
| We ascended Ortler on 204th anniversary of the first ascend on it. I cannot imagine how could they summit it that late in the season at early 19th century, when no hut existed (neither Payer, nor Tabaretta). It must have been extreme achievement. Now, this route took everything from me, I was at my current limits to climb it and to get back safely. We had a wonderful weather with clouds inversion. |