Hike - Faulhornweg

Yesterday a group of us went on a hike on a trail called Faulhornweg.
From left: Geoff, Adrienn, Shane, Me, Richard, Vance, Bernard, Henry, Tommy







We took the train to Interlaken, and then took a mountain train (aka, slow train that isn't included in my GA so I had to pay...grrrr) to Schynige Platte. That's where we started the hike from, it was 16k and took us about 6 hours (including rest, lunch, swim breaks). The terrain was mostly rocky, and fairly flat with some intense uphills (that almost killed me...sigh, so out of shape). Near the end we went mostly down, and ended up near a glacier lake that some of us (including me!) were brave enough to swim in...brrrr! Then after a bit more walking we were at First, where there is a ski resort (I can't wait till ski season!!) and we took the Europe's largest Gondola down the mountain...about half an hour ride. The Gondola took us to Grindewald, and from there we took a train back to Interlaken and then home. It was a full day adventure, I left home at 6:15am and returned at 10:30pm, since the area was pretty far away from Baden. It was a tiring, yet fun day! Here are some pictures






Looking down over Interlaken at the beginning of the hike












The other end of Interlaken (I'm too lazy to turn it into a panorama picture...)












As you can see I wasn't the only one taking pictures...haha

















"I'm king of the world!"











My roommates: Bernard, Henry and Richard (from left)















The view from where we stopped for lunch. You can see one of the Interlaken lakes in the distance.















Eating lunch...hiking is hungry work













Adrienn (Tommy in the background)











The ants go marching one by one...
Vance, Adrienn, Richard, Shane, Bernard















Me, just past the halfway point, feeling pretty tired.

















It's all downhill from here...

Point to the end!

(yes, that's Tommy in the background pretending to be an airplane...)















Henry and I...you can see the glacier lake in the background where we stopped for a swim.













Shane being thoughtful.
















Beautiful...














Vance, me, Adrienn and Shane (from left) braving the cold glacier water.












Tommy went in later, and then quickly decided that he was finished.















Geoff and some random sign.
















The home stretch












In Grindewald after the gondola ride...yay, we did it!