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Watzmann Familie Traverse, Ines Papert, Luka Lindić

Ines Papert climbing steep water ice at the start of the East Face of Watzmann Mittelspitze during the winter traverse of the Watzmann Family with Luka Lindić - Photo by Ines Papert, Luka Lindić

Ines Papert climbing steep water ice at the start of the East Face of Watzmann Mittelspitze during the winter traverse of the Watzmann Family with Luka Lindić

Luka Lindič on the exposed summit of 4th Child (Jungfrau) during the Watzmann Family traverse with Ines Papert

Ines Papert and Luka Lindić on the Watzmann Family traverese

The Watzmann Family traverse, carried out by Ines Papert and Luka Lindić on 11/01/2018

Ines Papert and Luka Lindić on the Watzmann Family traverese

Ines Papert and Luka Lindić on the Watzmann Family traverese

Luka Lindič climbing the 4th Child of the Watzmann Traverse, during his ascent with Ines Paper

Luka Lindič climbing the 4th Child of the Watzmann Traverse, Berchtesgaden is visible in the background

Watzmann Family traverse: Luka Lindič climbing the ridge of the 4th Child towards the summit

Ines Papert and Luka Lindić on the Watzmann Family traverse

Ines Papert scrambling down the south-west ridge of Kleiner Watzmann, Königssee nestled down below in the clouds

Ines Papert scrambling down the south-west ridge of Kleiner Watzmann

Ines Papert abseiling off the 4th Child (Jungfrau) during the Watzmann Familie Traverse

Ines Papert breaking trail towards 1st child on the Watzmann Family traverse

Ines Papert heading towards the 1st child on the Watzmann Family traverse

Until the Watzmann East Face, most of the traverse was climbed without a rope. Ines Papert soloing on the Watzmann Family traverse

Ines Papert close to summit of the 5th Child on the Watzmann Family traverse

Ines Papert on summit ridge of the 4th Child, belaying Luka Lindić on the Watzmann Family traverse

Ines Papert on summit ridge of the 4th Child, during the winter ascent of the Watzmann Family traverse

Ines Papert and Luka Lindić on the Watzmann Family traverse, happy after having climbed the 5th child

Ines Papert belayed by Luka Lindić on 2nd pitch on the direct East Face of Watzmann

The line on the East Face of Mittelspitze climbed by Ines Papert and Luka Lindić during the Watzmann Family traverse