Spectacular Swiss Alpine Traverse: Breithorn to Central Breithorn
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- Right after touching down in Zermatt, Switzerland, we were blessed with a rare gift from Mother Earth: a crystal clear day in the Swiss Alps. We seized the opportunity to do climb one of the most famous 4000m peaks in the area known as Breithorn. Given the incredibly clear yet awfully windy weather that day, we decided to continue on after the Breithorn summit and traverse over to Central Breithorn along one of the most epic ridegelines of our lives. This is Swiss alpine hiking at its finest!
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Discovered you guys today and spent my whole afternoon watching your videos! I love hiking and watching you guys makes me so happy. Love the energy and positivity!
Thanks very much for telling us that, Dylan -- we love sharing the joy of adventure with others who feel the same. So happy you found us, and delighted you're enjoying the videos! ❤️
That traverse makes the devil's backbone look like a soccer field! Seriously though, you guys are insane!
Haha that's actually a really good analogy -- that was probably a lot like what it would be to do Devil's Backbone in the snow! It was quite scary in places, but being roped up and having the ice axes and crampons definitely helps because even if one person falls the partner still has a good chance to belay the slide. ❤️
Omigosh! My heart was in my throat most of this episode. I haven't been so afraid for you since Little San Gorgonio Traverse! Take care. BTW...I love the little snippets of regular life when you're not hiking. The hotel and balcony looked adorable. Love you guys.
Thanks Mark! Very glad to hear that about enjoying the snippet of regular life, because on the very next hike we did Adam found his all-time favorite mountain hut snack spot and we'll def show snippets of that as well! Best trip ever!!❤️
Yeah Adam, your camera work was awesome and captured the steepness of the traverse. Found myself sitting on the edge of my seat enjoying the views. Thanks.
That is really great to hear, thank you. Sometimes we'll be on something really crazy and then I'll look at the footage later and just be like "dang, I didn't get it." Very glad to hear the steepness of the traverse came across, because in person it was freaking heart-pounding! --A
Mind blown! So surreal. Once again thanks for taking us there❤
So happy to take you on this one! It truly was surreal, like hiking around in a painting or something but with just enough actual danger to keep you focused. One of the funnest things we've done in a while for sure. ❤️
Spectacular guys! Your hitting one home run after another on this trip! This one was outstanding. So treacherous! One miss step. Well we don’t want to even go there. You drop your Pop Tart it’s gone forever. I never thought of my sweet, sweet precious Elise as a Bad A**, but Adam you are absolutely right not only on this go around, but through out the history of this channel. Elise you are something else young lady, but I’ll always think of you as my sweet innocent adopted daughter with a very hardcore attitude that fits in keeping with my Jellybean! Stay safe guys! Will be watching for the next out of the park home run! Love you guys! ❤️
Thanks so much, Larry! Yes I've definitely been feeling that way ever since Mont Blanc. I think making it up that climb took me through whatever mental doubts I'd been having since my back injury, and we've just been going crazy with the hard hikes since then. A couple of times Adam's been like, "should we just take a couple days to rest?" and I'm like, "I need to CLIMB!" So I'm the Bad A** Jellybean for sure on this trip!! ❤️ --E
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Thanks for sharing. My wife is from Zermatt and we have done the Breithorn and the traverse as well. The views are out standing. The 2 peaks just to east Pollux and Castor are also awesome. So many great hikes there. The hike to the Hornli Hut on the Matterhorn is great. A great lunch hike/walk is from Blauherd to Flualp. Amazing views everywhere. Short 30-45 minute hike. Food is awesome. The hike from Rottenboden down to the Glacier is great and you will have a great chance at seeing Steinbock under the Gornergrat. I am so glad you got to Zermatt. As always you two are inspirational.
Thanks so much, and those are great recommendations -- we really want to do that Glacier hike, and Pollux and Castor too. And then of course Matterhorn, though now we know we need to book the Hornli Hut early. We did get a couple other cool hikes in there, including a crazy traverse attempt from Oberrothorn which we'll edit and show you in a week or two. Already excited to get back and do more next year. Please let us know any other recommendations you have as well, because we will for sure return often and would love to hear about and learn from your experience there! ❤️
You can cross the glacier from Rotenboden as I mentioned and go to the Monte Rosa Hut. Very fun day. Getting off and on the glacier can be a little tricky at times@@LiveHardxLoveHard. The hikes to the Rothorn Hut, Weishorn Hut . Mettlehorn and Hohbalmen are great and the views beautiful. Have a great time.
@@zermatt593 Fabulous -- especially excited about the glacier / Monte Rosa hut hike. Thank you!!
Super video. You both have alot of courage. Thanks for sharing and have fun.
