Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Passau to Vienna: Day 1




My ride: luxury vehicle
fully loaded with a big,
not so comfy seat, a kickstand,
a bell and all my worldly
possessions.








The Danube and one of the
many castles noted along the
route.

Zurich








Zurich was


all about


Crossfit!


So fun getting trashed by the Swiss!

Zermatt: The Matterhorn

From my hostel window


Gruben to St. Nikklaus cont



Gruben to St. Nikklaus

Surprise meeting with old friend John at the
forcletta

New friends Rob and Emily from LA

Zinal to Gruben


Time to say goodbye












Last hiking day with Bruce and Sarah

A day at Chandolin


A drowsy village, but charming if for nothing but its name.




Shandalin goes to Chandolin: Check out that poncho, it even covers my backpack!

Grimentz: The cutest Swiss village






Saturday, September 18, 2010

Day 5: Mont Fort to Prafleurie

On the way to Prafleurie 14 kms, Height gained 885 m, Height loss 740 m.

Ibex (french word is Bouquetin)

Friday, September 17, 2010

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Day 3: Arpette to Le Chable (Sept 12/10)

13 kms: Height loss 749 mm Height gained 104 m. I stilled had my 19kg pack at this point. At La Chable, I was able to ship 6.5 kgs to Zermatt.

Lac du Champex

Day 2 continued

I really don't know how to use this blog site...does anyone know how to rearrange pictures on the page? Everytime I upload an image, I can't seem to arrange it on the page...any suggestions?
Fenetre d'Arpette (the window to Arpette) After a tiring scramble over big bolders and shale rock, I finally arrived and it was definitely worth the exertion. I still had to go down the other side and I checked into the first hotel I came to. I thought I had arrived in Champex, but was actually still 30 minutes away in Arpette.


Fenetre d'Arpette

Day 2 Col de Balme to Champex






The day started with sunshine and blue skies! I was all smiles as I headed out with my 19 kg pack for a grueling day in the alps.







The Haute Hike: Charmonix, France to Zermatt, Switzerland

Day 1: Charmonix to Col de Balme