While I had done a few alpine climbs before, I never did one where I had to walk over a proper glacier. So far, it had either been without snow at all, or the glaciers were that far gone already that I could just walk over it. For a long time I had it in my mind to start doing those glacier treks, but a few things were holding me back: the gear that I would've had to purchase, a course that I would've had to visit to learn the handling and the guided tours that I would've had