Alpine Logistics

We spent last week-end crossing Switzerland and Germany to go to the Outdoor Trade Fair in Freidrichshafen. On the way home we passed through some beautiful Swiss alpine areas so we decided to make the most of it and go for an explore.

  We left the car at Simplon Pass and without a map ventured onto one of the many sign-posted footpaths that lead to the surrounding peaks and cols, leaving the itinerary to chance.

The sun came and went between the clouds as we walked up a grassy mountain side covered in bubbling streams and the occasional small lake. We were surrounded by beautiful mountains, some with quite large glaciers.

After some time we turned an ancient lump of moraine and saw the col we had been heading for. The landscape became more lunar and the view more spectacular as it opened up around us, although unfortunately the highest peaks were all under cloud and we only got a few glimpses of the mass of snow, rock and ice hiding underneath.

The wind was strong and quite cold at the col so we descended a few hundred metres to find a more sheltered spot for lunch. Soon after we were back at the car and on our way home again but knew that we had discovered another corner of the Alps we’d have to get to know better. We’d seen some fantastic-looking granite and limestone cliffs during the drive.