Already at takeoff from Schilthorn it was clear that there are extraordinary circumstances that day. Within only a few minutes I climbed up to 3800m.
Instead of crossing directly towards Jungfrau, I decided to take the route via Gspaltenhorn in the west because from there the crossing towards Jungfrau is shorter. After that crossing towards the Rottalhütte I began climbing first with thermals, and the higher I got dynamically, along the south west flank of the Jungfrau, until I finally saw Jungfrau at the same altitude. The thermals alone would not have been enough, so I was glad I could count on the relatively strong northwest wind for climbing the last 400m.
After Jungfrau, flying over Mönch and Eiger was much easier as I reached them almost at their peak altitude.
For landing I flew via Faulhorn and Schynige Platte towards Interlaken.
Details about the flight are here:
www.xcontest.org/switzerland/...
29 авг 2017
