by ralphdobbertin | Jul 19, 2024 | TMB
Was great to see Leon and Frauke again. Thanks so much for taking the time to visit us.
by ralphdobbertin | Jul 18, 2024 | TMB
So tired. was hard, fantastic and dangerous. Will post more tomorrow…
by ralphdobbertin | Jul 17, 2024 | TMB
Another long and hard hike of about 8 hours. Total distance travelled 8 km. Normally I hike 9 km in just under 2 hours. Steep. That said today was probably the most spectacularly scenic day of the trip. We hit the famous ladders, saw ibex, and the mountains were...
by ralphdobbertin | Jul 16, 2024 | TMB
About a 9 hour hike day. Very steep ascent and the descent was about as much as I could take. While I feel strong my knees are just saying “stop now, it’s enough”. The trails on YouTube videos are all nice and smooth and clean. In reality that’s maybe 20%. Most of the...
by ralphdobbertin | Jul 15, 2024 | TMB
Very steep up and down. Legs and knees starting to feel it. Today will be longer so hoping yesterday was just an anomaly. Ate a great meal to compensate lol. Wanted to do fenetre d’arpette but was advised against it due to weather, snow and ice. At dinner we met some...
by ralphdobbertin | Jul 14, 2024 | TMB
Only 5 hours of hiking that started downhill but ended with a very steep walk up. So steep that our faces were confronted by the ground. Champex lac is a beautiful little lake town and we will watch the euro cup final here in a pub. Not too many pics today as we were...
