Dani got as a christmas present a long weekend that he can spend with me. Well that's what I call a good present...

The forecast predicts rain and sturm for the weekend in the north so we head south. When we reach Oberwallis on saturday is pouring. After a couple of coffees we believe to see the first improvemnts. Finally we start in the Binntal directly to the Binntal hut. Sturm, fog and snowfall dominate the afternoon while we play games inside.

on sunday it is still snowing and the visibility is only little over zero. At 10 it clears up and with map and GPS we search the way up to Ofenhorn. The final slope we don't climb anymore, there have been plenty of wumm-sounds and spontaneos avalanches already. We ski down to the lake and up to the Refugio Claido Bruno. Very nicely placed but except for one little room that can be reached by a chicken ladder it is totally shut up. Despite the stormy winds we enjoy the evening outside.

Fantastic weather on monday but the wind is still rather storm like. We climb Hohsandhorn and enjoy a fantastic view over the Valais alps. We ski down the powdery slopes where no trackes are yet to the Binntal. Finally the wind slows down and we can make a longer break and lie in the sun...

Rorspitzli a wanted to climb again for a while already. With Res I start in the Meinental on saturday. No wonder I wanted to come back here again. It simply is a great tour with everything that makes it a great tour: a long climb, a bit of scrambling at the top and a fantastic view.

Here in the north slopes the snow is still powdery and they are endlessly long...

If I go on tour with Alex then it has to be Galenstock "the most beautiful mountain at all" [quote Alex]. Sunday early we start in Real. Passing Albert Heim hut we reach the Tiefengletscher. For the dessert we climb the nice north ridge. There is very little snow here, but that makes it almost easier.

After that we enjoy the last rays of sun at Tiefenbach with a beer and toast for a great tour. Alex is certainly not quite wrong...