We enjoyed Switzerland so much the first time that we decided to go back for some more. This time however, we’d decided to go somewhere more…adventurous. Interlaken to be exact.
Interlaken boasts many attractions, mainly the opportunity to do extreme sports – sky diving, paragliding, hangliding, canyoning and more. We decided to give canyoning a shot, and at 8am on Friday the 7th we dragged ourselves out of bed and made our way to the extreme sports base camp.
For those of you who don’t know what canyoning really is, imagine this. Kit yourself out in a wetsuit of your choice. Strap yourself into a climbing harness. Buckle on a life jacket and get a helmet on your head. Then jump down a waterfall. 5 hours of jumping, sliding, falling, spinning, flipping and swimming. That’s canyoning.
However, that was only one day of our stint in Interlaken. We also hiked Lauterbrunnental, which translates to ‘many springs valley’ – mainly cause there is lots and lots of springs. Went partway into a mountain to see the Trummelbach waterfalls, the only glacial waterfall inside a mountain in Europe. 2 degree water roaring down tunnels and passageways inside an Alp…truly amazing. Top it off with a beer in Murren, a town overlooking the entire valley, and it’s about everything you’d ever need to enjoy a day.
We enjoyed Switzerland so much the first time that we decided to go back for some more. This time however, we’d decided to go somewhere more…adventurous. Interlaken to be exact.
Interlaken boasts many attractions, mainly the opportunity to do extreme sports – sky diving, paragliding, hangliding, canyoning and more. We decided to give canyoning a shot, and at 8am on Friday the 7th we dragged ourselves out of bed and made our way to the extreme sports base camp.
For those of you who don’t know what canyoning really is, imagine this. Kit yourself out in a wetsuit of your choice. Strap yourself into a climbing harness. Buckle on a life jacket and get a helmet on your head. Then jump down a waterfall. 5 hours of jumping, sliding, falling, spinning, flipping and swimming. That’s canyoning.
However, that was only one day of our stint in Interlaken. We also hiked Lauterbrunnental, which translates to ‘many springs valley’ – mainly cause there is lots and lots of springs. Went partway into a mountain to see the Trummelbach waterfalls, the only glacial waterfall inside a mountain in Europe. 2 degree water roaring down tunnels and passageways inside an Alp…truly amazing. Top it off with a beer in Murren, a town overlooking the entire valley, and it’s about everything you’d ever need to enjoy a day.
To top it off, back near the hostel we found a massive waterslide constructed out of scaffolding and held together with what looked to be pure luck. Lined with rubber and covered with a constant film of water, you could get some serious air. Check out the pics for a better image of what it was we were launching ourselves off.
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