For me it has been one of the most intense periods of the year for say, 3 straight winters now -> especially as the ice-climbing competition season somehow manages to win my attention time and time again.
This month I attended 4: one of them of extremely high quality, the other ones not stepping far behind.
International Kötschach- Mauthen (3rd place speed), Mezica (1st place difficulty, 4th place speed), 'cremme de la cremme' World Cup in Val Daone (9th place speed) and another 'marathon speed event' held in Slovenia (record time, but a slight mistake that cost me another victory!?!!) were definately the places to be at.
Meeting up with a couple of my dear foreign friends, acquiring some additional razor-sharp and highly effective equipment (LOWA shoes) and attaining a great level of physical form that could (and hopefully will ;)) do me good in the next cycle, definately meant great news... but, merely potentially, though... for more, I guess we'll just have to wait (take part, compete, strain out brains off) and see...
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