Spanish repeat of Felsige Gärten in Austria

In mid January 2013 the Spanish alpinists Luis Penín and Pablo Gomez migrated north from their home town in Granada all the way to Austria's Tirol where they made a fast repeat of Felsige Gärten the M8, WI 7- ice and mixed climb established last year by Christian Piccolruaz and Albert Leichtfried. Felsige Gärten is a variation to the iconic Hängenden Gärten when this doesn't come into full conditions, as was the case on 15 January when the Spaniards climbed the route.

"Luckily the mountain does not respond to pure mathematics" explained Penín, adding "this year the ice structure was formed with some variations compared to last year, which made it possible to climb a variant on second pich and a direct alternative on the pure ice, dispensing with the two bolts in the third pitch."

Select climbing curriculum
Pablo Gómez
Sport climbing: 8b redpoint
Ice climbing: numerous Grade WI 6+/7- icefalls in the Alps
Mixed climbing: Macho bueno ahí D11+, Drácula M8+ onsight, Wilder Kaiser (Austria)

Luis Penín
Sport climbing: 8c+ redpoint, 8a+ onsight.
Bouldering: 8A+ , 8a+ traverse.
Ice climbing: various grade WI 6+ ice falls in the Alps & Pyrenees up to, Pirineo, etc
Mixed climbing: Vertical limit M12, Matador M11, No limit M12+/13 Ueschinen, Kandersteg (CH), Game over M13 Dryland, Innbruck (Austria), Evil has no boundaires M10 onsight Ouray (Colorado, USA), Fatman and robin M9 (Vail, USA) onsight, Brutal fan M12 Pineta (Pyrenees), Law and Order M13+ , Diebsofen Wilder Kaiser, (Austria)


TOPO: Ice climbing in Tyrol, Austra

TOPO: Dryland mixed climbing above Innsbruck