Switzerland In Focus - Discover Switzerland: Experience the Best of Switzerland - page 592

bike up at one station and drop it off at another.
Bikes can be reserved online. A one-day bike
pass for SBB trains costs Sfr18.

Summer Sports
Towns

Resources

Veloland ( www.veloland.ch ) For maps, route de-
scriptions and the lowdown on Switzerland's
nine national routes, plus details on bike rental
and e-bike stations.

1 INTERLAKEN

2 GRINDELWALD

Mountainbikeland ( www.mountainbikeland.ch )
Useful website for mountain bikers, with details
on Switzerland's single-trail and fun tours, and
three national routes.

3 ZERMATT

4 KLOSTERS

Adventure & Water
Sports

5 DAVOS

Rock Climbing & Mountaineering
Switzerland has been the fabled land for mountaineers ever since Edward Whymper made
the first successful ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865, albeit a triumph marred with rope-
breaking tragedy. Today, Zermatt's Alpin Center arranges some first-class climbs to sur-
rounding 4000-ers.
The climbing halls in Chur and Interlaken are perfect for limbering up.

Swiss Alpine Club (SAC; www.sac-cas.ch ) Browse for information on countrywide climbing
halls, tours and courses.

Schweizer Bergführerverband (Swiss Mountain Guide Association; www.4000plus.ch ) Search
for a qualified mountain guide or climbing instructor.

Via Ferrate
For the buzz of mountaineering but with the security of being attached to the rock face,
clip onto a via ferrata ( Klettersteig in German). These head-spinning fixed-rope routes