Switzerland, Germany, Italy, France
Spent 3 awesome weeks in Europe this year.
One of the Best parts of it was the "Via Ferrata" or "Iron Way" ,Swiss-German "der Klettersteig". If you EVER get a chance to do one of these, jump on it. It's worth the hurt. Ours was an F5 in the southern region of der Suisse. We had everything on this climb from the steel cable, steel ladders, 200 ft steel cable bridge, to a challenging steel rope ladder (like on an old ship). It would be pitiful of me to forget the 40-50 ft verticle climb after the steel rope ladder. Rough stuff. Totally enjoyable. I look forward to doing more.
One of the Best parts of it was the "Via Ferrata" or "Iron Way" ,Swiss-German "der Klettersteig". If you EVER get a chance to do one of these, jump on it. It's worth the hurt. Ours was an F5 in the southern region of der Suisse. We had everything on this climb from the steel cable, steel ladders, 200 ft steel cable bridge, to a challenging steel rope ladder (like on an old ship). It would be pitiful of me to forget the 40-50 ft verticle climb after the steel rope ladder. Rough stuff. Totally enjoyable. I look forward to doing more.
Also, got to go the the Matterhorn. Beautiful rock. Huge range. Got up to 12740 ft. Awesome and breathtaking. What a view.
Now to that Diabetes thing. It must be said that during ANY trip we took, from hiking thre ancient watrerways to doing the Via Ferrata, my insulin pump was on suspend and I had to eat about every 30 minutes to keep my glucose levels up. It was amazing. Whenever we got back to the room I was staring, but we ate like kings. Some good endurance training for me this summer in the Alps. Sometimes the trips were as long as 10 hours, which makes me feel good that I can handle the glucose levels and the endurance.
Don't forget the goat. Bahhhhhhhh! All with bells on too.
