Ines Papert
Markus Bendler... (winner of mens comp.)
Two years since last time I was in Kandersteg, and it hadn’t changed much. Peaceful as usual, even when hosting the Ice Climbing Festival, (www.ready2climb.com/wePages/content/kanderstegfestival/frame.php?lang=D)
with quite many participants and spectators. Where did they all hide when not being around Hotel Ermitage? Well, anyway, that was the arena for the festival with a wall with ice and climbing holds, for mix and ”drytool” routes, plus a tent for slideshows and party.
Saturday I was one of the lucky ones to have a place at the ”climbing clinics” with instructors from the Black Diamond Team. My group had Ines Papert as teacher, and 2 hours under her guidance I cannot complain about! She is one of the best iceclimbers in the world. (www.ines-papert.de) Very nice lady, we spoke about Rjukan and her last trip to Iceland. (Iceland looks great, with waterfalls down to the sea...) In the fun-competition after, I had the start-number after her, tried to do the moves like she did, but somehow I couldn’t quite manage... Surprise! ....☺
Saturday evening there was the finals; the mens final was an entirely drytool route. To advance one has to do some acrobatic moves, and be creative with the axes. A bit like bouldering this, I like it. Markus Bendler and Petra Müller won the finals.
After there was a party, and in Switzerland it seems Party=Cheese. They had some interesting special equipment to melt cheese, toast bread and shave the cheese... the whole tent smelled cheese... Nam!
Sunday the 6th me and my luggage went travelling again, with the CisAlpino through the alps, over Domodossola, Italy, and to Milano. Changed there and in Turin, and late in the evening in Oulx my friends Karina and Knut came to pick me up.
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