Switzerland - Mannlichen, Tschuggen and Lauberhorn - 8.31.2009
Take the gondola from Wengen to Mannlichen Station... hike out to Mannlichen... then back to the station and continue to Tschuggen, Lauberhorn and Kleine Scheidegg Station... ~4 miles, gaining ~2800 feet of elevation.
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From Murren we see our target across the Lauterbrunnen valley... Mannlichen is on the far left side of the ridge... with the two high points on the ridge being Tschuggen and Lauberhorn.
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From Mannlichen (2343m) we see Grindelwald in the valley... with Wetterhorn on the left and Schreckhorn on the right.
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The ridge NE of Mannlichen has Faulhorn, First, Schwarzhorn and Gemsberg.
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Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau from Mannlichen... with Tschuggen and Lauberhorn in the foreground.
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Looking down on Wengen and Lauterbrunnen from Mannlichen... with Breithorn, Tschingelhorn, Gspaltenhorn, Bluemlisalp and Schilthorn in the distance.
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Mannlichen Station.
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Tschuggen in the foreground... between Monch and Jungfrau.
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The trail along the east side of Tschuggen... Monch in the distance.
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Looking back on Mannlichen from the east side of Tschuggen.
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Off the main trail and heading up the SE side of Tschuggen.
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Jungfrau and Lauberhorn as I climb the SE side of Tschuggen.
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Still ascending the SE side of Tschuggen.
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Eiger, Monch, Jungfrau, Grosshorn, Breithorn and Tschingelhorn in the distance... Lauberhorn in the right foreground... Kleine Scheidegg Station below.
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Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau... the Jungfraubahn Station (observation area) is located in the col (Jungfraujoch) between Monch and Jungfrau... Kleine Scheidegg Station is below.
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A closer look at the Junfraujoch between Monch and Jungfrau.
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Looking back at Mannlichen from the Tschuggen summit (2521m).
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The village of Grindelwald from Tschuggen... Wetterhorn and Schreckhorn beyond.
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Murren across the valley from Tschuggen... Grosshorn, Breithorn, Tschingelhorn, Gspaltenhorn, Bluemlisalp and Schilthorn in the distance.
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Lauterbrunnen and Wengen from Tschuggen... and the gondola leading up to Murren.
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The ridge NE of Tschuggen... that has Faulhorn, First and Schwarzhorn.
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The Kleine Scheidegg Station, Jungfrau and Lauberhorn.
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The Tschuggen summit register.
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North face of Eiger.
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Tschuggen from the Lauberhorn summit (2472)... Mannlichen to the left.
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Eiger and Monch from Lauberhorn.
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Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau from Lauberhorn.
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A closeup of Kleine Scheidegg Station from Lauberhorn.
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Almost down to Kleine Scheidegg Station... Eiger and Monch in the distance.
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The Eigernordwand restaurant at Kleine Scheidegg Station... from here we will ride a train back to Wengen.
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