Thanks very much, Ted -- we're having the time of our lives on this trip, and are definitely going to make it an annual event! ❤️
Great trip, great job, you two are so on FIRE right now. Be safe and God Bless you both!
Thanks so much -- ya this really has been the trip of a lifetime with this astonishing run of great weather. Really glad you're enjoying, and God bless you too! ❤️
Love you two lots, your story is inspiring and love for one another more so!@@LiveHardxLoveHard
wow, incredible. My late father was up the Matterhorn a couple times in the 70s, I wish he had this kind of footage! Stay safe you two.
Dave that is so cool that your dad climbed Matterhorn! We wish you had that footage too -- we'd love to see it, and see the ways they climbed it back then! We're planning to climb Matterhorn next summer, and will def try to get some good shots for you up there in the spirit of your adventure-dad! ❤️
You guys will remember this day. Living life fully.
Thanks very much, and you are totally right -- these kinds of days where you fully commit to what you love never fade too much in memory. ❤️
What an awesome adventure! Reminds me of when my wife and I went to Switzerland in 2019. Zermatt and Chamonix are two of my favorite places on the planet….the views, the culture, the food! Spycher & Hotel St Julen were two of our favorites….
Yes, we are right there with you! Two of the greatest places in the world. And for next time you go over there, let us also recommend the beautiful Dolomites town of Ortisei -- the views from the Dolomites are just spectacular, and the Italian food is pretty good too! ❤️
I only found your channel today and loving the content so far. I did the Breithorn a few years ago and it was crazy windy then as well, to the point that we were almost lifted off our feet. It was supposed to be the start of a 6-eay hut-to-hut high level tour called the Spaghetti Tour, but was cut short due to the weather conditions.
Great video and looking forward to seeing more.
Thanks Richard, so happy you found us! That's awesome you were shooting for the Spaghetti Tour -- it's on our bucket list for sure, and we might even try it as soon as next year. And congrats on getting up Breithorn in that wind -- it felt gnarly even on the day we went, which was def not as brutal as the day you went. Smart that you turned around when you did -- now that we've been on it, we can testify that continuing that traverse in body-lifting wind would be suicidal! ❤️
Epic climb again guys, super cool views
Thanks very much. We freaking loved this one -- really fun and relatively low-stress climbing, and epic views in every direction! ❤️
Great hike it's great to see you guys having so much fun , what wonderful views, enjoy Zermatt it's a great area, next the Matterhorn!!!
Thanks for sharing, Larry Owens
Thanks Larry! Ya you know Adam had Matterhorn in his sights for this trip, but we couldn't get a reservation in the Hornlihutte during the good weather window so we'll have to do it next year (maybe during shoulder season when the hut's not so booked up). But that's ok, we're planning to climb in Europe for a month every summer so there'll be plenty of opportunities. ❤️
❤amasing climbing ❤
Thank you very much! It was an incredibly beautiful place that we will never forget!! ❤️
You guys are insanely awesome. Thanks for bringing us alone. Love you.
Thanks so much -- it was a huge pleasure to bring you along on this one. As soon as we saw how perfect the weather was going to be we knew we were going to be able to show you guys some crazy and unique views, and that got us even more stoked than we already were up there! ❤️
Thanks for this awesome video. You two are so cool, just love you both. BTW, that was a white knuckle ride! Wow...
Thanks very much -- ya we were def white knuckling it a little bit on that knife-edge snow ridge in the high wind for sure! But then when we got out of the wind it was SO enjoyable. Really recommend this climb. ❤️
Nice views and great weather! It's been up to the upper 90's here in Florida today! Seeing you two hiking in snow and ice is just amazing this time of year. Good luck and continue to have fun!
Thanks Joseph -- oh my gosh we've been following the crazy weather over there, and now in Hawaii too with all the fires! Hope you're staying cool, and meanwhile we'll keep the snow and ice climbing going!! ❤️
I hereby proclaim you are among the best climbers in the world. Love it,,,...........
Haha let's hope we make that proclamation come true one day -- we definitely have a lot of goals to move up the climbing ladder, health willing! ❤️
Mind bending views. Yes, you are badasses.
Thanks Tim! Yes no matter which way we went above Zermatt, the view were about the best we've ever seen. What a place! ❤️
My heart was in my throat during the whole video! You are both crazy!! 😊
Haha glad you enjoyed! It's funny you say that, because we were very close to continuing the traverse to the next two mountains over -- but in those wind conditions that would have been crazy 😂
This is amazing!! Most underrated channel on RUclips. You guys are awesome!!
Thanks very much -- that is great for us to hear. So glad you're enjoying these adventures. Best trip of our lives so far! ❤️
Mind blowing....thanks for sharing the epic hike.🙌
So glad you saw it! This has been an incredible trip overall, but the Breithorn traverse really stood out for us because it was our first big climb in Switzerland and helped us understand what this beautiful place is all about. Just like Austria and the Dolomites, Switzerland is def going to be a part of all our European trips from now on! ❤️
You are 5 hours away from my house. What a fantastic place. I would never do anything like that but wow. Thank you for taking me on this adventure.
