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  • TravelerChamperey
    11
    Day 5

    Slow day

    January 25 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C

    Slow breakfast . Sun is peeping over the mountains. Jeans on , cossie
    packed for a swim at
    local pool. Coffee in sunshine , found out about snow shoeing , planned for
    Sunday on the mountains. Swim
    was heavenly , view of
    mountains , stretching our tired bodies.
    Back to chalet for late lunch and
    painting. A much needed day of rest .    Read more

  • Traveler2024 Travels in Europe
    Day 84

    Equipment failure!

    October 6, 2024 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    Karl’s boots are failing fast! Bought new for this trip, just broken in, and the heals are starting to delaminate.

    They are Keen Targhee II boots; Karl has worn this model for five or six years and, generally, they have done well. A pair he bought last year had a similar problem while we were training but Karl thought it was an anomaly. Apparently not.

    So far, they are still wearable and walkable, just, but clearly they are not going to last much longer. We only have two days, 33.8k to go, will they make it?

    The only other shoes we carry are sandals, which are sturdy enough to carry a pack with if you have to (Karl had to once years ago) so if the boots completely fail, we should be able to press on.

    Watch this space to see if the boots make it!    Read more

  • TravelerThe Tour of Mont Blanc
    1
    1111
    Day 12

    Day 7

    September 10, 2024 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

    Went from La Champex to Trient today. Still in Switzerland. It rained most of the day so that makes the views a little different….all white from the clouds! Made another navigational mistake at the end of the day that added a very steep descent to Trient. Had to ask this little old man out walking in the rain where this hotel was that we needed to catch our ride was. He spoke no English but just did the walking sign with his fingers and pointed up to where we just came from 45 minutes ago!! Wasn’t happening!! It all worked out in the end. As usual. Didn’t get many pics. We are at a really nice hotel in Martigny and enjoying all the space and the nice shower! Simple pleasures!Read more

  • Europe 🚴🚴‍♀️ 2024
    11
    Day 22

    🇨🇭Rain & Headwind, another GREAT day!

    September 9, 2024 in Switzerland ⋅ 🌧 17 °C

    4:12 / 48 miles/ 1450 ft. Fully, Switzerland 🇨🇭. I got up about 7:30 AM to say thank you to Brian again before he went off to work. We both had a good nights rest, and we knew, even though there pass was behind us, the day was still going be a tough because of the rain and headwind. Lisa slept in a little bit later, but we both joined Marji for breakfast and coffee at about 8:30 AM, and then the departed about 9:15 AM. We can’t say enough about how great our evening and morning was Brian, Marji, and the kids. Our destination for the day was Fully, Switzerland and another Warmshower stay. Even though the weather was not cooperative, the ride was still beautiful. We rode up onto the hillside through the vineyards that were full of purple and white grapes, ready for harvest, found a waterfall that somehow I did not route us by, rode through pear and apple orchards that were luscious with ripe fruit, and Barron apricot trees that had already been harvested. We also rode along the Rhone river that was raging with glacier water and heavy rain water. We stopped at a bakery and grabbed some sandwiches for lunch, and found a place under a tree out of the rain to enjoy our picnic. the temperature was cold, but we had enough clothing to stay warm. Karine our Warmshower host sent us a couple of nice videos explaining how to get into their house if we arrived before they were home. Just as we were retrieving the key from the mailbox, her husband Boris showed up and greeted us with a big smile! We talked with Boris for about an hour before taking the shower. Then when Karine came home, Lisa and her took about a 45 minute walk with the dog into the vineyards on the hillside side. Karine, Boris, and the boys filled our night with stories, great food, and laughter. Another truly amazing connection with our hosts and Lisa and I Couldn’t stop talking about how wonderful experience it was and how we were sure we would be close friends if we lived in the same area. more stories to come about this, but too long to explain in writing.Read more

  • TravelerThe Tour of Mont Blanc
    11221111
    Day 10

    Day 6

    September 8, 2024 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    Ten mile hike from La Fouly to Champex. First couple hours it was just cloudy and then rain the rest of the day. Worked our way through some really cool little towns. I’m so confused why we never see many people out and about in these towns. They seem almost like ghost towns. Beautiful ghost towns! Funny little statues carved from stumps in one stretch. Had lunch at this funky little place that appeared as we were walking into a town. A crepe filled with yummy things! Good day!Read more

  • TravelerVia Francigena with Liam
    1
    Day 33

    Stage 53: Bourg-Saint-Pierre

    August 6, 2024 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F

    Hard day! Up, up, up with few breaks. I always have a very hard time going up, and it’s worse if it’s hot.

    The VF app says we walked 8.75 miles with an elevation gain of 3280’. AllTrails disagrees, of course, and says it was 3081’. I’m going with the VF app because that’s the track we followed.

