At the Iron Cross

The Croix de Fer (Iron Cross) mountain pass is where this road leads, up at 2070 m. On the way up I found out that the next mountain pass is closed. There was no way forward. I decided to climb up anyway - with all my bags.

It was a helluva climb up, going on and on. The mountain scenery was incredible, snow-covered peaks and fantastic rock structures. After 6 hours or more of this I finally made it to my first high Alpine pass. Yeah!

I was not ready to turn around yet. I had earned this view. I looked around and decided to camp up here on the pass, surrounded by these new icy peaks. What a stunning sunset!Read more