CUHWC Saastal Trip

26th July 2009 to 5th August 2009

This year's CUHWC summer trip went to the Saastal area of the Valais Alps in Switzerland, based in Saas Grund. My Alpine gear didn't get very extensive use this year, but I did several excellent walks to 3000m+ peaks: the Mittaghorn, Monte Moro, Jegihorn (by via ferrata) and Seetalhorn.

Monday: Antrona pass. The river by Camping Mischabel	A snow bridge over Furggbach	Looking ahead to the Antrona pass	Tom, Michael and Ruth below the pass
Antrona pass (2838m), on the Swiss-Italian border, with cloud on the Italian side!	Ruth at Antrona pass	Tuesday: to the Britannia Hut. Looking up Saastal from the Kapellenweg	Saas Fee
The Alphubel, Taschhorn and Dom, towering above us	Ascending through the woods above Saas Fee	The Mischabel range	Looking down to Saas Fee and Saas Grund, from Platjen
Looking SE from Platjen, towards the Cresta di Saas	Traversing below the Mittaghorn	Mattmark	Looking across to Heimiwang, the valley below the Antrona pass
Edelweiss	Looking over Mattmark to Monte Moro	Michael, climbing the moraine by the Chessjen glacier, with the Weissmies beyond	Looking SE to the Stellihorn and Spechhorn
Alphubel	Crossing the Chessjen glacier	The Strahlhorn, Rimpfischhorn and Allalinhorn, from the Britannia Hut (3030m)	Lagginhorn and Weissmies