Hello hello!
Back down in civilisation again safe and sound!
Now a large backlog of photos to play with!
Leonie and I had a great time… challenging…
We only stayed the one night instead of two…(That was always going to be flexible depending on weather)
Once we reached a certain height, we encountered left over snow and a LOT of icy pathways!
That put a crimp in our hiking strides! The top part of the hike that we would have been able to pick up the pace with, was slowed right down.
Lucky we had hiking poles but crampons would have been the way to go.
And we really weren’t warm enough in the tent! It was a long night of never really getting up to a comfortable temperature!
The next day we ventured up a short way where we were keen to actually see the ‘Walls of Jerusalem’ but the paths were still super icy, so we opted to pack everything up and just head back down.
Seemed like the most sensible option overall. (Will admit to totally woosing out on the thought of another 12 hours in a tent not being warm enough!!)
It took us 6 hours to hike up and 4 to return.
We will plan our next adventure not in winter haha!
I’ll return with more photos
Cheers!
You both were very brave sleeping in a tent in such cold temperatures. Too bad the weather conditions shortened your vacation.
Thanks Judy… never mind. It was still a pretty good couple of days away!! 🙂
Looks like the ice storm we had last winter when my partner and I “skated” instead of “walked” on our hikes for a few days. When you can’t get warm and the paths are treacherous, it definitely makes hikes a challenge. I’m glad you all are safe and knew your limits ^.^