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Tirol favourite. Essentially spinach ravioli smothered in melted butter and grated parmesan. Excellent!
The main attraction
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A bunch of tourists checking us out as we climb out from under them. You do get a great view of climbers from the observation platform.
Stuibenfall klettersteig
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.
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Along the way there were many beautiful wildflowers, including a lot of Edelweiss!