Oh my gosh Anna, we have a whole new appreciation for the beauty of Europe after this trip. Do you ever go and do any of the regular hikes in Zermatt? We did a few lake hikes and things like that too, and loved them. Feeling a bit jealous that you are only a half day's drive from all this magnificence! ❤️
You’re both very bad Ass ! Another great video guys xx
Thanks Seth! This hike, and also Oberrothorn, had some of the greatest views we've ever seen. The Zermatt area definitely deserves its fame! ❤️
Another ridge, another heart attack soundtrack, Chapeau chaps 🥰
Thanks Gerry! This was such a fantastic hike. We couldn't even believe the views when we were seeing them with our own eyes! ❤️
extraordinary scenery . This ridge is... my legs kind of shake even I'm home and the snow looks like is ready to break down from travers. You guys are Awesome.... Happy for you
Thanks very much, and yes we had a little bit of that feeling too on the traverse. It's just hard when you're in a new place to know how much to trust the snow, but WOW is it fun to do this kind of climb! ❤️
well done guys!
Thanks Kevin! This one was straight fun, beginning to end. ❤️
You guys are awesome. Spectacular views in perfect weather. Great to see you climbing in the Swiss mountains.
Thanks very much -- yes we've gotten incredibly lucky with the weather, and just been reveling in it. Very happy to finally get to Switzerland, and now that we've gotten a taste of it we'll probably come back every year as our summer trips get longer and longer! ❤️
Exciting! Spectacular! Thrilling! Only experienced experts need apply. Thx for that excellent camera work. Unparalled views! Lucky no strong winds while you traversed the Spine. No room for error! That thin rope would have taken the both of you. Fearlessness is mandatory. Do be careful!❤😊
Haha thanks, and we definitely promise to stay careful -- we have way too much exploring to do to get injured or worse. Very glad you enjoyed the views -- still can't believe the weather we got!! ❤️
interesting how different people react to high altitude. Ive been to 3900m before and I noticed that the air was thinner but it didnt bother me. my body felt the same as at sealevel
Bravo guys! Spectacular views in the whole video! Elyse, I love the shades!! 💪💪
Haha thanks Shannon! I love these crazy shades too. One day when they break I'll get real glacier glasses, but until then I'm sticking by them! ❤️ --E
I've just got to get a pair of those shades for my wife! Where can I find 'em?
❤Super cool 🎉🎉🎉❤
Thanks Emil! One of the most enjoyable high-altitude hikes we've ever done -- just beautiful the whole way! ❤️
I love mountains, I wish you good luck in realizing your dreams❤
Oh my oh my oh my those views!
Yes Carl! Switzerland is freaking mind blowing. We've got another couple Swiss adventures coming up that are also just insane view-wise!! ❤️
@LiveHardxLoveHard just got back from a trip to Prague last week no hiking unfortunately but beautiful place! I'd love to go to Switzerland one day its breathtaking
@@CarlStacey that's awesome! We'd love to go to Prague, and it's high on our wish-list of places to visit when Adam early retires next year! Let us know if you have any must-do tips!
Spectacular
Thanks -- ya Switzerland is freaking unreal. ❤️
That ridge had such steep dropoffs, there's no way I could hike that!
Ya the drop offs were pretty crazy. Honestly it wasn't bad at all when we were sheltered from the wind, but on the parts where the wind was blowing hard it was scary AF! ❤️
That was quite breath taking you two!! What an incredible feat and such spectacular views on snow covered peak and a venerable sea of glaciers. Cheers and keep it safe.
Thank you -- very glad you saw this one, because the views on it were some of our favorite from the whole trip. What a place! ❤
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Can you or have you ranked your 5 or 10 best summits World round? That would be cool & illuminating. I
@@Taskerofpuppets That's a great idea -- we'll do one on that when hiking season slows down in the winter!
I was on edge of my seat watching this😎 fantastic video,
Thanks Dave! So glad we had a crystal clear day to show you both the drop-offs and the beauty of this spectacular place!! ❤️
Yeah!! Very nice film about the tour at the *Breithorn*, I absolutely love Switzerland and the beautiful mountains 🤪🤘😃
Thanks, so glad you enjoyed it! We totally agree with you about Switzerland. This was our first chance to hike there, and we fell in love with it just as you did. We'll be back often! ❤️
Amazing Video. Thank you very much!😊
Thanks very much -- it is our pleasure to share this incredible place with you!!! ❤️
Heck yeah! Congratulations guys! ‘This is livin right now’ 😂Kudos
Yeah Brian!!! You know we try to live big and go for it, but this trip has really been on another level thanks to good health and almost perfect weather the whole time. We can't even quite believe it ourselves -- so glad you're enjoying!! ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard happy for you guys! You inspire so many people!
