Gordon RitterSxS: Final Day and a Final DecisionYesterday was the culmination of the last 11 days crossing Switzerland (Trip Overview). We had made it almost to the French border, with…Aug 23, 2015Aug 23, 2015
Gordon RitterSxS: The Longest Day, Day 9 to Le ChableToday was the longest day of the trip, 11 hours of running and climbing, from Arolla to Le Chable. We climbed 5 different passes…Aug 23, 2015Aug 23, 2015
Gordon RitterSxS: Day 8 Detour, Fresh Snow above 10k FtRob Thompson joined the SxS voyage today for the last 3-day leg along the Haute Route, from Zermatt to Chamonix. His first day was a…Aug 21, 2015Aug 21, 2015
Gordon RitterSxS: Made it to Zermatt! End of Stage 2, Day 7Reached Zermatt today, after a 28-mile day with almost 8,000 ft of climbing. So cool to reach this famed ski town after so many days…Aug 19, 2015Aug 19, 2015
Gordon RitterSxS: Day 6, south to OberemsQuick post now following an 8-hour day of almost non-stop steep ups and running downs. Got to sleep before 5:30am start tomorrow to…Aug 17, 2015Aug 17, 2015
Gordon RitterSxS: Two big climbs on Day 5After a nice rest day yesterday in Grindelwald at the foot of the Eiger, today we completed a “double-climb” day to Kandersteg. It was an…Aug 16, 2015Aug 16, 2015
Gordon RitterSxS: Rainy Day 4 before Rest Day!On our last of four days before a planned (and needed!) rest day in Grindelwald, the rain came down hard. For most of the high crossing…Aug 14, 2015Aug 14, 2015
Gordon RitterSxS: Perfect Day 3 to EngelbergAltdorf to Engelberg today. Perfect day. We were paranoid about the heat but left early and got up high to the breeze before the sun got…Aug 13, 2015Aug 13, 2015
Gordon RitterSxS: Very hot Stage 2Our second day turned out to be much hotter than the first, with little cloud cover. Mid 80s temps, with the sun it felt like 100+…Aug 12, 2015Aug 12, 2015
