Looking across to Grosse Scheidegg

This basin sits below First and across to Grosse Scheidegg. It is a great place for walking in the summer and skiing in the winter. Across the valley is the main mountain range.

Grindelwald - First, Waldspitz, Terrasenweg

July 19th 2011
Yesterday was a domestic day so not worth recording. Today we took the chairlift to First. The glaciers and mountains around were clear but topped with cloud. The trip up to First is one that you can never tire of. It is magnificent and one of the reasons we come to Switzerland. We took a route that we haven't done before. This was down the cliff face below First then across an Alp, pa ... read more

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