Hiking the Swiss Alps Day 4 of 7: Gspaltenhornhütte to Alpiglen
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. Crossing the snowfields was perhaps the most dangerous aspect of hiking in the Alps (except for the sheer cliffs) as the snow was slippery and there was nothing to slow you down from accelerating if you...
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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 and Tour de France: 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: davidglover.net Business Web: enduranceworks.net ©2008 David B....
Read MoreHiking the Swiss Alps Day 3 of 7: Kandersteg to Gspaltenhornhütte
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 breakfast was served at 8 am so that we could make an early start up the mountain. We opted to ride the Sesselbahn (chairlift) up to the Oeschinensee to bypass the initial 1+ hour climb. During...
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