Just heard from my mountain guide. He's agreed to guide me on the ascent of the Riffelhorn. So it looks like I'll be scratching the sky one more time.
What gives you the biggest sense of anticipation? There are a lot of things I enjoy anticipating. Right now I am anticipating waking up in the morning and grabbing a cup of coffee at Bo's. With that in my system I will rise from the dead and a new day will commence. But there's no anticipation quite like the anticipation of climbing a peak in the Alps.
By the way, my guide's name is Walter. Here he is preparing to guide me up a 3,000-foot vertical rock face near Zermatt.
It was one of the most exhilarating things I'd ever done to that point in my life.
The Riffelhorn has a similar rock face. It will be an easy climb for Walter but a real challenge for me.
Will I be ready?
Lots to anticipate!