In my second visit, Christian brought me to a glacier in Austria. I have never been to a glacier before, so I was super-super excited for that trip. Here, the base of the ski resort, just outside the parking area. We were going to a place that is more than 3 kilometers above sea level in elevation. Mt. Apo, the highest mountain in the Philippines, is about 2.9 kilometers high above sea level.
To reach our destination, we have to ride 3 different lines of cable cars. Below, views on the first of 3 cable car rides to the top.
I can't remember now if this is the 1st or 2nd of those 3 cable car rides. Austrian technology in cable cars I heard, is among the best around the world.
A ski shop after the 2nd cable car ride, going to the 3rd and final ride.
And we were climbing higher and higher...
Photos before reaching the summit -- via cable car, not by foot :-)
More photos while inside those cable cars, going up.
Finally, the main structure of the ski resort, I was super-super happy to reach that place then. At. 3,029 meters above sea level. I told Christian that I felt like hungry or tired or dizzy or what, at the top. So I ate and rested for a while. I only realized later that it was sort of an "altitude sickness". At more than 3 kilometers above sea level, oxygen level is low, the heart has to palpitate more, that's why.
It took me about 20 minutes of rest at the top, before I got used to the new environment. Ahh, the chance to walk outside, step on those ice in a glacier -- priceless for someone coming from the tropics.
Stepping on a glacier, one of my most memorable trips last decade.
* See also, Kitzsteinhorn ski resort, Austria, February 16, 2009
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