Afroz suggested to go hiking on the weekend. He had a nice trail in Valais in mind. I was up for spending time outside, but the proposed route would imply a four hour one way car commute, tilting the balance of commute to hike entirely in the wrong direction in my opinion. So we spontaneously compromised on a trail near lake Klöntal. My idea was to link some smaller unremarkable mountains that I hadn't been to yet. The trick was chosing a Southerly aspect for the hike and not go too high - both to avoid getting into snow. It worked out beautifully! We enjoyed great November weather. In the sun high above the perpetually shaded Klöntal valley lying still in hoar frost. We ticked two of my three planned summits. The third looked a bit too intimidating after we had just scrambled over some karst landscape and steep slippery grass. It's most definitely doable, but at the same time easy to get stuck in these conditions when you never know whether you'll encounter a patch of snow or ice in the wrong spot. So we watched the local chamois population show off their skills in difficult terrain and enjoyed each others company and conversation on the way back to the car.
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