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The Alps - 1980





First trip to the Alps


The aim was to visit as many areas as possible to check out places to climb in later years.
We drove down in a friends landrover

Bills Landrover





Blumisalpsee


Iggy getting wet at the Blumisalpsee. He did reach the stick

Iggy at Blumisalpsee






The Eiger

"The Mile High Wall"

The Eiger







The Matterhorn

Taken in Tasch before our attempt.
We were hit by a storm during our attempt with simultaneous lightning and thunder. Our (Aschenbrenner) axes were 'zinging' with each lightning stroke
(Me on the left of the photo)