Huge gondola complex in Grindelwald.
They brag about saving 45 minutes off the time it takes you to get up
the mountain with the new gondola.
The cost was a large ugly new lift right in front of the Eiger that
does not belong there.
I started cycling up in long sleeves and cold in the mostly cloudy
weather.
I waited too long to switch to something lighter, so I ended up cold
and sweaty, which then made me even colder....
Eventually I settled into 'just cold', not freezing...
I had nice views of Grindelwald the whole time, but the Eiger was
always in the clouds..
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1750 meters
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At the top i was rewarded with fantastic views of Lauterbrunnen valley
in the sun!
Got plenty of pics, and the sun disappeared as i was headed down the
mountain
Did not eat on the mountain, too cold...
I was very very tempted to take the gondola down the Wengen since it
was sunny and i knew I'd been in the shade and chilly the whole way
down to Grindelwald...
but I rode back down to Grindelwald to properly complete my ride..
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Duck breast with black cherry sauce, tagliatelle and stuffed zucchini
Yum.
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Kent: Nice Dusty! My first climb in Europe was hiking to
grindelwald from wengen over the mannlichen in 1991
Kent: It was a closed trail in may
Kent: Was the thing that hooked me on hiking in Europe
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Kent: Remember our hike from klein to wengen in 2005? That was
more painful than I expected
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Ray: Did it taste like Donald or Daffy? Good stories!
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Dusty: Klien to wengen hike? Barely
Dusty: That was a long day
Dusty: I'm considering riding down that...
Dusty: probably done with any serious uphill here
Dusty: The road from Grindelwald to Klein Schieidigg is the same as
Grindelwald, turnoff is a gravel road maybe 500m below the top.
[turned out that wasn't true, there is a more direct route up from
Grindelwald to Klein Schieidigg, but neither route is fully paved]
Dusty: if it was sunny i might have done Klein Schieidigg too on the
same day, but Klein Schieidigg was socked in, Mannlichen much nicer
today...
Dusty: Hell just the hour of train rides each way to Grindelwald alone
seems like a bit much, esp when you see the massive horrible new lift
in Grindelwald and the tour buses and crowds all lined up for it..
Dusty: fortunately i turned the other way and bravely ran away like sir
robin, almost zero people or traffic on my ride....
