Objective : Olperer Überschreitung (N->SO), 3476m
Team : Vanessa, Georg
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| As appropriate for this summer, we reach the Olpererhütte in finest weather - even the goats are seeking shelter. | Next morning - can this really be a sunny day? | Leaving the dog guarding the entrance, such that we can start alone. | Approaching the Olperer Nordgrat via a hiking trail and a boring glacier. |
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| Skilifts in the background and massive crevices to overcome in the foreground. | Time leap - Vanessa on the Olperer north ridge. | The only waiting time today - 5 minutes at the so called crux. | And after 1h of easy climbing... |
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| ...the summit of the Olperer. | Descending via the SO-Grat (south east ridge) | Vanessa | Many of these mega-bolts are drilled into both ridges - Friends & Co are nearly not needed at all. |
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| A small via ferrata at the bottom of the SO-Grat... | ...and a small firn field. | Thank god that we don't like sunny summits! | The aforementioned skiing area - still used on that day. Perverts! |
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| A heroic climber statue on the way down. | A long and cumbersome way back to the Olpererhütte. | After chugging the mandatory Radler and Kaiserschmarrn, down again... | ...to the waiting car. |