Glaciers, Skyraces, and The Matterhorn
Guided by Simon Conroy
This year’s Matterhorn Ultraks trip had a larger-than-life quality to it-- both the trail running and the guests! We ran across glaciers, travelled to Zermatt to run under the Matterhorn— and then ticked off a famous Alps trail race series. Here's how it went.
At Lämmerenhütte. Which way would you like to go? Our crew headed towards the Wildstrubelgletscher.
Look mom: No crevasses! You can run on Wildstrubelgletscher– at least this part.
Yours truly, striking a pose that is designed to instill total confidence in my abilities. (How did I do?)
During recon of her 46 km Skyrace-sanctioned course, Danielle tries to distract us from a certain famous peak in the background.
Mission accomplished for David on the 30 km race– and it’s now beer-thirty!
Still smiling: Meghan wraps up the 30 km. Nicely done!
Last but certainly not least, Danielle ticks off the 46 km course… which was more like 49 km. Part of the International Skyrunning Federation series, the Ultraks 46km is a tough course with 3,600 meters of climbing.
Mountains can have moods, too. The Matterhorn in one of its moodier moments.