Post Capanna Cristallina Observations

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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