Climbing Mount Pfaender, Austria

At 1064 meters Pfaender isn’t the tallest peak in Austria but it sure provided a challenge for us. We started the nearly straight up climb in the warm sunshine and immediately felt the pull in the hamstrings. We all had the chance to catch the cable car up but no one took the easy way. A few hours later we all had at one point or another wondered if you made the right choice. I am proud to say that once Todd a.k.a the Burgermiester and I finished we were mighty happy and very glad that we struggled up. My Tevas worked just fine though they aren’t the best Austrian climbing shoes!

From the top of Pfaender you can see views of Lake Constance, Germany, Switzerland and 240 peaks of the Alps. Mission accomplished we took the fabulous cable car down.