accumulationzone.com http://accumulationzone.com/blogs Sat, 16 Jun 2007 18:48:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 en Chamois close encounters http://accumulationzone.com/blogs/?p=11 http://accumulationzone.com/blogs/?p=11#comments Sat, 16 Jun 2007 18:08:00 +0000 damian http://accumulationzone.com/blogs/?p=11 12 May - Hiked up and slept on a pretty much nameless minor peak 
(1900m altitude, 1000m vertical hike) near a very nice lake just
 over the DE/AT border.  Lloyd and slept on very comfortable grassy 
glade just at tree line and had  an incredible lake view.  We met a very
friendly Chamois that got extremely close then followed us around 
some crumbling couloirs.  I think he may have  been defending his turf.
Lloyd surveys his domainWe slept the night here on the grass.  A good view.
He got closer and closerand closerMoved around us

Came back up close
]]> http://accumulationzone.com/blogs/?feed=rss2&p=11 Alpine Salamander http://accumulationzone.com/blogs/?p=4 http://accumulationzone.com/blogs/?p=4#comments Sat, 16 Jun 2007 17:54:05 +0000 damian http://accumulationzone.com/blogs/?p=4  

Hiked and slept on a peak in northern Tirol called Daniel.  I had planned a snowboard descent of
this peak during winter but never had the conditions at the same time that I had a free day.
Summit at 2300m, vertical hike is quite large at 1300m.  Slept overnight right on the
summit ridge with Lloyd. It was a cold night so he was inside the bag which makes him a
restless dog - constantly moving and waking me up.  I was sleeping on snow which made it a
little colder.  Before bed I saw an Alpine Salamander and during the day a glider doing
circles around the summit.

Hello.I stayed overnight on the ridgeLloyd rests on the way upFamous ZugspitzView from the topAlpine Salamander! They live for 10 years.

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