Ice Climbing Waidisch Creek in Austria
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Michi Mautz (@michimautz) finds fat ice on the Waidisch Creek in Klagenfurt-Land, Carinthia,
Austria after an extended cold snap.
The 30-meter ice column is just one pitch of the 150-meter climb. This winter was the first time since the 1980s that the ice here has formed.
The pitch was so good that the group of climbers climbed it multiple times, which is why the ice screws were left in place, as seen in the video.
Visit his site michael-mautz.com.
