2017 Boarding School Field Trip

From May 24 to May 30, 23 students and five teachers set out on the traditional trip to Randa, Switzerland. We spent the week enjoying midsummer temperatures and were able to offer a wide variety of hikes. Among the highlights were certainly the visit to the Domhütte at 2,940 meters above sea level and the ascent of the Groß Kastell at 2,830 meters above sea level. Each hike involved a climb and descent of around 1,500 meters in elevation. The hike to the Groß Kastell began at 3:00 a.m., and the summit was reached just in time for sunrise, so the hiking group was back for breakfast by 9:00 a.m.

With an elevation gain of just under 300 meters and a distance of nearly 15 km, this year’s hike once again followed the route from Eggerberg to Außerberg and back. What makes this hike special are the many small tunnels and one long tunnel that’s 1.2 km long. The brave ones ran through it in complete darkness, and the legend of the tunnel keeper in the middle of the tunnel particularly impressed one student, who claimed to have seen as many as four cave dwellers.

Our other hikes took us to the Randaer Kreuz and Hauspil, via Chuebodmen to Bergij, from Randa to St. Niklaus, via Arigscheiß to Lake Schalisee, and via Rötiboden to Lake Schalisee as well.

Of course, we couldn’t miss out on the obligatory trip to Brigerbad. So everyone got to relax and have fun at the pool for a day in nearly 40-degree heat.

That week in Switzerland went by way too fast, as usual. But we’re already planning our hiking week for next year.