Kandersteg Survived – Not Quite Bankrupt Yet

The trip to Kandersteg was a fantastic success.  I finally got out with Jessie and her Scouty pals on some reasonably high glaciers and even topped the trip off with a summit: the Hockenhorn.  That was the first time over 10,000 feet for most of the children. Highlights of the week included Walks up to Oeschinensee with the scouts and the Explorers.  What an idyllic place this is.  Even though it is an exceptionally easy access corrie thanks to the cable car, 5 minutes walking gets you away from the busiest “throngs”. Here everyone was getting stuck into a bit of cold lake swimming. Here’s granny giving it what for on the Rodelbahn – max speed 2 mph! Yeah man we’re really extreme !!! Jess gives it some welly jumping one of the many...