chair at Cinque Torri
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- Behind Lagazuoi
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- Worldcup run Gran Risa Alta Badia
Marmolada e Val Mezdi
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011-
- View from Pordoi
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- Start Val Mezdi
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- Val Mezdi
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- Lower Val Mezdi
Val Chedul Ski Touring
Monday, January 31st, 2011-
- Pisciadu ferrata
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- Sassolungo
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- Traversing to the summit
Sellaronda
Sunday, January 30th, 2011-
- La Sellaronda - pure enjoyment around the Sella group
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- Sassolungo e Sass Pordoi
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- Sassolungo
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- The usual suspects
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- Sassolungo and some random guy in pink...
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- Worldcup run Sasslong
Innsbruck
Saturday, January 29th, 2011-
- Innsbruck
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- Sarah in Innsbruck
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- Ski trampolin in Innsbruck
Zugspitze
Friday, January 28th, 2011-
- View from Zugspitze
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- Found some pow pow at Zugspitze
Garmisch Partenkirchen Klassic
Thursday, January 27th, 2011-
- Garmisch Klassic
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- Garmisch Kandahar
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- Garmisch Partenkirchen preparing for the world championships
Lauberhorn
Sunday, January 16th, 2011Today we decided to go watch the men’s downhill worldcup in Wengen, was very cool, although we got there just in time… as usual
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- protection nets
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- Eiger, Monch, Jungfrau
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- nice colors
End of the year BBQ with Black League Ski Classes
Wednesday, January 5th, 2011Today Pädi and I decided to enjoy the super weather of this year’s end and to take our ski classes to grill in the woods. After looking for some wood and grill sticks we found a super place, lit the fire and grilled our sausages.
Driving home
Tuesday, July 27th, 20108.30, wow we imagined it was going to get hot much earlier in the car, but better so! a quick dip in the lake and we choose the shortest (Km wise) route. After having to deal with 40 Km of German traffic on the coastal road (it is horrible how many German tourists there are there) and a bit of shopping in one of my favourites shops (Red point climbing store) in Arco we attack the first pass of the day. Our road is basically a straight line between Arco and Sagogn, which means just after the first small pass we arrive at the beginning of first “hors categorie” the G di Cadino and passo Croce Dominii (1893m starting from around 400m on a very tiny road), that takes us to Val Camunica. Passing by the valley I tell Sarah that the name says me something but I do not know what. Then we pass by a UNESCO sign that says “world centre of rock graving”, there we go, it was my Geo teacher that always talked about this place, so we go for a quick visit. The graving are a nice view but almost something for experts.
Over the colle dell’Aprica we get into valtellina and then enter Switzerland in Val Poschiavo where the custom officer checks our car looking for don’t know what.
Up to Passo Bernina (our second “Hors categorie” with 2328m) and then down into Engadin, over the Julier and we are back in Sagogn!!
Sounds short you say? more than 7 hours of secondary roads, around 5500m of altitude gain, two super slow trucks in the longest no overtake road, a picky custom officer and thousands of germans and dutch shitty drivers…
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- Loundry drying in Rovinij
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- Camper? no Justy!
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- Converting back to Car
Velika Planina – Ptuj
Monday, July 19th, 2010-
- Typical huts in Velika planina
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- Typical huts in Velika planina
Lorenzago di Cadore – Kranjska Gora – Trenta
Monday, July 12th, 2010Today we head towards Slovenia. Just before crossing the border near Tarvisio we go to the Lago di Fusine where we have a walk in the woods I’ve a quick dip.
Just after the border we see a signal poining to a place called Planica, and I tell Sarah, I know that name, isn’t it a huge ski jump place? so we head there and it is indeed the ski flying trampoline (239m is the record).
After that we move to Kranjska Gora where we walk around a bit and then decide to go over the vsic pass to Trenta.
The road to the pass is amazing, right in the middle of the Julian Alps and the walls are just there. At a certain point, we can admire the 1000m tall nord wall (the 3rd biggest in europe) of the Prisank and we decide that the tomorrow we’ll do a ferrata in it that goes through the hole in the wall.
15 km of widing road after we are at the camp site in Trenta in the gourgeous valley where the Soca (Isonso) river is born.
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- Slovenija
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- Prisank North face
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- Prisank Girl
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- Prisank Girls
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- Basecamp
Val Gardena – Lorenzago di Cadore
Sunday, July 11th, 2010Weel, today is mountain day, we are in the Dolomites and even if we are only passing by the call of the summits is to big to resist so we decide to do a via ferrata.
Aftre some gear shopping, we head to the start and with some struggles (well Italian trail marking wasn’t really helping us) wasn’t we get to the foot of the “via ferrata della brigata Trientina” – a classic on the dolomites. It goes up a nice 400m shoulder towards the Pisciadu hut.
Being on a classic on a Sunday in July means of course TRAFFIC, on the route and below on the road with plenty of wannabe Valentino Rossi polluting the fine air
After having to walk really slow because of a guy that “didn’t notice” the 10 persons (and growing) behind him we passed over the hanging bridge ant there we were, the hut was just 300m further. We kind of run to it because we can hear thunders getting nearer. A small bite and down running through a narrow gully where (definitely not mountain) people are still smiling and walking UP… I decide to take the skiing shortcut over some nevee and Sarah runs all the way down to the bottom of the gully. Then a last 15min run and we just make it to the car when hail starts pouring like crazy… well, running paid off
After the Hail is over we move over the Passo Gardena toward Alta badia (wow, it looks great too), Passo campolongo, Cortina (where we stop for a beer and the end of the Tour de France stage), Lago di Cadore and finally, since it is getting 20.30 (and the world cup final game is imminent) we stop in a small hotel in Lorenzago di Cadore.
The game is well boring but the company (we lower the age average by 40 years) very amusing
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- Albergo Trieste
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- Passo Gardena
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- Top of Ferrata Brigata Tridentina
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- End of via Ferrata
Santa Maria – Val Gardena
Saturday, July 10th, 2010What a day! so sunny without a cloud! our plan was to head toward Mustair and visit the UNESCO world heritage Abbey. Really beautiful and still inhabited with (yes) real nones, this site has been listed because it is in (re)construction since the 7th century!
After this refreshing visit, we thought that driving the famous Stelvio pass was a good idea! could have been, but a bike race (the feminine giro) stopped us for 2 hours on the top. A sunburn after it was less amusing!
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- Monastero a S.Maria
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- Umbrail Pass
Aconcagua at 6968 mts
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
6968 m, the highest point of the Americas, this is the Mt. Aconcagua, 3 hours SW of Mendoza. Of course, many people come here to conquer this giant, but not many do that in June (beginning of the southern hemisphere’s winter) and neither do we. Anyway, being so close to it we decide to go for a stroll at its foot.
The tree hours bus ride to Puente del Inca are awesome. We pass form beautiful wine country trough the magnificent pre-Andes and then up to over 3000m at Puente del Inca. Here some hot sulfur springs formed an awesome natural bridge where before a huge flood in the 40s a thermal hotel was found.
From there we start walking uphill for about an hour to reach the mirador (viewpoint) del Aconcagua. The mountain is a pretty impressive view although, being already at 4000 it didn’t seem soooo impossible (in fact, in summer it’s a “pretty accessible” climb – in about 10-15 days almost anybody can do it).
At the mirador we decide to continue a bit further to get to the Aconcagua national park entrance from where the actual climb starts. On the we we spot an hare and a 8 dogs… yep regular city dogs like anywhere in South america.
On the way back to Mendoza we see couple of condors and we enjoy the pre andine scenery in the sunset light.