The 'cherry on the cake' finally arrived.
We started out on an early morning, boarding the coach at 700hrs with all our daysacs including a packed breakfast and lunch - it was going to be a long day!
After a 1.5hr coach ride we arrived at the train station were we boarded our pre-booked cabin for another 1.5hr trip up to the mountain station of Klien were we switched trains to keep on our ascent in the pristine alpine scenery. When we finally get closer to our destination we noticed snow all the way up to the top. We arrived in the UNESCO World Heritage Site at exactly 1000hrs were we walked up to the ice caves ... real cool! We were surrounded by ice all round us, making for slippery rooms and walkways full of artistic ice sculptures. Our next stop was on the famous 'Plateau' were we actually went out on the mountain full of SNOW ... yes some of the boys had actually never touched snow and were really excited about it! Naturally what do you do with all that snow ... snow ball; which lead to a snow fight with the other intrigued tourists looking on in bewilderment. When this was over we took a couple of good photos with the breathtaking views all around us. Next was a visit to the Sphinx at 3454m above sea level which consists of the scientific observation labs and more amazing whiteness! All agreed that a visit to the Top of Europe was more than worth it.
At 1300hrs we boarded the train to the Eigerglesther and stopped a while to ensure that all were prepared for the adventure to come ... the famous Eiger trail. This hike took us from 2300m to 900m along changing mountainous terrain which included granite, gravel and grass paths and ranged from steep ascents to winding descents totaling 17km. Trying to keep to a 45min walk / 5min water breaks, we took
4hrs including breathtaking group photo stops. Once all arrived at our destination we were all very proud of our accomplishment of completing the EIGER trail.
Now all are asleep after an early night and will wake up at 730hrs Saturday morning for breakfast and packing up. See ya soon!
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