Kirkjufell 463 m/ 1519′ International– Iceland Total Time: 4:00 Distance: 4.3 km/ 2.7 miles Elevation Gain: 540 meters/ 1770′ Crux: Class 4 Trailhead: Kirkjufoss trailhead, […]
Category: Europe
Hverfjall
Hverfjall 420 m/ 1378′ International– Iceland Total Time: 1:40 Distance: 4.5 km/ 2.8 miles Elevation Gain: 213 meters/ 700′ Crux: Class 1 Trailhead: Hverfjall trailhead, […]
Klifatindur
Klifatindur 886 m/ 2907′ International– Iceland Total Time: 2:15 Distance: 5.0 km/ 3.1 miles Elevation Gain: 762 meters/ 2500′ Crux: Class 3 Trailhead: Road 981, […]
Fagradalsfjall (Geldingadalir) Volcano and Langihryggur
Fagradalsfjall (Geldingadalir) Volcano and Langihryggur 296 m/ 971′ International– Iceland Total Time: 3:00 Distance: 10.1 km/ 6.3 miles Elevation Gain: 457 meters/ 1500′ Crux: Class […]
Gran Paradiso
Gran Paradiso 4061m/ 13,323′ International– Italy Total Time: 2 days Distance: 23.8 km/ 14.8 miles Elevation Gain: 2340m/ 7680′ Crux: F+-PD/ French Grade II-III Trailhead: […]
Le Brevent
Le Brevent 2525m/ 8284′ International– France Total Time: 2:45 Distance: 5.8 km/ 3.6 miles Elevation Gain: 515m/ 1690′ Crux: Class 1 Trailhead: Top of Planpraz […]
Le Grammont
Continued…. For my last day in Europe, all I really wanted was some better weather, which was starting to seem like too much to ask. […]
Le Prarion
Continued…. The night I arrived in Chamonix I received the unfortunate news from my guide- Mont Blanc was a no go due to avalanche risks, […]
Breithorn
Breithorn 4,164 m, Breithorn Central (Mittelgipfel) 4,160 m and Gobba di Rollin 3,899 m Continued….. After being stymied on Allalinhorn from crevasses, I was hoping […]
Allalinhorn (failed attempt)
Attempt on Allalinhorn 4027 m *While I don’t typically write trip reports about completely failed summit attempts, getting beta on US sites on peakbagging in […]