The second thing to understand is that mountaineering is a sport distinctive unto itself. If you have past expertise with rock climbing it would assist you to adapt quickly to some of the gear, however essentially the two sports are very totally different. Reasonably than utilizing your arms and toes to maneuver you up the ice, you will be using ice axes and crampons. It requires an entirely new studying curve, even in the event you already are a talented rock climber.
You will not be, though. The Franz Josef Glacier is stunningly lovely, even whether it is continuously changing …