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Caption: OR "THE DAY AFTER WE DID THE GRIMMING" The DACHSTEIN
Caption: This story literally belongs to my very first story "The GRIMMING". It's the next day with the same crew and the same goal in mind. Pretty stoked after the Grimming climb we drove to the so called "Chilla Villa" craving for food and sleep. But first off we had to hang-up all our wet stuff so it's dry for the next day. Shortly after we fell asleep. When waking up again we had some nudels & beers. But quick went back to bed because we knew it's going to be a short night.
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Caption: 4°C inside,
it felt warmer outside ;)
Caption: Actually the subheading should say the NIGHT after we did the Grimming. Because we just slept until 2 AM in that shack, packed our stuff again and headed further to the Dachstein mountain. The highest point of Styria, Austria.
And then started to hike again...
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Caption: Under the stars.
Hiking up the Edelgrießkar.
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Caption: The conditions were hard, icy and sometimes challenging on a Splitboard. Definitely not fun. In hindsight it could have been easier with crampons.
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Caption: But with views like this you easily forget the pain...
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Caption: Here she comes again. Watching the sun rise makes me feel energized and alive. In short it just makes me happy. And that's even proven by science ✌️
They say being in nature reduces anger, fear and stress and
increases pleasant feelings.
It also contributes to your
physical well-being, reducing
blood pressure, heart rate and
muscle tension.
I think that's pretty awesome ;)
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Caption: Selfie time.
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Caption: Mother Nature is an Artist.
Definitely.
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Caption: "DON'T COUNT THE DAYS,
MAKE THE DAYS COUNT." MUHAMMAD ALI
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Caption: This is my buddy Stefan working his way up. He really had to fight with some bad stomach ache that day but never gave up.
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Caption: But we are not quite there yet. See the summit on the
right-hand side.
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Caption: Through the Rosmarie-Tunnel. Followed by further hiking on the Dachstein glacier.
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Caption: We made it.
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Caption: "You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."
~ Mae West
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Caption: On top - high 5 buddy!
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Caption: Sharing moments like this with your friends is priceless.
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Caption: And finally...
Let's go down!
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Caption: Points skiing "Highway to hell"
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Caption: Thank you so much for taking the time to read this story.
Go outside and experience something new from time to time. Life can be flat without a change of perspective sometimes.
Caption: Please feel free to follow me on here @r_koenigshofer
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Thank you! ✌️
#theoutdoorlens
Photo credit: the shot below on
the 3rd page was done by Stefan Filzmoser.
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