Day 1 L'Erié - Grand Chavalard - Six du Doe - Cabane du Fenestral T5 and I, 1200m ascent, 650m descent, 5h15 On weekends in summer, Fully Tourisme organises a shuttle service between the village of Fully and the parking at L'Erié at ca. 1880m. When I call on Friday morning to book the 10am shuttle on Saturday, I'm told that...

My first via ferrata this year: Via Farinetta in Canton Valais. On Saturday, I attended an "Aktiv Tag" organised by my heath insurance Atupri, that included a very interesting visit to the hypermodern Rega base in Zweisimmen. Little did I know, that wasn't going to be the last I was to see of helicopter rescue for the weekend....