Two of the things I’ve always loved best about my friend and college roommate, Kelly, are her adventurous streak and spontaneity. In the previous posts, I told you guys about our paragliding escapade and Oktoberfest exploits. In addition to paragliding during the Interlaken trek, we also went hiking and canyoning.
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| Kelly, Susanna, & I pre-hike |
According to Wikipedia my favorite source of online knowledge, canyoning is “traveling in canyons using a variety of techniques that may include other outdoor activities such as walking, scrambling, climbing, jumping, abseiling, and/or swimming.” We went with my paragliding instructor, Luki, in a canyon right outside Interlaken. Wow what a crazy sport. Within five minutes of entering the canyon, Luki, Susanna, & I were accidentally swept down a chute of raging white water after Luki tried to jump across a gorge with me on his back, missed the landing, and Susanna tried to heroically grab us. Don’t worry mom, I was wearing a helmet. Not more than ten minutes afterwards, we all had to jump 30 – 40 feet through a narrow rock chute into a small pool. Clearly the Swiss aren’t concerned with pesky American traditions of liability.
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| What a sport |
Besides crazy sports, Interlaken is also a beautiful region of Switzerland to go hiking in. Jungfraujoch is the hallmark mountain in the region and the scene of a James Bond movie. The boys tell me that it was the scene of a revolving restaurant. Like with most hikes in Switzerland, we spent most of the hike in awe of the natural beauty and slightly ashamed as seventy year olds with walking sticks overtook us with ease.
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| With Jungfrau |
Over the past nine years, Kelly and I have gotten together in three continents. Friend anniversary year ten is coming up next fall. How do you feel about Antarctica Kel?
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| Bring those muscles to Antarctica Kelly! |
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