Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Ascent of the Schilthorn

Monday I climbed the Schilthorn, 10,000-something feet, partly for nostalgia (I had done it in 1979 or 1986, can't remember), partly for the view of the Berner Oberland. I took the cable-car from Lauterbrunnen to Murren, from 2,600 to 5,300 feet, then walked the rest of the way, via the PanoramaWeg. It was the most walking/climbing I have done in a while, but entirely worth it. Vicki spent several hours walking the valley.
The night before, alpenglow on the Breithorn









On the trail the next morning, in cow
country; international language for
electrified fence













Alpine flowers in full riot-gear







Lunch-time view from the trail: the three amigos, Eiger,
Monch, and Jungfrau








Another thousand feet, Piz Gloria, the Schilthorn








Setting for an early Bond movie, On Her Majesty's Secret
Service; George Lazenby as Bond, not Indiana Jones' dad








UNESCO-approved view of the three, from Schilthorn,
and the "village" of Murren below








Breithorn from Schilthorn








Famous sign on the razor-edge trail












Justified, too















Big mountains make their own weather: all
afternoon a killer cloud had clung to the north
face of the Eiger

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