me:
At 1030am Zermatt time Ray is out on the Schweifinen via ferrata.
I had breakfast and am relaxing waiting for the Swiss National Day
party to restart soon.
Many/most activities today are taking place at Leisee at the top of the
Sunegga lift - Michael and I went up there in 2012 while Kent was
finding transportation for his pig...
11:43 Switzerland time 03:43 California time
Eventually I wandered town to see the Swiss National Day activities,
and found.... nothing!
All of today's activities prior to 4pm where up at Liesee at the top of
the Sunnegga lift.
13:36 Switzerland time 05:36 California time
me:
212pm in Zermatt, after a trek to find out what is going on in town
(absolutely nothing, pretty dead!) and find a red swiss baseball cap I
am
still recovering and or lounging.
Ray has finished the vf and is on his way back into town. mew.
11:46 Switzerland time 03:46 California time
Ray's pic
20:45 Switzerland time 12:45 California time
Alain's pic of Ray
20:45 Switzerland time 12:45 California time
Alain's pic of Ray
17:26 Switzerland time 09:26 California time
19:18 Switzerland time 11:18 California time
Ray made a wrong turn and almost made it up to the Restaurant Edelweiss
(left. above the crane) before turning around
19:18 Switzerland time 11:18 California time
Schweifinen via ferrata
Ray:
The Schweifinen via ferrata over Zermatt was 3.5 hours of via
ferrataing with over 2,000 feet of elevation gain including the hike up
to the start.
I added a few hundred feet to that due to a wrong turn that took me nearly to the Trift Hotel.
Backtracked all the way back down, then back up the right trail.
Did routes A, B and C, the last two considered k4 with B having a touch of K5 due to a slightly inverted ladder.
There was nothing as spicy or alien as Breithorn and everything felt well-protected.
I'd give it an outdoor climbing rating of 5.1, maybe 5.3 in spots, and gym rating up to 5.9 or 5.10.
The walkdown was a bit long and hellishly steep.
In the photo if you zoom you can see a sign and ladder at the top of
that part, which is a false summit and nowhere near the top.
19:26 Switzerland time 11:26 California time
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