Page 26 - 1993 AMA Summer

Rocking at Furri
walkway in it. The rock climbing venue is an excellent area as it has the scope for all grades.
Day 4
This was the first day of bad weather, so rather than stay in and achieve nothing, a second option was taken of MOUNTAIN BIKING on one of THREE newly opened routes. This again for most proved a very arduous day.
Day 5
Weather still on the decline so a walk up to the TRIFT HUTTE. This gave every member an insight of how the Alpine weather changes so rapidly. The day again, because of the w'eather. made a normally easy walk very hard.
Day 6
With the promise of good weather we made contingency plans to walk over to the MOTA ROSA HUTTE. To save three hours
Ascending to the Trift Hutte
walk we took the GORNERGRAT RAILWAY up to ROTBODEN, to save time as 3 Km. of the walk is acros the GORNER GLETSCHER. However heavy snows overnight and more on the w'ay, made it too dangerous for the groups ability. Day 7
Day spent visiting ZERMATT especially the ALPINE MUSEUM and ENGLISH CHURCH.
Day 8
The weather reports had said there was an improvement, so we went to the cable car station in the hope of getting the first car up to the TROCKENER STEG. We ended up waiting for an hour, so the group took the SCHWARSEE car up and walked below the MATTERHORN. Then a return route via BIEL to ZERMATT. Day 9
This day w'as spent packing up stores and closing any local accounts made at shops etc. With any last minute shopping from the lads.
Day 10
This day was spent travelling back to CELLE.
On return, the PXR and all the secondary paperwork has now been completed. This enables the SFA to claim back all the monies that were advanced to us to enable the exercise to function.
Apart from the uncontrollable (the weather), the exercise proved to be a success and an enjoyable experience.To see a plan unfold and develop into a reality, only goes to show that there is always someone, somewhere, that is willing to help if you have a feasible idea or plan that has a good chance of working.
Plans are now being drawn up for next year, for an exercise to start where this one ended. (In CELLE? Ed)
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Group at the Trift Hutte