Tuesday 7 Jan 2020
The sun shone for four of us who set out on a perfect morn. Dodging autoroute mayhem we assembled in the carpark at Marchairuz after first taking coffee at the restaurant that we would return to for lunch. Richard had planned a Mollendruz hike but the snow did not play there. So we set off into deserted country on the well trodden trail of firm snow, ideal conditions with little wind. Realising Mt Tendre was a tad too far, we stopped at the top of the rise at 1567m, before the Caban de Servan. Peter served Johannisberg, sipped while surveying the stupendous panoramic view in 360 degrees and matching clarity. Lunch back on the col focussed on fondu under the surveillance of the 82 year old parrot, almost nailed on her perch and who did not seem to want to go to meet her maker. A great day. Thanks to Richard for rescheduling to get snow. Attending:- Mark Ws, Richard, Robert, Peter T. Apologies : Mark Wn, Mervyn, Bill.
