09-22/08/2014 - photos

Participants: Tom Brennan, Rachel Grindlay

Cormor Canyon

Rachel in full European canyoning outfit

Rachel on another abseil - maybe the third

Rachel and Tom

Pascal on one of the last abseils

Val Bodengo (Boggia) I

Looking down the abseil

Pascal abseiling while Rachel ziplines

Second last jump - note the rope in case the washing machine is too strong

Tschierspitze V and Grosse Tschierspitze

Climbing Tschierspitze V

Climbing Tschierspitze V

Descent off the summit

Looking across at other ferratists (or should I just call them climbers?) on the early parts of the route

Rachel about to get dunked by the new waterfall

Piz da Lech

Happily, we find we are far from the only one who are silly enough to be out given the weather

Yes, it is sunny (though just a brief error in the weather, which returns to its usual overcast situation pretty quickly)

Rachel in the short flat section between the steep bits - you can see the next steep bit coming up

Look mum! No hands!

Chairlift ride back down the mountain

Sassongher

We can see the saddle that we are aiming for ... but where is the track?

Looking back at the section of track we were nervous about

I'm sure these chairs come in handy, just not today

Via Ferrata Brigata Tridentina

Queues at the bottom of the climb - yes it's popular!

Climbers dotted all the way up the wall

Rounding a corner near the waterfall

Line of ants all the way down the cliff

Near the top, the route crosses a deep chasm via this bridge

Lech de Pisciadu

Piz Boe

Looking up the valley to the ferrata - the route climbs the left of the waterfall before crossing a bridge near the top of the wall

Looking up the route - more scrambling than climbing

Ice on the waterfall

Snowdrift on the Cresta Strenta

Icy approach to Piz Boe - the crowds on the other track can be seen coming up to join us

Snow in the descent gully. Eight people on a rope is a recipe for trouble! Rachel takes the smart route...

Pale di San Martino

Snowdrift crossing - neither Rachel nor I are much of a fan of these

Cable section

Looking down the descent to Rifugio Pradidali

The next day, snowdrifts higher up in the valley

...and more snow. I piked on this one and scrambled down on the rocks!

Via Ferrata Rio Sallagoni

Rachel in the canyon

High bridging!

Just hangin' out!

Climbing another little waterfall

One final waterfall

Castello di Drena

Verona

Rachel in the vines at San Mattia

Rachel in the Arena

Rachel on the ramparts of the castle

Sant'Anastasia