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The day started with amazing visibility: view from Rosenheim here
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Patscherkofel coming into sight (with the antenna)
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There is a small ski area as well
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but we came for a walk to the summit
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The snow shoes weren't needed
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It is a flattened path to the top
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View of The Inn river valley
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View of Stubai valley
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Europabrücke below, Brenner toll station
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And the Inn river valley
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Three valleys panorama
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Almost at the top...the wind picked up a bit
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View of Innsbruck and Nordkette below
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The summit
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The weather kept getting worse
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Lunch in a sheltered (ish) corner
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Patscherkofel summit
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Fairly grim up here
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All the layers on
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The descent
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Full blown storm now
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Snow storm Patscherkofel
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Back at the gondola station...thank god they were still running
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Let's get down as quickly as possible
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One of my poles snapped today
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Raining below