Pete and I have been doing multi-day events together for over 25 years – ever since we ‘ran’ Wainwright’s English Coast to Coast, in a relay format, with our good friends, Colin and Liam, in 1995. But I don’t think we’ve ever had a day as spectacular as this one. So I hope you will forgive me for splitting it into two parts. Even by my standards I took a lot of photos (almost 600) and, together with Pete’s, I couldn’t possibly pare them down to just one post.
By contrast to the mists of Day 2, we awoke to perfectly blue skies. (See pic 1). So the descent to Saas Almagell was cool, but very pleasant. And, for the first time ever, we decided to use public transport to get from there to the Mattmark reservoir. This saved our aging legs around 6 km (3.5 miles) of walking and 500m (1,650ft) of ascent, on what was already going to be a big day.
The Mattmark reservoir is one of many in the Valais, generating renewable energy for the canton – hence it’s marketing strapline of “Source d’Énergie”, which equally applies to the feeling you get when you visit this wonderful part of the world.
Tomorrow, I will bring you not just photos of Pete and I crossing the Allalin and Hohlaub glaciers, but a video or 2 as well. So stay tuned… 😊
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Quite stunning Mike. That water looks very cold with that milky meltwater look about it. The Adonis Blue is an aberration with those underwing markings, I’ve seen similar in our local Chalkhill Blues.
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Thanks Brian. Yes, I thought the markings were a little bit strange, but almost all I’ve seen recently are Adonis and Chalkhill Blues. There are a few others around but my concentration has been mainly on the views and climbing up the hills!
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Beautiful landscapes. 😊
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Yes, it’s a fabulous valley with eighteen 4,000m (over 13,000ft) peaks visible. 😊
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Amazing. 😊
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The shots that include you or Pete offer a breathtaking perspective on the scale of the landscape. Beautiful job photographing the adventure! Stunning!
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Thank you Sandra. But, as I often say, “It’s hard to take a bad picture in Switzerland!” That was certainly a fabulous day out!
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