A short day
July 29th
Itinerary: Grossalp to Cimalmotto
Distance: 9,4 km
Time: 3 hours
Vertical distance: 420 m uphill; 890 m downhill
Peter and Nona walked down to Bosco / Gurin for a good buffet breakfast in the hotel (Nona had done this yesterday). I could not walk down so went by chairlift at 8.30 a.m. No pharmacy in the village but managed to get some ibufren off the hotel first aid box, also a bandage from the minute local Coop. Used wi-fi to partially update website blog.
Weather: windy and rainy most of the day. This and the state of my knee precluded any summit attempts.
At midday Peter and I took the chairlift back to the hut, collected our things and walked over the Quadrella Pass to Cimalmotto where we had reserved accommodation. Nona went there by car. My knee – bandaged – held out quite well.
Night: Munt la Reita agroturismo, Cimalmotto