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Just crawled back from a day on Wildspitze.
We ended up on the following route:
Vernagthutte > Vernagtferner > Mitteljarjoch > Tasachferner > South Summit > Traverse to North Summit > Descent over Rofenferner to Vent.
12 hours of type 2 fun. Knife edge ridges. Easy grade 2 climbing doesnt feel so easy when there's a 700m drop below you! Monstrous crevasses to negotiate...some of which we did by lowering in to a snow bridge and then climbing out.
Not sure I've had a better day in the mountains. Might also be the toughest thing I've ever done.
The icing on the cake is that my fitness held up so will be doing some more adventurous things with our guide in the next few weeks. He also invited me back next year to climb my first north wall next year if the snow conditions allow. Basking in a warm glow of achievement and hurt 👍
Will post some photos when i've had some sleep.
In sad news the permafrost and glacier melt is horrific. We spent about twety minutes watching boulders thundering down near the normal route. Vernagtferner is 100m further back than it was this time last year too. Really sad times.