After coming back from the States I was pretty much not climbing anything for a while. It felt good... for a week or so ... and then... well, it started feeling less good.

My dad and I drove down to Innsbruck where I study, to move some stuff, and do one last climb before the semester starts.
The fall colors are amazing, at this time!

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It was great all over. Not many crowds, good temperatures, enough to drink and eat, mellow climb.

Although there were some other people, also enjoying one of the "possibly last good" weekends.

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What to say about the climb. It's probably one of the best I have done in the area. Very interesting stemming. Felt pretty strange after all the aiding...

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On the bummer side, there are a lot of convience bolts and even 2 or 3 chipped holds. No idea where they come from, but my guess would be the first ascentionists. They are in those spots where you can't aid easily and the freeclimbing would be hard.

But there is this dihedral!

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My dad was psyched! After all, it was worth all the driving.

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There was alot of snow on the higher mountains.

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I could use my newly acquired offwidthskills!Ha!!

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On the summit, we had the choice. Take a nap, go down and have a beer, or hurry down, try to do another climb and have more beer. We did not choose the latter. We slept. Pretty well, too. And had more beer. So I think we took the best from both options..

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Cheers