A running and walking holiday in the Swiss Alps

Our holiday this year was to the Swiss Alps where we visited Bettmeralp for a week with the Glossopdale Harriers running club, then on to Kandersteg and Grindelwald with a couple of friends. There was plenty of running, walking, eating bread and definitely way too much cheese (especially for Tim, the fondue was the tipping point!). Here's a selection of photos to show you what we saw and got up to:

Bettmeralp

Bettmersee....the lake just 5 mins walk above the village of Bettmeralp

Running on the first day

The Aletsch Glacier seen from below Bettmerhorn

A close up view of the Aletsch Glacier

Bettmeralp Chapel Maria Zum Schnee

On the mountain trail to Eggishorn

The ridge we came over from Bettmerhorn to Eggishorn

Swiss National Day - the band

Swiss National Day - children (!) with torches ready for the procession

Swiss National Day - the torch lit procession back to the chapel

Kandersteg

A massive waterfall on the walk up to Lake Oeschinensee from Kandersteg

Glaciers from Blumlisalphutte, Kandersteg way below us

Just leaving Blumlisalphutte back down to Kandersteg 

Looking back up towards Blumlisalphutte

Lake Oeschinensee with the cliffs towering over

One of many glaciers seen on the walk from Kandersteg to Blumlisalphutte 

On the journey to Grindelwald there was a storm brewing

Grindelwald

Train ride up from Interlaken to Grindelwald

Running up from Grindelwald to Kleine Schiedegg, Shrekhorn in the distance right of picture

A well earned rest above Kleine Schiedegg with the Jungrau creating clouds

Looking down towards the Lauterbrunen valley with the Schilthorn in view

The very helpful Swiss sign posts

Starting the steep descent back into Grindelwald after traversing on the Eiger Trail

The Eiger is trying to hide in the clouds

The Swiss obsession with storing wood

A beautiful rainbow on our last evening

The Eiger with the Grindelwald in the foreground

A more moody Eiger with a storm brewing