Discover Austria: A Complete Guide to Villages, Valleys, and Adventures

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In the second part of the Challenge series Sophie and Charley Radcliffe head to the mountains to put their newly learned ski touring skills to the test whilst venturing into new areas high above the Chamonix Valley. I arrange my kit the night before a ski touring adventure. Everything that goes into my bag is crucial for me to take and I can’t risk forgetting something in the sleepyness of an early morning start. Avalanche transceiver, skins, skis, boots, poles, down jacket, warm hat, two p

As the small twin prop dips below the heavy late-summer clouds, I catch my first glimpse of Austria. Jagged monuments of geology flank the plane and even at this time of year snow dusts these immense Alpine summits. I notice the lush green valley is peppered with houses and wooden outbuildings. Cattle graze in meadows next to milky blue glacial rivers running like arteries through the landscape. As the plane shudders and lowers I push my head closer to the cold window. In the distance, I mak