Mixed terrain...

On the first day of March 2009, after hearing about the exeptional conditions forming in our local mountain walls, we quickly teamed-up with Martin to go and have a closer look.

Our plans were initially slightly different, but after we saw a remarkable line down the middle of the mountans central pillar we were suddenly 'game' to check it out first hand.

And were richly rewarded too. The line proved to be one of the nicest, hardest, longest and comfortably mixed (of course ;) of the whole wall. 

After climbing 4 pitches of sustained partially mixed climbing, we had to almost 'dig' ourselves through the unstable upper part that consisted of difficult sections of powder snow, then finally climbing out onto the summit ridge. A certain victory-jell was unavoidable, of course!   ; )

We named the route 'The hidden IDEAL' and dedicated it to our co-climber and friend Janez Stegnar.