In Bad Heaering at the moment, packing for the approximately 2 hour drive over to the Dachstein. Sun is out and the surrounding mountains are glowing white with promise. Tough knowing what to bring to these European “huts,” as many are more like lodges or hotels and you really don’t need all that much.
On the other hand, what with unknown weather, unknown activities — and computer work — I keep throwing in various items. Perhaps a helmet? Yep. Throw in the CAMP. Perhaps a harness? Yep. Grab that nice lightweight rando harness I keep kicking around for just this sort of thing. Pants for the hut? Add those Cloudveil Switchbacks; perfect. External hard drive? Perhaps leave that here…
Oh, and least we forget, Name That Pastry:
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| This should be just another warmup for all you experts out there. Hint, named after something to do with trees. (Bonus points for coming up with German name rather then English.) |
WildSnow.com publisher emeritus and founder Lou (Louis Dawson) has a 50+ years career in climbing, backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering. He was the first person in history to ski down all 54 Colorado 14,000-foot peaks, has authored numerous books about about backcountry skiing, and has skied from the summit of Denali in Alaska, North America’s highest mountain.
