Martinswand Climb

Erica, Jim and Garth decided to climb the Martinswand this morning. They had stopped by the Zirl Tourist Office yesterday to ask if there was a hiking path up. The answer was yes, sort of. They got a hiking map that showed a trail up to the cave (where Emperor Maximilian got stuck while hunting and prayed to St. Martin to rescue him.) So they set out from the quarry and hiked up the steep trail. They said there were some iron handholds along the way. And officially the trail was closed ("gesperrt,") but that didn't stop them. They made it up to the cave, here are the photos of their ascent and from the cave looking down onto the A12 hughway. Then in the afternoon they decided to go skiing.