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“Saturday Matterhorn and Sunday Geneva” Rlp5321′s photos around Zermatt, Switzerland (swiss alps)

  • Posted on August 9, 2011 at 12:49 pm

Preview of Rlp5321′s blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Zermatt, Switzerland Entry Title: “Saturday Matterhorn and Sunday Geneva” Entry: “Saturday Matterhorn and Sunday Geneva The internet infrastructure here at the University of Fribourg is poor to say the least. There is no wifi in the residence halls and the computer labs have shut down for the summer. I must crouch in a corner somewhere to catch a strong wifi signal and it is up and down five minutes at a time. My Undergraduate school had better internet access in the mid 1990′s than this place. Anyway, I didn’t let lack of wifi stop me from exploring Switzerland. On Saturday, I woke up early and headed to Zermatt Switzerland – home of the Matterhorn. The journey is not for the weak – it’s a three hour train ride and about a 6000 feet shift in elevation. The train ride was beautiful – it was what you think of when you think of Switzerland – wild mountains, glaciers, running rivers with glacial waters, trees, etc. I always wondered why they said these mountain communities were so isolated. Communities only 5 miles apart may have never interacted. Now that I have seen the terrain, I understand why! Most of the land is mountainous with steep cliffs and sudden drop offs. Add raging rivers and intermittent patches of dense woods and I understand why people didn’t venture far from home. At the top …

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Alps Mountaineering Trail Foam Pad Review

  • Posted on August 8, 2011 at 3:14 am

Please visit www.usframecrew.com. The Alps Mountaineering Trail Foam Pad falls into the less expensive category for sleeping mats. Perhaps we expected too much, but the truth is, it gives very little positive. One can get by with its large pack size, and limited comfort. The problem resides in that durability appears to be nil. After one use, creases have permantly been cut into the pad. The edges are eroding and gouges appear where the turf was uneven. The weight of the Trail Pad is not an issue. It feels light and airy in hand. Our most usual method would be sleeping bags on Thermarest self inflating mat or tarp on earth. There is no sense to doing reviews if everything is going to be the “best ever.” So, we try to give our opinions, and do so knowing, expecting, and hoping that differing results and attitudes occur for various individuals.

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