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          Flegère, France, with the Mont Blanc behind me, 4812 m 
          18 September 2004   | 
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          Lac Blanc, France, 2385 m, near Chamonix-Mont Blanc, on 18 September 2004  | 
      
      
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          Hiking on the Jura mountains in France with a great view of the Col de la Faucille and the Dole mountain, July 2003  
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          Lac Blanc, France, near Flegère, with the Massiv du Mont Blanc, Aiguille Verte and les Grands Jorasses behind  
18 September 2004 | 
      
      
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          my last mountain hike before the meniscus operation, at 2000 meters on the shore of the lac de Pormenaz, au pied des Fiz, face au Mont-Blanc, France (Sunday 18 July 2004) 
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          Lac de Pormenaz, France -- too tempted by the clear mountain lake, jumped in for 3 minutes. Note the snow on the far shore (18 July 2004)  | 
      
      
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          the Großer Aletsch glacier is Europe's  biggest glacier:  23 kilometers of enticing ice and crystallized danger (10 Sept.2004)  |   
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          the Großer Aletsch glacier with the Jungfrau and Jungfraujoch behind me (10 Sept.2004)            | 
      
      
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          on  the hiking path over the Aletsch glacier in Switzerland on 10 September 2004  
            looks like a white autoroute, but a bit bumpy             |   
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        does it get better than this ?  
          10 September 2004 near the Bettmerhorn 2858 m.  
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          quick swim in the Märjelesee maybe 10° C (10 September 2004, 2 p.m.)  |   
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          level with the Großer Aletsch glacier, behind me the Dreieckhorn. - on to the Gletcherstube for a hot drink!  | 
      
      
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