That was absolutely stunning views! Good job!
Thank you! Yes it's so fun when you hear that a place has great views, and then you go and it's even better than you'd imagined! Switzerland is magical. ❤️
What a stunning ridge. I used to rock climb but that ridge would do my head in 😵💫😎
It was truly incredible, Francis! The views from there were just mind-blowing. Super cool you used to rock climb. We've been working on our rock climbing skills so we can use them to reach some more difficult summits -- it's a challenge, but really enjoying it so far! ❤️
Fantastic video like always ... love your adventrous videos ... perfect camera shots and edit ... happy clibing :)
Thanks so much! Really glad you enjoyed this one -- I'm sure you could tell that we had an absolute blast making it. The hiking over here is just amazing, and it's a joy to share our experience of it with you guys! ❤️
Dramatic traverse and amazing views! You guys are clearly having a wonderful trip!
Yes Catherine! Our honeymoon trip last year was incredible, but this one is actually better. We've just been blessed with perfect weather and good health, and we're making the most of it until we run out of vacation time!! ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Luck, fun and gratitude make a great combination! Enjoy the rest of that vacation time!
Back problems? What back problems? Great to see you back in prime shape and doing what you do so well. Another fantastic view that I would never see without your channel. You guys are the best.
Yes!!! It feels so good to be all the way back, and able to plan out adventures without worrying about back issues. Really happy to be taking you on these European adventures -- the Alps are just epic! Thanks so much for all your support and encouragement -- during the injury as well as during the triumphant aftermath! ❤️ --E
Wowzaaaa
Switzerland! What a place. ❤️
Your video cover photograph of Elise with ice axe overhead can be summed up in one word - savage (in a good way) - just like an ancient female Viking!
Haha that is perfectly said, and no accident! Adam is descended from Scandinavian vikings, and it is literally his favorite look in the whole world 😂 --E
That ridge line was crazy. I am glad that you made it safely. Thanks for sharing something that I would never consider doing. I get scared going over the Devil's Backbone on Baldy (once) during the summer. Stay safe. Loved the video.
Haha no shame there, Devil's backbone in pretty dicey in places! Really glad you liked this one -- it was one of the two or three funnest days on an unbelievably fun trip! ❤️
I think you two can control the weather thereby allowing you to up the danger factor. The Breithorn ridge was crazy scary. Thanks a bunch
Haha it almost felt like we could, because we were both wishing that Central Breithorn would be wind sheltered when we finally got up to it and it totally was. It was so nice on that summit! ❤️
Hey guys! I've been traveling, just back and catching up. Top of my RUclips videos is as always, yours! Another wonderful incredible 'hike' 🤣, very impressive. Your skills continue to grow, way to go! Take care.. Paul
Thanks Paul -- welcome back, and glad we can provide some return entertainment!! ❤️
Wow, wow, very cool. I am still catching up with your videos. Have been hiking in Montana for a month. I love all the hikes, Elise. What brand is your jacket. I loved it ❤ have a wonderful day!!!!
Cynthia that's awesome you're hiking in Montana -- you gotta let us know about any good ones because we'll probably be up there next summer/fall! E just had to go on a work call, but I'll ask her to add something about the jacket when she's done. Meanwhile, keep crushing it in Montana! ❤️ --A
Hi Cynthia! This is an old Marmot 700 fill - it’s treated me so well over the years! Have a great evening 🥰🥰🫶
So awesome to find your channel/videos. We just were in Zermatt/Matterhorn in June/July and loved it !
Training for GC in October
Tony so happy you found us!! Very smart to do GC in October -- the weather should be perfect. And we're right there with you on Zermatt -- we will be back often, as it sounds like you will too. Look forward to sharing intel on great places with you in the future! ❤️
Elise is a bad ass and Adam is too!
I was in Hollywood, CA again this past week and thought of you both!
Glad you present your life on RUclips!
MN Dave
That's awesome Dave! Hope you went in the ocean!!!! ❤️
Great video you guys! You rocked it.
Thanks very much! Switzerland is an amazing place to shoot a video -- wherever you point the camera is gonna be gorgeous! ❤️
Stunning! You are so brave!
Aw thanks Linda! It really was beautiful up there, and we couldn't believe our luck with the cloudless weather. ❤️
Amazing, no words !! 🙂
Switzerland is incredible, Petr! We will be back here many times, for sure!! ❤️
simply stunning!
It's so nice when you hear about a place for so long (everyone's been telling us about Zermatt) and then you actually go and find out it's not overrated at all -- it really does match up to the hype! ❤
What a great video!! You both are fearless. I would absolutely lose it up on that ridge. It looked like a short hop over to the Matterhorn. Surprised you didn't alter your route to include a quick climb there.
