| Destination Schilthorn (2970m). Having just departed Birg we head straight for the Schilton via gandola. | |
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| The Schilthorn has a revolving restaurant. Behind me is the Jungfrau. |  |
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| In the distance you see Spiez and the Thuner See. Hikers descending down to Murren. |  |
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| Trail marker showing the way down from the Schilthorn. |  |
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| My German friend Klaus, who I thank for persuading me to that this great hike to Kiental. Right above this lunar landscape is the Schilthorn. |  |
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| My walking stick really came in handy for this 2km descent to Kiental. |  |
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| What made this hike so interesting was the ever changing landscape. |  |
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| This descent to Kiental took 6 hours. Just when I thought we reached the destination we would encounter another valley. |  |
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| The Chilchflue directly behind me. This rock face rivals that of El Capitan in Yosemite. We actually encountered hikers ascending this trail. |  |
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| Immediately below is Klaus. Further down is a farm house where we would have lunch. We would then encounter a steep descent after leaving the plateau below. |  |
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| Here is the family chopping fire wood. Most cabins like the one behind me are dated when the house was finally built. We encountered a cabin along the trail that was dated 1836! |  |
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| What have we here? The Fort Knox of cheese? About a couple thousand dollars worth of cheese here. No joke. No wonder - the cheese tasted delicious. |  |
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| Right above this cliff is the farm house we had just visited. After descending down this steep canyon, I refreshed myself in the glacier water. |  |
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| Another beautiful valley below. But Kiental is still not within sight. |  |
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| More scenes of Spiggegrund valley. |  |
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