climb.
the last, Swiss alpine huts yet to be “upgraded”. Rene has done a fine job of keeping
this place going with the limited resources available to him from the central
committee of the Swiss Alpine
Club. What a cave man mentality this group of city folk have of
running an Alpine Club! I can’t imagine working with a more ego-testical group
of people anywhere. These folks attatch themselves to one fad after another to
“direct” our humble club…
The
conditions could not have been better on the Grand
Combin (small
photos). And this, just after a good dusting of snow 2 days before. The Meitin
Ridge was dry, providing us with some fine alpine rock moves, and the south face
had a good 10-20cm of snow on it, making for a super quick descent back to the
hut. Brad was wicked fast!
The summers in Verbier are now quite full of
all sorts of activities. Rock climbing and alpine climbing are of course what I
really enjoy. But with the Music
Festival, the Horse Show
and the Grand Raid,
there’s a whole slew of fancy folks driving their fancy cars around
town!
And what a summer it has been.
Seems like we get 1 or 2 days of nice, hot weather, then 3-4 days of rain and
snow in the hills. The Grand Raid mountain biike race went off today in mixed
conditions. No thunder and lightening at least! I checked out one of the new
Via
Ferratas sprouting up all over Switzerland and France. This is good
fun for those seeking some adrenaline, but who would prefer not to break a nail
on natural holds before the evening
concert.
The forecast calls for more
cool weather tomorrow, then it should get real nice and summery
again…