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The little towns on the way up the valley are so beautiful, almost clichés.
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train journey
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Swiss trains, very efficient. Our train journey wasn’t terribly exciting until we passed through Visp, and began climbing up the valley towards Zermatt. The hills got steeper – steadily turning into mountains, then glimpses of snowy peaks, and that clear mountain air.
Stocking up
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This Läderach shop was in Zurich Railway Station, and though it’s only one of many in the chain, it’s still really delicious chocolate.
We had a long train journey ahead of us, so stocking up was mandatory!
too much chocolate?
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Is there such a thing? Not in Switzerland, it seems 🙂
Läderach was pretty good chocolate, and to save you the maths, the pralines work out at about aud$130/kg. About par.
Farewell Zermatt
Chocolate box
top run
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I took the train to Riffelalp Resort to watch the runners come through – found a spot where I could capture them with the Matterhorn in the background. Go Franz!
Matterhorn Ultracks
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The next morning, the big race: Matterhorn Ultracks. Eliza and Rachel set off for the 16k.
good fibre
down
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Climbing done, the path led down a rocky ridge. Quite technical, and very tough on the old knees! Fortunately, we weren’t going all the way to Zermatt, far below.
and the view…
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It was a stunning day. Towards the end of the climb we came out onto a bit of a ridge, where you could see an unparalelled string of mighty mountains: Pollux 4,092m, Castor 4,228m, Breithorn 4,164m, Matterhorn 4,478m, Zinalrothorn 4,221m, Weisshorn 4,506m, and Bietschhorn 3,934m. … and probably quite a few others I haven’t identified!
the adventure continued…
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The path was a very steady climb, for several kilometers. Was pretty hard work, but the view was amazing.