Healing. Empowerment. Resilience.
Welcome to a world of limitless possibilities, where the journey is as exhilarating as the destination, and where every moment is an opportunity to make your mark on the canvas of existence. The only limit is the extent of your imagination.
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Stop “wining” and get moving
Here is something I have not yet shared with you. This is a snippet of a page in our GPS guide book – aka the impetus for planning each day of our trek. We receive a brief synopsis of where we are to walk that day, provided to us by the tour company called “InnTravel”.…
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Lying naked on a Marble Slab
Today we continued our trek towards the Matterhorn by tackling the Gemmi Pass, an historic trade route in the Swiss Alps. The Gemmi Pass is a dramatic high-mountain crossing in Switzerland, rising to about 7,450 feet and linking Leukerbad in Valais, with Kandersteg in the Bernese, Oberland. For centuries, it served as an important route…
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Back with a Vengeance
I don’t even know how to report this because I am still in awe of the fortitude of my travel companions. Lynn rested and recovered for a full day on her own while Rebecca and I relaxed at Lake Ochenensee. The next day that iconic team of Lynn and Rebecca came downstairs to announce they…
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Pushed To The Limit
Nothing could have looked more welcoming than our mountain hut as we ended our trek across the Sofrenghetti Pass to land at Berggasthaus Golderli, Griesalp. This establishment is the most remote and rustic of our travels. Robert, the proprietor, greeted us personally and encouraged us to remove our hiking shoes and slide our feet into…
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The Most Challenging of the Trek
This is the tale of the hike that toppled us. The day earmarked in the guidebook as “the most challenging of your 100+ mile trek”. The day I dreaded from the minute I saw the guidebook. It’s behind me now as I type this message to you. I did it! I did not survive it…
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When You Play Stupid Games…
Wengen is a town that reminds me very much of Queenstown, New Zealand. I describe Wengen as the Swiss Alps on Red Bull. The entire town is filled with thrill-seekers of all sorts. It is an adrenaline lover’s playground, where you can paraglide off the mountainside and soar thousands of feet above the spectacular Lauterbrunnen…
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