There is something wild about standing on a sheet of ice in a tank top and being hot. No, this isnt a indoor skating rink, but the top of Steinglacier. It was quite warm, even in the mountians the day in went ice climbing. After being outfitted with special boots, and packing a borrowed backpack full of fleeces, crampons (spikes for the bottoms of the boots) ice hammers, larger ice axes, harnesses, ropes and carabeeners, the guide and us 9 advertures headed out to Steinglacier. After an hour of fast mountain driving, the glacier was in view. Our guide, whos name i cant pronounce, said "good morning glacier" as we pulled up. The next thing we know we have walked right up to the edge of "steiny", and after a short lesson in global warming, put
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