Day 10 (October 10, 2008)

The hike on day 10 was from the Hotel Lauberhorn to the Upper Grindelwald Glacier. To get there from the hotel you have to walk through the countryside past lots of cows and friendly dogs. At one point we encountered someone leaf blowing the trail (only in Switzerland).

To facilitate access to the glacier, a series of 900 steps were made out of split logs. It is a very good workout to get to the top. Once we finally got to the top, Liz was shocked to see how far the glacier has receded since her last visit in 1995. The lower parts of the glacier were completely gone, more than 100 meters higher. When we got back to Grindelwald, we had a rustic pizza, and watched the sun set on the Eiger.