15 min before 4am I headed to the main square of Grächen. Is a 2 min walk, and I see already few runners heading the same place. Ambient is great and soon will start a long journey. Excitement is there 😃!
We kick off the adventure, first we run some streets through Grächen, some trail up, then the flowy Zauberwasser-Weg and we keep on different trails. As we move we spread and I can see how we are drawing a line with our torches 🔦 in the mountains. A great memory! This image will last for about 2h before we get our first sunrise 🌄 of the adventure and we can switch off our torches.
First checkpoint is in Europahütte and it takes me some time to achieve it. First 5-6 kms had some runable part but soon I'll discover that this will not be the trend. Indeed it will take me about 4h to overcome 18 kms. Quick stop to eat 🍌🍪 and refill 🚰.
After that, comes a highlight, the longest suspension bridge in the world with its 494m length.
From here I'll keep following the Zermatt valley, stopping in Täschalp. Here, the volunteers were with music full on and very energetic 💃🕺. I keep eating and drinking to keep myself in best conditions.
