A rainy day 1

September 2nd

It rained in Pontresina all morning and much of the afternoon, with all mountains hidden in cloud.  I visited the guides’ office to discuss the future.  The problem now is fresh snow on open crevasses so that many approaches across glaciers are now too dangerous.  Nevertheless I have provisionally booked a guide for next Monday to traverse Piz Palü and Bellavista at least;  all the forecasts agree on fine weather for that day, but we’ve heard such promises before!

Night: Hotel Station, Pontresina