Getaway

MARIANNE SCHWANKHART ROCKS

  – and I climbed in England when I lived there. Africa-wise, Namibia has some fantastic climbing, and Iʼve climbed quite a bit in Morocco, too. I went to Patagonia for seven seasons, but in the last five or six years Iʼve been more focused on Europe. I left the a few years ago and started my own business, so I canʼt take so much time off anymore. At the moment, the Alps are tickling my fancy. My adventures have been reduced to three-week stints, and the Alps are so accessible

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