WITNESSES TO THE CHANGE: Daniel Silbernagel adventuring in the Alps
Daniel Silbernagel is a Swiss mountain guide who has spent 300 or more days for each of the past 20-plus years in the Alps, hiking, climbing and guiding. Our 2010 Alpine Adventures brochure highlights the mountaineering gear Silbernagel used during a long weekend in Switzerland’s Gruben Valley where he was doing repair and maintenance on the Underi Bächli-Licken, a moderate alpine route that has sections in constant need of attention in order to keep it safe due to the Gruben Glacier’s retreat.
Below is the essay Silbernagel wrote for the 2010 Alpine Adventures brochure in which he shares his personal observations of the impact global warming has had on what has essential been his backyard for the past 20-plus years.
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