Ka siin oli hoiatusmärke mitmeid, mis manitsesid valima sobilikke matkariideid-jalanõusid, varuma piisavalt vett, olema tähelepanelik kukkuvate kivide osas (mida saime ka oma silmaga näha) ning arvestama ilmastikuoludega. Kuna reisi planeerides ei olnud me arvestanud mägimatkaga, olid jalatsid linnalikud 😀 mis minu puhul tähendas pika säärega talvesaapaid, millel libeda tallaga kerge konts all. Nagu näha, siis ellu jäin, aga jalad seda nalja ilmselt mulle niipea ei andesta.
Alguses oli tõus võrdlemisi lauge, kuid peagi olid ees järsud trepid, mis võtsid korralikult võhmale. Õnneks on sellistes kohtades ka käsipuud, mida mööda on kõvasti julgem ennast üles vedada. Tegelikult oligi allatulek palju hirmsam, sest ülevalt voolas väike veenire/oja, mis tegi kivimid libedaks.
Mida kõrgemale jõudsime, seda paremaks läks ka vaade ning mäelt on hea ülevaade tervele Genfi linnale (lisaks on näha nende kuulsat purskkaevu).
Paraku ei olnud meil täiesti tippu võimalik ronida. Kui jõudsime esimesele kõrgendikule, siis järgnev silt viitas köisraudtee tipp-punkti, kuhu oli veel 2h matkamist ning seda aega (+ tagasitulek) meil enam polnud.
Mäel oligi eelnevas postituses mainitud teretamist väga huvitav kogeda - võõrad inimesed tulevad vastu ja ütlevad "bonjour". Eestis sellist asja kuskil metsarajal juba naljalt ei juhtuks.
Lõppkokkuvõttes oli küll kahju, et köisraudtee jäi proovimata, aga samas oli ka selline matk esmakordne ja väga põnev väljakutse. Mul on hea meel, et me kohe käega ei löönud, vaid otsustasime mäge vallutama hakata 😊
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The weather was great for visiting Mont Saléve which is located in France, very close to the Swiss border. You can get on top of the mountain on a cable car, but unfortunately we were unaware that it's only working from Friday - Sunday. We saw couple of empty cabins going up and that gave us hope that maybe we could somehow get on top still. There was no one to be seen at the base where the cabins were operated, so that left us with two options: to admire the view from below or to hike to the top. After some thinking we decided to test ourselves and find a way there. It was said on their web page that there are many ways to get up and the trails are marked well. There is a highway next to the mountain and there are also some bridges to cross it. Since there were no signs leading the way to the trail, we stumbled on a wrong bridge at first, which led us to a mining area full of signs which looked like regular people had no business there (we can only assume, it was all in French). Luckily the second bridge was the right one and there were also warning signs, this time about being safe on the trail. For instance it recommended checking the weather beforehand, having a good water supply with you, wearing the right clothes and shoes and also warned about falling rocks (which we got to see as well).
Since we didn't plan hiking at all, I was wearing "polite footwear" - boots with modest, but slippery heels 😀 I feel like my feet will never forgive me that experience.
At first it didn't look too difficult, but the higher we got the steeper it got as well. Luckily they've somehow managed to build stairs with handrails there which were very helpful for pulling yourself up.
Our workout was well awarded with the greatest view over Geneva. You could even see the fountain from there. When we finally reached the first highpoint, there was a sign that showed how long it would take to reach where the cable car would've taken you. Unfortunately that was another 2h hike and we just didn't have that kind of time anymore, so we decided to head back down.
As I wrote in the previous post, it was very interesting to see people hiking and saying "bonjour" when passing us. It's something I've never experienced in Estonia, where people generally try to avoid "unnecessary" human contact as much as possible.
In conclusion it was a bummer that we didn't get to go on the cable car, but on the other hand I actually really enjoyed the hike as well. It was something I had never done before, and we also got to see a very nice view during this adventure, so all in all - I'm glad we didn't give up right away 😊
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