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Let's see , where does this story begin... I guess it all started as just a joke back in 2009 when I was still in the final year of highschool and my friend was telling stories about his vacati… more

Let's see , where does this story begin... I guess it all started as just a joke back in 2009 when I was still in the final year of highschool and my friend was telling stories about his vacation wi… more

Let's see , where does this story begin... I guess it all started as just a joke back in 2009 when I was still in the final year of highschool and my friend was telling stories about his vacation with his family in the Austrian Alps. Young and wild as we where we challenged eachother to go climbing togheter during summerbreak. And so it all started... From the moment I set my first step on the first mountain I became instantly addicted. Started with peaks just above 1000m , it wasn't long until we wanted more... Our thirst for height drove us up to the summit of the 2388m high Warscheneck where a storm caught us completely offguard. Still unexperienced we just didn't have the gear neccesary to handle this and we had to run for our lives being overwelmed by hail, frost and icy stormwind. But we didn't give up... In the years that followed we became more experienced, climbing peak after peak and expanding our possibilities by getting the stuff we need to survive any situation. Alltough we tackled more hard situations since then going from snowstorms to heatwaves we never hesitated to take on the next challenge. It's like they say , what doesn't kill you makes you stronger! But I guess I got lost in my story for a bit alltough there is so much more to tell! It's supposed to be a column '' about you ''. So allow me to introduce myself. My name is Dieter , and I am a Belgium Gipfelsturmer!!! less

Lebbeke, België

member since Nov 2015

Ankogel

10,669 ft / 3,252 m

feels like 67% of sea level O₂

Warscheneck

7,834 ft / 2,388 m

4x summited

12 mi / 20 km

around basecamp

Colline de la Dynastie

242 ft / 74 m

12 mi / 20 km from basecamp