Ya the Matterhorn was SO close! Of course we were hoping to climb it on this trip, but weren't able to get bunks in the Hornli Hut during the weather window. But that's ok -- next time we'll know to book the hut way in advance and then hope it's good weather when our day arrives. Mountaineering is often about good weather luck, after all. The good news is that not doing it gave us the chance to climb some other really cool stuff which you'll see in the next couple weeks! ❤️
Thank you for sharing your travels with us!
We are so grateful that you choose to come along with us! Comments like this really keep us motivated to keep sharing, so thank you. ❤️
U2 are simply amazing. I've done quite a few extreme sports but never what u both do... so easily.
Thanks so much -- we've really been working hard on our mountaineering skills, because we want to be able to move up to some 20,000 foot peaks in the next couple of years! ❤️
Pretty cool.I done Breithorn in August ,it was amazing!!
Awesome that you just did it too! It really is amazing. Just incredible views, and a truly beautiful ridge line along the top. We're all so lucky to be able to experience it! ❤️
I quite understand Elise why you said it was the Bests days of your life this vacation.. I can remember while I was in Switzerland at a small but confortable hotel, the only view I had from my window was the incredible Matter horn... Over 13000 feet, you are so much in shape... Wow 😘🤗✌️
Thanks Serge! Yes we had that same view of the Matterhorn several days there -- so spectacular! Very glad you got to see it in person. Really a special place!! ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard yeah Elise, it's a must... Nite... 😴💤💤💤
Woah, I just can't believe how beautiful the Alps are. The traverse totally reminds me of Alex Honnold's ascent up to Mont Maudit in his The Soloist VR film. Similar super steep terrain with those little snow ledges to walk on. This was awesome and such fun to watch! Thanks!
So stoked to be able to show you all these Alpine climbs, Matt! Ya it is ridiculously beautiful all through the Alps, and just a perfect companion to the Sierra. Going back and forth between them has always been our dream, and each year we're a little bit closer to living it full time! ❤️
Awesome Video, your camera captured the steepness of the traverse very well. So glad to have met you on Breithorn! ;-) I'm really proud of you guys for making the central Breithorn traverse! I coudn't do it. Looking forward to your 5 lakes video!
Don't forget to upgrade your thin static rope if you're doing Matterhorn next year ;) You guys are amazing, keep it up! 😍
Sam from Switzerland
Sam it was such a pleasure to meet you! We'll def reach out to you before we come next year, and hope we'll get to see you when we're back for Matterhorn and also (hopefully) Weisshorn! ❤️
Well *I* was thinking if one slips off that spine the other better jump off the opposite side, I don' know but I been told that the best conditioning for altitude is to train in the valley then drive up to altitude to sleep nights rather than the other way round. More reliable conditioning and maybe in less than the 3 weeks standard
Ya that's absolutely true about these spines. You wouldn't exactly jump, but you would definitely throw your weight down the other direction as a counterbalance to stop the person's slide without getting pulled down yourself. That's interesting about sleeping at altitude. The only problem is that it's very hard for many people to sleep up high, so they train high and then drive down a few thousand feet to get a good sleep! ❤️
what a spectacular hike, how long did it take to get up and down from the peak. in training next to tackle the matterhorn.
It was about 5 hours total, not counting the 1/2 hour at the starting point to get all our gear on and off. Would be a great training hike for Matterhorn because it's so high up, plus you get those great views of the back of the Matterhorn to get you psyched! ❤️
Yeah, its like being on top of the world up there. I can't help but to get a laugh when you mention the 'snack spot', I haven't heard it for a while, maybe since Shasta or ? BTW, I like your sunglasses....take care and travel on !!
Haha wait, you gotta watch the Konigsjodler video! Adam finds a crazy snack spot, and it's an epic climb in Austria we did a few weeks ago!! Meanwhile, glad you like the giant shades!! ❤️ --E
You both continue to blow me away
Thanks Dan -- you are the best!!! ❤️❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard If you have a chance, check out me and Lori's hike at Glacier National Park. I am so proud of Lori. She has worked so hard to get to where she is. You both are an inspiration to us ❤️
This weekend is the Perseids Meteor Shower. Find a high spot away from light pollution and enjoy.
This is great advice, everyone -- get up high on a clear night!!! ❤️
What a great traverse! Ice Axe and ice crampons! Woohoo! It's not easy using Ice Axes and Crampons! Great job on your traverse, what's next? Great Job!
