Hiking the Swiss Alps Day 4 of 7: Gspaltenhornhüt...

Dave crossing a snowfield Day 4 of 7: July 20, 2008 After another sleepless night with multiple trips in the dark, cold, windy night to the toilet on the side of the mountain, I climbed out of my bunk around 0630. The early morning risers had already eaten breakfast and left to summit the mountain. Dave and I left the hut around 0730 in anticipation of afternoon showers, which we hoped to avoid while on the mountain....

David Glover Appearing in Latest Conte’s Com...

I had the privilege and opportunity to star in the latest Conte’s Bicycle and Fitness Equipment commercial that was shown in the Washington, DC area during the Olympics: The Cervelo P3 with Zipp wheels rides very smoothly and very quickly! Live life richly and boldly! David —- David B. Glover Experiential Writer, Elite Athlete, Coach and Race Director Author of Full Time and Sub-Nine Personal Web: www.davidglover.net Business...

Back in the Game of Triathlon...

…..a quick break from writing more about hiking the Swiss Alps….. Big cows in Switzerland! Well, I did it. I committed. I signed up for a half iron triathlon next month: Patriots Half on September 6th in Williamsburg, VA. The event is run by my good friends at Set Up Events. I’m excited to visit Williamsburg plus Krista Schultz (my girlfriend) will be racing the international on Sunday so we get...

Hiking the Swiss Alps Day 3 of 7: Kandersteg to Gs...

Above the Oeschinensee Day 3 of 7: July 19, 2008 When Dave had asked the girl at the visitors center in Kandersteg about our planned hiked from Kandersteg (where we were) to Gspaltenhornhütte (another Swiss Alpine Club mountain hut), she laughed and stated that it was not possible to make the hike in one day. We did the make the hike in one day – 8.5 hours of mostly climbing. We checked out of Hotel Ericka before...