“This could get dicey today.” At the top station of the Gletscherexpress, we put on our climbing harnesses, adjust our crampons to fit our ski boots, and warm up one last time. Outside, temperatures are freezing. The thermometer reads a biting -18 degrees Celsius. And today we’re heading much higher still. Our goal is Wildspitze, which at 3.768 m is Austria’s second-highest mountain. Continue reading “2/101 Wildspitze: An Ice-Cold Ski Tour”