Thanks Eric! Next up are a beautiful lake hike, a sketchy rock traverse, and then an epic via ferrata, and then we'll see. So many possibilities!! ❤️
Another great video. Be sure and take care of your eyes and your noses! When I was climbing in the Sierra I wore glacier glasses with side shields and a leather nose guard. You don't want to get melanoma on your nose. I know you don't want to look "dorky" on camera, but if you want to enjoy years of climbing please use good eye and nose protection. I knew a contractor at work who had to have growths cut off of his nose. It left ugly scars. Just saying. 🥰
Thank you that is good advice! We're very good about using super strong sunscreen on our noses, but you're right that even great sunscreen isn't as protective as an actual physical barrier. Of course, I'd have to convince E to give up those giant sunglasses, but it could happen! ❤️ --A
So cool! Wanted to go a few weeks ago but there was too much wind. Expected to be really crowded but seems so quiet in your video 😍
Yes Sylvia, it really can get windy up there. There were quite a few other people going up to the Breithorn summit, but absolutely no one but us doing the traverse over to Central Breithorn. The only people we saw on that part were two guys coming the other way doing the "Spaghetti Tour." Hope you get a chance to do this climb on a less windy day in the future -- the views are definitely worth it! ❤️
A lot of sharp points nice The snow looks wonderful, dealing with this heat is horrible ugh
Yeah Andrea we've had the most incredible weather! Apparently everyone in the European lowlands is suffering from the heat wave too, but up where we've been it's like 60-70 and gorgeous every day! Hope you're staying cool and in or around the water!! ❤️
Gorgeous!! 🏔️ epic views! Elise I love your glasses. And glad you guys spent some time relaxing at the lake!
What is this rope? Are you guys tied together? Does it not get in the way when you’re hiking?
Thanks Arielle! We got in some nice spa time in Leukerbad too, which really made it feel like vacation as well as adventure. As for the rope, its basically a way to make sure that if one of us slips or trips (most likely Elise, based on our history of hiking together) the other one can dig in ice axe and crampons and stop the slide. Of course, the downside is that if it doesn't work you can both get pulled over the edge. But I'm confident I could stop Elise's slide if it came to it, and pretty confident that she won't need to stop mine, so the rope is worth the hassle when it gets really crazy steep like this. ❤️ --A
@@LiveHardxLoveHard hahaha just throwin Elise under the bus 🤣
@@ariellemccracken9565 Haha either that or she tripped and fell under 😂😂
looks cold. you guys are awesome.
Thanks Robert! Ya it was a weird day, because when we were in a wind shelter it was very comfortable, but when the wind was whipping it felt freezing! We kept zipping up and then opening our jackets depending on wind. ❤️
So absolutely gorgeous
We're with you, Rick. The hiking and climbing around Zermatt is just non-stop beauty if you catch good weather, and we got super lucky with it! ❤️
BREATHTAKING BEAUTY COLORS VIEWS SCENERY LANDSCAPE WEATHER FOOTAGE VIDEO 📹!
Thanks David! We still can't believe we got that kind of cloudless weather. What a place -- Switzerland is ridiculously beautiful! ❤️
Let's goooo!! That thin ledge was epic! And I kinda feel like the Matterhorn is calling you guys. I'll be in Zermatt next week from Tuesday-Sunday if you guys happen to be around!
Tyler that's awesome!! Are you gonna do Matterhorn? Breithorn? Adam really wanted Matterhorn on this trip, but we couldn't get a bunk at Hornlihutte during our window, so we'll have to do it next year. Def wanna hear if you do it!! ❤️
Does your legs ever get tired, fatigue, cramps, shutdown? What do you do if it happens?🤔
Yes, in fact on Mont Blanc we were both really struggling hard at about 15,000 feet. It wasn't any more technical than Breithorn, but that extra couple thousand feet of elevation really hurt us. We actually just sat down in the snow and rested and ate carbs until we felt we could continue. Did the same thing toward the top of Shasta when we hiked it in that windstorm. Sometimes you just need to sit for a few minutes and eat some sugar -- at least that's our strategy, and it's worked well so far! ❤️
Very nice, but I'm wondering how can You take so easy this ammount of UV, my face was totally destroyed although I used UV protection before travers and this wind surely did't help with this.
Thank you, and that's an important question about UV protection in the mountains, especially on reflective snow. We use a sweat-proof broad spectrum sunscreen with SPF 50, and so far it has done a very good job of protecting us. The only problem we've had was one snowshoe adventure in California last winter when we thought we'd be wearing our thermals and shells, but it got so warm that we went all the way down to our short-sleeve base layer and had forgotten to sunscreen our arms. They got badly sunburned. But even in that environment with reflective snow, at least our faces with the SPF 50 were ok. ❤
Love it, as always! I probably asked before, but which crampons and boots/shoes are you using? Also, looking at your rope, looks thin. Is that a 7mm? If so, as a climber, I would upgrade to a 9mm dynamic minimum for actually using for belay purposes vs occasionally helping up or down a rough spot. Don't want anything to happen to y'all!
