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We’ve had a fantastic day walking through snow covered mountains under bright blue skies. Even the sections of the hike I thought would be tedious were fab, and I had no problems on the steep and scary section, even though there was snow on the ground and the support chains were freezing cold! We were... Continue Reading →
This morning we woke to snow, which meant we had to change our plans. It wasn't totally unexpected and had been forecast. However, yesterday evening we went to to bed with rain and a cold wind, but no sign of snow. Two of the people we met at dinner, Martine and Jean-Pascal suggested we climb... Continue Reading →
We took the 2 cable cars from Le Châble to Les Ruinettes. The cloud was low in the valley but the sun was shining. We set off uphill along a road and then turned off onto a beautiful little path following a babbling stream. The views were fantastic, back down into the valley and over... Continue Reading →
We had breakfast, tidied up, packed and left the Airbnb in Kandersteg. It’s been a lovely place to stay, and we’ve done some wonderful walks. I now feel comfortable tackling the Walkers’ Haute Route, although my rucksack feels very heavy! Past experience tells me, I’ll be used to it in a couple of days.🤞 We... Continue Reading →
Today we took the bus to Frutigen, further down the valley, for a change of scenery. I’d been awake for a few hours in the night… annoying but it happens to me quite regularly. Because of this, John let me lie in a bit later than we’d planned, but we still managed to catch the... Continue Reading →
We had planned to hike up to Balmhorn Hut today. However, we awoke to bouncing rain, and low cloud smothering the mountain tops. A lazy morning followed… reading in bed, coffee and breakfast, and catching up on emails and the news. By lunchtime, the rain had stopped, the clouds had lifted a bit, and the... Continue Reading →
It’s been a cooler day today, with plenty of cloud around, and it’s been lovely. It’s so much easier to climb mountains when I’m not melting, although I will admit holiday photos look better with blue skies! We caught the bus to Eggeschwand and took the cable car to Sünnbuel (1927 metres) where our hike... Continue Reading →
We had an easier walk today, with not too much ascent, although we did end up doing 15 kilometres… this walking lark must be getting too comfortable! We took the bus to Eggeschwand, which was free with our guest cards. From there we walked into the Gasterntal Valley, which we reached by climbing up a... Continue Reading →
What a day! We started at 8.30 and didn’t get back to the apartment until 17.00. Over 16 kilometres (10 miles) hiked, with 1300 metres of ascent, which was very steep in places. I didn’t think I was going to make it at times, but I’m glad I did. Now I’ve forgotten about the times... Continue Reading →
We had a very disturbed night last night. To start with, I was too hot and couldn’t get comfortable, tossing and turning until I finally fell asleep. The trains seemed to be going all night, and there were several loud beeps before each set off… very strange as we hadn’t noticed the noise on the... Continue Reading →
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