1253m hiking up, even with just light 7 kg packs, requires a bit of training. Tendons need to be strengthened beforehand. We all managed to get up there, but only one of us was trained enough to happily continue with a similar pace (800m up, 1700m down) the next day. Just hiking back down to the car caused sore legs and knees for the following days.
It was a beautiful trip though!
Continuing as a road trip was a nice plan B.
No one got blisters or anything else. There were a couple of items that could be optimized.
To Do Afterwards:
Put in first aid kit:
– monuril3
– Water disinfection tablets
Fill up mini lip balm
Fill up deo
Find second pee rag
Find green waterproof bags
Buy face cream with SPF Ultrasun to use every dsy
Fix chest strap of 40l exped backpack
Insert shoelaces that don’t come undone
Beanie that doesn’t slide off head during the night
Gloves, even if it’s hot at the bottom of the valley
Superduper warm down jacket is just wonderful when it’s coolish.
The hut was not heated so it got quite cold inside in the evening while having dinner and sitting around afterwards.
Hat cord so it doesn’t blow away in strong wind
Download swisstopo map before going offline
Set phone so I hear when family&friends call
Close the gas of barbq before leaving

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