September 1st
Itinerary: Forno Hut – Monte del Forno (3214 m) – Passo del Muretto – Maloja (car park)
Distance: 14,4 km
Walking time: 5 hours 50 minutes (plus 40 minutes for the stops)
Vertical distance: 900 m uphill; 1670 m downhill
The weather forecast was not good for the afternoon and neither I nor the guide wished to do the 4 km on the Forno Glacier another two times, which climbing the Monte Sissone, for example, would have involved. So we chose to climb the Monte del Forno, an easier mountain with a marked path leading up it, albeit with a few chains, and not requiring ice axe or crampons. We started out at 8.30 a.m. in cloudy and windy conditions, tried not to waste too much time and reached the car park at Maloja at 3 p.m. just as it started to rain!
Night: Hotel Station, Pontresina
Glad ro hear of your progress and taking it easy with the bad weather. Peter
Lieber Rupert!
Was ist denn passiert? Ich hoffe nichts Ernstes… Du warst wahrscheinlich übermüdet und dann passiert schon leicht Etwas. Ruhe dich aus und akzeptiere eine Pause. Ich möchte wirklich gerne ein Stück mit dir gehen. Wann ist mir egal.
Alles Gute, Walter