There’s been a real mix of weather here in Tirol, Austria over the last few days. During the nights, there have been some terrific thunderstorms, followed by clear mornings and sodden ground. This is the view from our pad. Although it was a damp start to a day, things brightened up not only with the… Read more

With a full day of sunshine and no threat of afternoon storms, it was time to get up into the higher mountains. The village of Grise, is only a ten minute drive away, but gained us a lot of uphill so that we could begin our hike from the highest possible point. The cool of… Read more

Did a bit of a (somewhat frustrating) tour of the valley today in search of some good rock to climb. Up near the ski town of Solden, there are a couple of crags which looked okay in the guidebook, but in reality were a bit dirty and scrappy. I set off up a route at… Read more

With more thunderstorms on the way, we decided to get up and out early for a run up to the village of Grise. Although it’s usually an all weather activity, neither of us wanted to be out in a monster storm, so just in case we set out early from the chalet.  It was a… Read more

We set off to another nearby cliff with big ambitions of climbing a long multi-pitch climb at the cliffs of Nösslach. Unfortunately, the cliff was more than just a bit wet – there was an actual waterfall pouring down the cliff! Ah well…. one for another day! Still, things were brightening up and there was… Read more

The aftermath of the storms here only became apparent after day break and we could see around the valley. The power was still off in the entire village until late in the afternoon and all the shops and cafes were closed except for one cafe that had a generator and a gas bbq. They seemed… Read more