Ya that's a good eye -- it is 7mm exactly. We obv wouldn't use it for any kind of rock climbing, but it's pretty darn handy for a 10-12 foot snow belay (and much lighter than the thicker dynamic ropes, which means a lot when you're climbing far and at such high altitude). The crampons are just basic Black Diamonds (they have a nice lengthener for my size 13 boots), and the boots of course are our beloved Salomon X-Ultras, which fit the Black Diamonds great (though sadly, will not be warm enough once we graduate to 20,000 foot peaks in the future 😥). --A
@LiveHardxLoveHard Yeah, at 20,000' it will be hard to stay warm. Used to ice climb a lot and my feet got cold, even in double plastic boots. You have to keep moving! Hiking and scrambling will probably keep the circulation going better than technical ice though.
The snack spots are getting sketchier and sketchier with Adam! Next stop K2?!
Haha one day let's hope! We just gotta keep practicing, improving and getting used to higher and higher altitudes!! ❤
You got great snow conditions. I can hear it nice and crispy. It was all quite mushy back in June especially on the way down. Totally amazing views so the only question is what's next?
Yes you are right, it was totally perfect conditions (a little mushy on the way down, but not terrible). We couldn't get a spot at the Hornli hut, so Matterhorn will have to wait for the next trip. But up next is a crazy traverse attempt starting with Oberrothorn -- it didn't go perfectly, getting too dangerous at the crux of the traverse -- but the views were truly magnificent. Looking forward to showing it to you! ❤️
You guys are nucking futs! Stay safe.
Haha thanks Robert -- we're having a blast but definitely staying safe as well. Adam had me on rope belay the entire way, just in case! ❤️
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Haha heck yes, Switzerland!!! ❤️
How long was this entire trip for you guys? just trying to gauge how much time I would need for a similar itinerary
Eddie so stoked to hear that you're thinking about a major trip like this! We couldn't recommend it more highly. We were able to get just over 5 weeks. We originally planned about a week each in France (Alps), Austria (Alps), Italy (Dolomites), and Switzerland (more Alps), with some leeway in between. It worked out almost that way, but we took nearly two weeks in Austria because we were loving it so much. Of course, then we got to Switzerland and immediately wished we could just live there! Six weeks would have been more ideal than 5, in terms of giving us more relaxing rest days, but it's hard to get 6 weeks off! ❤️
Loved it ..I don't know anything about Rock climbing so had a question ..the ropes that you had was it attached to each of you ..how does that create safety ..? I mean if one falls chances are it will pull the other one down .
That's a fair question. The idea is that the person who doesn't fall will dig in with crampons and ice axe and stop the other person's slide. Of course it doesn't always work that way, and there are definitely cases where both people end up falling. But in our case, we know from experience that I'm about 5 times more likely to slip than Adam, and he is super strong with his ice axe and crampons, so I feel very confident that if I did fall he would be able to stop my slide. If he falls...well, I would do my best. But he's so sure footed and good with gear that the odds of him falling are very low, so we're playing the percentages the right way by roping up. ❤️--E
@@LiveHardxLoveHard for that technic to work out on the ridge your partner should have the rope really really short...otherwise chances are little (0?) That he can stop your slide...but then it is difficult to film you 😅. You guys take care...in case u do something more technical take a mountain guide for your safety😊
@@Jeanne92 yes you are right that we leave the rope longer than one normally would due to filming, but no need to worry -- I could still stop her slide from the length of rope we're using, or honestly even the slide of a much larger person as long as it's not on pure ice or something. I've practiced doing belays like this on different slopes, and feel confident I could belay her in these conditions. Now if I were to fall instead of her, it would be a different story...❤ --A
YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING!! what camera/mic did ;you use for this?
Thanks Don! We used a GoPro 10 with a fuzzy mic cover that we built ourselves, and an iPhone 13 with no mic cover. So nothing fancy, but they're ultra-light and get the job done! ❤️
thank you!! @@LiveHardxLoveHard
but why should you be roped up on such a steep spot? Isn't that useless... if one falls, both die, or am I just not understanding something?🤷🏽♂️
That's a great question. The theory is that the person who doesn't fall can dig in with crampons and ice axe and stop the slide. Of course, if they can't then you are right -- it's a two for one special. But I'm historically a lot more likely to fall than Adam -- he basically never falls -- and he is very, very strong with his axe and crampons and confident that he could stop my slide. So basically, the rope gives us much better odds of avoiding something tragic, though it also does slightly increase the odds of a double tragedy. ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Okay, Thanks 😊
Excellent.
