Swiss Alps

We got back from a 2 week trip to the Swiss Alps yesterday. We visited two famous alpine centres - Grindlewald, below the Eiger and Zermatt, below the Matterhorn. These are two of the best known mountains in the Alps and have notorious north faces. The weather was very good and we had some excellent days on the hill. The pictures are a selection from both weeks:

Posing below the Eiger.

On the Eiger Trail above Grindlewald.

Climbing the Faulhorn on a clearing day above Grindlewald.

On the summit of Schwartzhorn (2928m), Grindlewald.

The view to the Eiger from the Schwartzhorn.

Looking to the Wetterhorn, Shreckhorn and Finsteraarhorn form Bachalpsee lake.

Pleased to be on the Jungfraufirn glacier.

Posing below the Jungfrau.

Me and the Jungfrau.

On the summit of the Oberrothorn (3414m) above Zermatt.

Descending the Oberrothorn.

The view to Castor, Pollux and the Breithorn.

The view to Liskamm, Castor, Pollux and the Breithorn.

 Above the Gorner Glacier.

On the way to the Hornli Hut on the Matterhorn.

The foreshortened Hornli ridge - the hard climbing starts here!!! 

Walking below the north face of the Matterhorn.

The Matterhorn from near Rotenboden.

A fuller picture diary to follow.