Switzerland - Tanzbodeli and Obersteinberg - 9.4.2009
Start from the village of Gimmelwald (1363m)... hike down the north side of the Sefinental Valley and up the south side of the valley to Tanzbodeli (2100m)... down to the Obersteinberg Hotel (1778m)... and finish by hiking down to Stechelberg (919m)... ~6.5 miles, gaining 2431 feet of elevation.
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Flags in the village of Gimmelwald.
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Homes and lodging in Gimmelwald.
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Schwarzmonch and Jungfrau from Gimmelwald.
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Tschuggen appears in the clouds from Gimmelwald.
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Gimmelwald from the south side of the Sefinental Valley.
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Murren from the south side of the Sefinental Valley.
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Looking NW across the Sefinental Valley and Wasenegg Ridge to Schilthorn.
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Denali Girl near Tanzbodeli... with Jundfrau in the background.
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Birg... taken near Tanzbodeli.
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Jungfrau, Gletscherhorn, Abeni Flue and Mittaghorn... taken near Tanzbodeli.
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Denali Girl near the Tanzbodeli turnoff... Gimmelwald and Murren on the left... Stechelberg and Lauterbrunnen on the valley floor... Wengen on the hillside above Lauterbrunnen.
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Only a 20 minute walk to Tanzbodeli (little dance floor)... but it has started to rain and we will make a dash for the Obersteinberg Hotel.
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Denali Girl hiking down to the Obersteinberg Hotel.
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We are above the Obersteinberg Hotel.
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Pretty obvious where the Obersteinberg Hotel gets their milk.
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Jungfrau from the Obersteinberg Hotel.
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Abeni Flue and Mittaghorn from the Obersteinberg Hotel.
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Schwarzmonch, Jungfrau, Abeni Flue and Mittaghorn from the Obersteinberg Hotel.
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Schmadribach Falls from the Obersteinberg Hotel.
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The ridge above the Obersteinberg Hotel.
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The Obersteinberg Hotel.
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Part of Gspaltenhorn's east shoulder.
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The Folla Hut/Hotel as we head down to Stechelberg.
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Denali Girl at the tiny village of Trachsellauenen... less than a mile remains to get down to Stechelberg.
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