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Skitouring and Climbing at Furkapass

This year I was two times at Furkapass. Once (30./31.5.04) Andreas and I went up on Galenstock with ski and climbed "Accept" on Graue Wand afterwards and "Moderne Zeiten" on Dammazwillinge on the second day. The second time (3./4.7.04) I climbed with Bettina "Nolens Volens" (7+) on Gr. Bielenhorn and on Graue Wand on the second day. On Graue Wand we bailed out in the second pitch of "Toggel" because of a longer unprotecectable slab section and went up 7 pitches of "Eisbrecher" afterwards.

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Still a lot of snow at the end of May 2004.
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Andreas on a bridge over a big crevasse.
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On the north ridge of Galenstock.
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Andreas in "Accept" on the Graue Wand.
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Approach to Dammazwillinge with ski.
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"Moderne Zeiten" on Dammazwillinge.
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"Moderne Zeiten" on Dammazwillinge.
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"Moderne Zeiten" on Dammazwillinge.
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"Moderne Zeiten" on Dammazwillinge.
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"Moderne Zeiten" on Dammazwillinge.
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"Moderne Zeiten" on Dammazwillinge.
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Galenstock in the background.
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Approach to the Gr. Bielenhorn, where we had a long time to find the start of our route (Nolens Volens), because most of the first pitch was still burried under snow.
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Bettina follwoing the hard slab moves in the key pitch.
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Still a lot of snow around Furkapass at the beginning of July.
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Bettina trying to find a good spot to place some gear.
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Nice climbing in "Nolens Volens" on Gr. Bielenhorn.
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Still in "Nolens Volens" on Gr. Bielenhorn, looking over to Hannibal Pfeiler and Gr. Furkahorn.
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The fog is comming in on our way back from Gr. Bielenhorn to Albert Heim hut.
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On the way back from Gr. Bielenhorn to Albert Heim hut.
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