Montag, 29. Dezember 2014
141229 Grauen Stein
neill, 20:27h
After getting the generator nearly all the way to the station yesterday, we today set out on phase two.
Last night we agreed that Klaus from the mountain rescue would accompany me today. Once I explained my problem to Max he said "me too!".
(Photo by Max. Sunrise and I am on the way up the ridge)
Max organised rental snow shoes and sticks and this morning we left at 05:45. Drove to work to pack the petrol, the charger, the cable and everything else and then on to Oberstdorf to pick up Klaus.
(I felt as tired as I look after 2 days of deep steep snow.)
Back up the Riedbergerpass (snow covered and icy but no tourists driving at 5 km/h) to the ski lifts. We met Tom there with the tracked quad and he drove us up to the top of the ski lift from where we once again set off up the ridge. There was no trace of the tracks from yesterday so Klaus broke the trail, Max followed and I came last feeling done in from yesterday.
At the top we stopped for a very short rest (-15°C and a wind are not conducive to long stops) and then carried on down to where I had left the generator yesterday.
(The vegetation in this picture is the tops of stunted trees. This is a small forest and the snow has filled up the space between the trees.)
We broke a trail to the mast and then Max returned and carried the 21kg generator up to the mast without a carrying frame. (Hero).
We now drank tea, ate cake, put on more clothes, fueled the generator and started it, connected the charger to the batteries and generator and left it running. Gave Tom a ring and he confirmed that it was charging.
Set off back across the pass and up to the Riedbergerhorn then Tom rang to say it was no longer working. Turned round in the biting wind and walked back. A red light was on. Stopped generator, started it, stopped, started. Got it running with no red light. Waited 10 minutes to be sure and then walked back down.
One of Max's snow shoes broke on the way up and one of mine on the way down. That just added to the fun.
Klaus had gone ahead with his touring skis and was waiting with the mountain rescue skidoo at the top of the lift to take us back down.
And the batteries are now charged up.
Pictures at https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/103827427036815679772/albums/6097506762533868817
Max's blog is at http://maxhogarth.blogspot.de/ and his (as always amazing) pictures are at https://plus.google.com/photos/102257273463070793435/albums/6077174649141629985/6098356433116069202?pid=6098356433116069202&oid=102257273463070793435
Last night we agreed that Klaus from the mountain rescue would accompany me today. Once I explained my problem to Max he said "me too!".
(Photo by Max. Sunrise and I am on the way up the ridge)
Max organised rental snow shoes and sticks and this morning we left at 05:45. Drove to work to pack the petrol, the charger, the cable and everything else and then on to Oberstdorf to pick up Klaus.
(I felt as tired as I look after 2 days of deep steep snow.)
Back up the Riedbergerpass (snow covered and icy but no tourists driving at 5 km/h) to the ski lifts. We met Tom there with the tracked quad and he drove us up to the top of the ski lift from where we once again set off up the ridge. There was no trace of the tracks from yesterday so Klaus broke the trail, Max followed and I came last feeling done in from yesterday.
At the top we stopped for a very short rest (-15°C and a wind are not conducive to long stops) and then carried on down to where I had left the generator yesterday.
(The vegetation in this picture is the tops of stunted trees. This is a small forest and the snow has filled up the space between the trees.)
We broke a trail to the mast and then Max returned and carried the 21kg generator up to the mast without a carrying frame. (Hero).
We now drank tea, ate cake, put on more clothes, fueled the generator and started it, connected the charger to the batteries and generator and left it running. Gave Tom a ring and he confirmed that it was charging.
Set off back across the pass and up to the Riedbergerhorn then Tom rang to say it was no longer working. Turned round in the biting wind and walked back. A red light was on. Stopped generator, started it, stopped, started. Got it running with no red light. Waited 10 minutes to be sure and then walked back down.
One of Max's snow shoes broke on the way up and one of mine on the way down. That just added to the fun.
Klaus had gone ahead with his touring skis and was waiting with the mountain rescue skidoo at the top of the lift to take us back down.
And the batteries are now charged up.
Pictures at https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/103827427036815679772/albums/6097506762533868817
Max's blog is at http://maxhogarth.blogspot.de/ and his (as always amazing) pictures are at https://plus.google.com/photos/102257273463070793435/albums/6077174649141629985/6098356433116069202?pid=6098356433116069202&oid=102257273463070793435
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