Day
7 Saturday 12.8.00
We left Meiringen along, initially, steep paths through woods close to the Reichenbach Falls. On reaching the floor of the hanging valley the gradient eased considerably. Most of the route to Grosse Scheidegg was through forests and meadows with only a little road walking. At first the valley is quite narrow but opens up considerably as the pass is approached.
Wetterhorn seen from above the Reichenbach Falls
The Wetterhorn dominates
the east side of the Grosse Scheidegg 1962m). We could hear ice cracking
on the glacier as it fell over the cliffs. It was rather a long (5 hours) climb
to the summit but the view of the Eiger on cresting the summit was
unforgettable.
Looking east from Grosse Scheidegg
Wetterhorn Glacier
View looking west from Grosse Scheidegg summit with the Eiger above Grindelwald
Rest
Day Sunday 13.8.00
We took the train to Brienz changing at Interlaken. Then we returned to Interlaken on the paddle steam “Lotschberg “ before continuing back to Grindelwald for a lazy afternoon and evening which would hopefully help us through the next three very demanding days. In the evening there was a heavy thunderstorm.