    Of course, the scenery was fabulous. ⛰️⛰️    Read more

  • Projet SAYE
    11
    Day 166

    J168 - Destruction de jambes

    August 5, 2024 in Switzerland ⋅ 🌙 18 °C

    [Dimitri]

    La journée devait être tranquille: Matinée tranquille au camping, 60km de plat, histoire de bien récupérer après le méchant col de la veille. Ceci nous aurait amené au pied du col de la Forclaz (1100 de d+ sur 13km donc tres mechant), qu’on aurait attaqué a la fraiche le lendemain. Mais voulant arriver a Grenoble et après calculs de distance on décide de s’en débarasser dès aujourd’hui… 😨

    Le soleil nous ayant faire fuir le camping prématurément, on commence le plat: on longe le Rhône sur une piste cyclable, comme lors des premiers jours du voyage, et c’est plutôt moche, comme lors des premiers jours du voyage. La vallée remplie de centrales, industries et concessionnaires. A noter le changement d’ambiance frappant par rapport à la veille: il fait 30 degres, on entend les cigales, l’herbe est jaune… certains massifs évoquent presque la mediterranée ☀️

    Puis vient ce col terrible. Le vilain komoot nous fait prendre des pentes a 18%, les jambes brulent, et comme si c’était pas assez, on s’est mis en compétition pour arriver le premier en haut. Eliott part devant, Dimitri le rattrape, puis impose son tempo, Eliott fait mine de lâcher, Dimitri y croit et accélère, et là Eliott envoi une attaque foudroyante qui fait le trou, qu’il gardera jusqu’en haut. Bien joué 😵

    Dans la descente qui suit on trouve un petit refuge bien sympa, rempli de jeunes trekkeurs, et avec vue sur un beau glacier. Les jambes ont mal mais on a bien kiffé! 😊    Read more

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  • CyclingNice2024
    2
    Day 2

    Day2: Chateau-d'oex - Martigny

    August 2, 2024 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

    What a ride, heute war alles dabei 🤗 steilere Abschnitte, Pässe, Tunnels, Geröll, Stauseen und zum Abschluss noch ein von Märu Pogacar und Kevin Vingegard initiiertes Zeitfahren der Rhone entlang mit würdigem Sprint nach Martigny 🥵 Das heutige Highlight war sicher das autofreie militärische Sperrgebiet dem Lac Hongrin entlang, mit Blick auf den nahen Lac Leman. Die anschliessende Abfahrt führte durch die Weinreben von Yvorne und Aigle. Die 75hm / 1000hm sind nur ein kleiner Vorgeschmack auf die kommenden Tage. Denn nun haben wir die Kinderhügel hinter uns und starten morgen in höhere Gefilde die französischen Alpen 💪😜Read more

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  • TravelerSchweizer Alpen 2023
    111
    Day 5

    Auf zum Genfer See

    August 15, 2023 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

    Ich sitze nun in Aigle vorm Bahnhof. Da hat es free wifi 😀. Es hat fast 30 min gedauert, bis ich ein Ticket von Lausanne nach München (mit Rad) in der Hand hatte. Also an der Stelle sind die Schweizer wohl doch nicht besser als die Deutschen 😋

    Nun radel ich erstmal nach Montreux und besuche Salomé in dem kleinen Restaurant, was sie leitet. Da gibt es gesundes Mittagessen…

    Danach weiter Richtung Lausanne, am See entlang. Für die letzte Nacht bin ich nördlich von Lausanne in einem kleinen Hotel.

    P.S. Das nächste Mal buche ich hin und zurück in Deutschland. Das Ticket was ich hier gekauft habe kostet einfach das doppelte. 🥲

    Anbei ein paar der letzten Eindrücke von der Hütte 🛖    Read more

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  • Alex und Franzi on trailTour Mont Blanc & Haute Route
    1
    31
    Day 6

    Via Walkers Haute Route zum Matterhorn

    August 8, 2023 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    Wir verlassen heute die Tour du Mont Blanc und switchen auf die zweite große Tour: die Walker‘s Haute Route. 🗻 Auf den nächsten 170 Kilometern werden wir die Waliser Alpen bis nach Zermatt durchqueren.
    Da wir für heute nur 15km zu bewältigen haben, haben wir den Morgen sehr entspannt begonnen und sind auch erst um 9 Uhr vom Campingplatz Rocailles aufgebrochen. Unser Ziel: Le Chablé. Dort haben wir uns für 2 Nächte eine Unterkunft gebucht und machen morgen einen Zero-Day. Der Weg bis dorthin war einfach und vergleichsweise unaufgeregt. Da unser Zelt von den letzten Nächten sehr nass war, haben wir es während einer Pause vom Wind trocknen lassen. Schon um 14 Uhr sind wir dann an unserem Ziel angekommen. Jetzt heißt es erstmal: Hiker Hunger stillen und Füße hochlegen. 👍🏻

    ➡️ 15 km ⬆️ 211 HM ⬇️ 865 HM    Read more

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