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Matterhorn Ascent

Well, not quite; that is two years away. But it is never too early to start training. These are a few photos of a little light limestone rock climbing on cliffs near Pennington Bay, on Kangaroo Island.

Limestone cliffs near Pennington Bay, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

Limestone cliffs near Pennington Bay, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

Limestone cliffs near Pennington Bay, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

Limestone cliffs near Pennington Bay, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

Limestone cliffs near Pennington Bay, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

Limestone cliffs near Pennington Bay, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

I don’t have any doubt about my climbing ability. But I need to get accustomed to the heights and drop offs. I will spend some time at a climbing wall in Adelaide this weekend to test some skills.

But I am sixty this year (how the heck did that happen?) and time is ticking. If I don’t do Mt Blanc and the Matterhorn soon, I will run out of time.

 

 

The Perfect Holiday

Thinking ahead to 2020 and my perfect holiday.

800 days from today till the opening of the 2020 Wagner Festival in Bayreuth.

From there to Oberammergau for the Passion Play.

Then to Zermat for a few days, on the gondola and up the Matterhorn to at least the Hörnli Hut. I am pretty fit, but not an experienced climber. I would not make it to the summit.

Looking towards the Matterhorn

Looking towards the Matterhorn

Then to Lourdes, from there to St Jean Pied de Port and the Camino, with a few days in Santiago de Compostela before heading home.

It is doable, I think, and with cheap hotels and train travel, and walkng the Camino, would not be too expensive.

Can anyone who has done any of these things offer any advice?

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