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Mountain Weekend
September 7th - 8th
Dont miss it!
This is a hiking event for people who want to spend a weekend in the
Alps and stay in a simple mountain hut.
Program
Meeting: Saturday, Sep 7th, 08:15, Meeting Point of the Zurich Main Station
We will take a train/bus to Starkenbach. A small cablecar will take us
up to 1580m of altitude. We will hike up Mount Selun (2204m), the
peak you can see at the right on the picture. This takes about 2 hours
and offers a terrific view, especially to lake Walensee right below
(and especially if the weather is nice). After a rest, we will hike
the same way back down and visit a cave. After one hour's walk we
reach our accommodation, the Selamatt mountain hut. We will cook our
own dinner and sleep in small dorms (woollen sheets provided) - but of
course only after a lot of playing games, chatting, singing... and
maybe even a short stargazing walk.
On Sunday, there is enough time for another walk/hike depending on the
weather conditions (approx. 2-4 hours). We will be back at Zurich HB
around 18:00.
Please note:
This event takes place in the mountains. You should be reasonably fit
to undertake the hike as described, and you should definitely bring
good equipment (hiking shoes - no jogging shoes - and a good
raincoat). The hike is neither difficult nor dangerous, but people
should stick to our instructions. The accommodation provides no luxury
but everything necessary, plus a lot of atmosphere. There is electric
light and even a shower, but no hot running water... We will cook on a
wooden stove. Some soft drinks and beer can be bought at the hut.
What to bring:
- ticket Zürich-Starkenbach and back (via Wattwil-Nesslau),
costs: 15-60 CHF - see table below. Please buy your
ticket before Saturday 08:15 - at least you must buy the
one-way ticket Zürich to Starkenbach if you plan to use
your Gleis 7 ticket.
- hiking boots
- rain coat (maybe also rain trousers)
- lunch and snacks for two days + drinks for one day
- hat, sunglasses, sunscreen
- important: some space in your backpack to carry a share of
the dinner and breakfast
plus maybe a torch, games, camera...
There is no need to bring a sleeping bag.
Costs:
Apart from the train ticket please bring Fr. 20.- with you for expenses
during the weekend. The estimated costs for the train tickets are in the table
below. No guarantees on accurate prices...
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Halfprice-Ticket |
Full price |
using Gleis7
(leaving Starkenbach after 7pm) |
15 CHF
one-way ticket |
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| not using Gleis7 |
30 CHF
return ticket |
60 CHF
return ticket |
Questions:
If you need any further information, please write to Marielle at
mountainweekend@yahoo.com
Registration deadline: August 30th, 18:00
This event is limited to 16 participants.
Note: IAESTE Switzerland takes no responsibility in case of an
accident. Please make sure that you are well insured.
Registration closed.
List of Registered Participants
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