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