Team “Los Incognitos” rides out the rain

Team Los Incognitos spent the day in the HohSaas Hut riding out the rain and wind as a weather event moved through. It’s a very nice hut, so even though we would have preferred climbable weather we can complain, the cappuccinos were yummy and the food excellent (pork and pasta for dinner).

We did get out and scout the approach to the route that we are planning to climb tomorrow (the Normal Route on the Lagginhorn) so that was time well spent.

Oh, and we celebrated team member Amy Duff’s birthday – she claims that she’s 61 but seems more like 51, seems she might be a decade off.

I’ll attach a photo of the hut and a photo of Amy right after she blew out her birthday candle.

Paul Koubek

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