Hiking the Swiss Alps Days 1-2 of 7: Zermatt and t... View of the Matterhorn from Zermatt Days 1 of 7: July 17, 2008 My friend, Dave Tipler, and I spent a week traipsing through the Swiss Alps in July. Dave was in Darmstadt, Germany for business, and I was in Roth, Germany for the Quelle Challenge. The timing worked out perfectly! On Wednesday, July 16, I took the train from Roth (near Nurembourg) to meet Dave in Darmstatdt (near Frankfurt) and we drove down to Randa...