Stoked you liked it -- one of the top 3 funnest days of the whole trip for us! ❤️
Again, guys, truly amazing s@it!!! You guys are really pushing these trips....I'm actually starting to get nervous for you two :). So make me feel better...it looks like you're following a path already put into the snow on the ridge right? Or is Adam breaking trail ahead of Elise?
That's a great question, Michael, and yes you are right -- that path was already broken. There was no one on it when we went, probably because of the wind, but we did run into two guys on the Central Breithorn summit who were coming the other way on something called the Spaghetti traverse. They made it sound awesome, so that's on our list now for next year. And we were roped the whole way, so even if I had slipped Adam was confident he would have been able to dig in and stop the slide, which made me feel a lot better about the whole thing! ❤️ --E
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Okay, so I get the rope but to a point...so I'm only a reader when it comes to mountaineering skills but can one person self arrest two people tied together on. rope?!
Stunning, stunning, stunning! So cool to see this snow climb in August! Just a question: So were parts of the climb/traverse basically on some cornices? It's hard to get a perspective from the camera shots but figured you have the beta. Oh, and after all these awesome adventures, are you ever going to come back home? 😀
That's a great question, Dan. Yes there were parts of the traverse on cornices, and although people had definitely broken the trail before us we were still a little worried about one possibly breaking off, which in addition to the wind is why we stopped at Central Breithorn. If we'd felt a little more comfortable that all the cornices in the distance were safe we might have kept on going til dark and then just crashed in the boot room of one of those distant mountain huts! ❤️
Love the "superfly" sunglasses, Elise. Is there a snow-side to the Matterhorn? The spine was amazing! Looks like they are going through a drought, right? You had incredible weather for these adventures, and I love living vicariously through you ♥
Ya Bob, the other side of the Matterhorn that we saw from Zermatt is the more famous (and snowy) side. I think we got some cool pics from that side that we'll show you -- it was amazing looking in clear weather!! ❤️ --A
Till when are you in Switzerland?? We're coming the 20th!!
We just left, and are already missing it! It is now very near the top of our list of places to spend serious time in early retirement -- just amazing in terms of adventuring, and we loved the people too. So jealous that you are going to be there soon! What do you have planned?
@LiveHardxLoveHard inspired by you two, I'm looking for a via ferrata route, but because that's new for us, an easy route and with guide. And a training ultra of around 50-60k as a preparation for the 50miler I have in September, maybe the Eiger Ultra 51k route, or around Lake Thun. And some biking and hiking in the Berner Oberland, Jungfrau region. Can't wait! 🤩
@@mholscher Wow talk about inspiration -- the Eiger Ultra looks amazing! Excited to hear which via ferrata you choose, and confident you will master the technique very quickly!! ❤
WOW beautiful!:) As a momma, do your parents watch and freak out?:)
Haha that's a good question! My parents used to freak out when my older brother and I used to climb tall trees when we were kids, but at this point they're so used to me doing challenging things that they're okay with it. Plus, they know that Adam always goes first on the sketchy stuff, so he takes more of the risk. For Adam, his aunt Gail loves our videos but she can only watch about half of them. She can't bring herself to watch anything where he's free-soloing or doing a sketchy traverse! ❤️
Bellissimi gli occhiali da ghiacciaio, complimenti proprio adatti per l'occasione.
Haha there's a whole story behind these shades and we have a lot of laughs about them on the channel, but in truth I've been through a lot with them and won't give them up easily no matter how much Adam tries to talk me into legit glacier glasses! --E
That is crazy! Unsure if you're brave or crazy😂 Either way the views!! Stay safe out there.
Haha we have an ongoing riff about whether brave people -- in any field -- are really just crazy 😂 They need to do some studies on that! But we promise to stay safe -- these views are too great to miss out on through injury! ❤️
After over 4000m it starts to be a real challenge to catch breath while moving.. heck, to me that level starts already at 3200m and onwards! Kinda funny that at 2000m all is almost like at sea level.. 2700m can cycle almost ok, but hiking after 3000m it all changes rapidly.. So seeing You two having fun and laughing without huffing and puffing (of course You took shots after a little rest) tells that climatization has been a success. 😊
That icy ridge.. well.. sure footed is a minimum requirement and secondary comes brain with a hole on fear centre.. 😁Once I did a short walk with my son on a icy path (At Stupaital in Austria) over snowy mountain ridge and was sooo scared if he missed a step and would take a slide for few hundred meters on snow... it wasn't anything as steep as Yours, but fast ass slide would have been a sure thing! 🙃
Again thanks for amazing views from our beloved Alps! 😍
Yes you are so right about that -- over 4000 makes it pretty challenging to do anything. I'm impressed that you can cycle well at 2700 -- that's where I start having a hard time biking or running, especially uphill, and have to slow down to hiking pace. But hopefully next year we'll start living at altitude, and that will make it a lot easier to go after high peaks! --A