Saturday, 20-July-2024

My first big hike in Zermatt was freaking awesome.

11miles, 3,000ft elevation gain, two restaurants, and countless views. Good hiking, constant yet mild elevation gain, and I was even graced with a railway ride to descend… which my knees definitely appreciated.

I can’t believe I just wrote that. I feel old.

As old as I feel writing that out… I didn’t feel old while hiking. I felt strong, I felt good, and I was frankly a little bit awestruck at how beautiful the views I was getting were… even as I passed restaurant after hotel after restaurant. I stopped at two – one for some cold drinks, and one for a late lunch.

My friend Daniel and I have joked that, should we ever become infinitely rich and famous, we’d hire a helicopter to meet us at the top of various long rock climbs with babyback ribs and other BBQ accoutrements… I didn’t notice ribs on the menu in Zermatt, but they had pretty much everything else. So… yeah. Welcome to Swiss Heaven!