{"id":4299,"date":"2011-08-04T17:11:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-04T15:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/2011\/08\/day-4-davos-into-the-mountains\/"},"modified":"2011-10-11T23:09:47","modified_gmt":"2011-10-11T21:09:47","slug":"day-4-davos-into-the-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/2011\/08\/day-4-davos-into-the-mountains\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 4 &#8211; Davos into the mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The weather had cleared after the night&#8217;s rain and we were eager to get away into the hills. I had left Julian&#8217;s touring bike in Flims and instead I borrowed Dieter&#8217;s mountain bike. Chris packed two full panniers onto his bike and Emily one. This resulted in a new naming convention being formed. Emily was christened One-pan, and Chris Two-pan. Luckily I did not have a carrier on my bike and just had my lugger-backpack.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 400px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-4299-1\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Emily-fails-the-intelligence-test-Davos-Switzerland.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Emily-fails-the-intelligence-test-Davos-Switzerland.mp4\">https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Emily-fails-the-intelligence-test-Davos-Switzerland.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Above: Pre-trip washing disasters&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>We set off up the valley from Dieter&#8217;s towards the Sertigpass. The sun was shining, the birds were singing. Or as <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dylan_Moran\">Dylan Moran<\/a> likes to put it, it was a beautiful day, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=87Rh-eq6YOM\">the birds were swaying, the trees were singing<\/a> . We were a little shocked when two punters on punter-bikes wearing jeans cruised past us. Chris and I strained hard to keep up with them but failed. Luckily, we later discovered that they were puntering on electric bikes. Pahhhh, punters these days.<\/p>\n<p>After a little road-side feast, we pushed our bikes up the 600 m climb to Sertigpass and then bumped and thumped our way down the otherside. This was followed by a sidle around the side of the mountain. Chris cursed his fat panniers as the endeavoured to push him off the little track. I cursed my toe-clips as I left the track and summersaulted down the mountain. All I can tell you is that toe-clips are not the way of the future.<\/p>\n<p>We arrived at a little shelter on Scaletta pass in the evening and stayed over night there.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/leavingonamissiondavosswitzerland_resize.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Leaving on a mission (Davos, Switzerland) resize\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/leavingonamissiondavosswitzerland_resize-small.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"126\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/crisflyingdavosswitzerland_resize.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cris flying (Davos, Switzerland) resize\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/crisflyingdavosswitzerland_resize-small.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"126\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Above left: Emily and Chris, a.k.a. One-pan, and Two-pan set off on their merry journey. Above right: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bn4_zur5hjw\">Learning to fly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/crispusheshisbikeuptosertigpassswitzerland_resize.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cris pushes his bike up to Sertigpass (Switzerland) resize\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/crispusheshisbikeuptosertigpassswitzerland_resize-small.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"126\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/crisatsertigpassswitzerland_resize.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cris at Sertigpass (Switzerland) resize\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/crisatsertigpassswitzerland_resize-small.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"126\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Above left: Chris lugs his bike up to the top of Sertigpass. There were many less-than-ridable sections. Above right: At the top of Sertigpass.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/crisdescending2sertigpassswitzerland_resize.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cris descending 2 (Sertigpass, Switzerland) resize\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/crisdescending2sertigpassswitzerland_resize-small.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"126\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/crisdescendingfromsertigpassswitzerland_resize.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cris descending from Sertigpass (Switzerland) resize\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/crisdescendingfromsertigpassswitzerland_resize-small.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"126\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Above: Bumping down from Sertigpass.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 400px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-4299-2\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Emily-fails-the-intelligence-test-Davos-Switzerland.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Emily-fails-the-intelligence-test-Davos-Switzerland.mp4\">https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Emily-fails-the-intelligence-test-Davos-Switzerland.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Above: The sound of merry New Zealanders.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/emilyarrivesattheshelterscalettapassswitzerland_resize.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Emily arrives at the shelter (Scaletta Pass, Switzerland) resize\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/emilyarrivesattheshelterscalettapassswitzerland_resize-small.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"126\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sunsetfromscalettapassswitzerland_resize.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sunset from Scaletta Pass (Switzerland) resize\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sunsetfromscalettapassswitzerland_resize-small.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"126\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Above left: Emily arrives at the shelter on Scalettapass. Above right: Sunset on Scaletta pass.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/crisposing2scalettapassswitzerland_resize.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cris posing 2 (Scaletta Pass, Switzerland) resize\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/crisposing2scalettapassswitzerland_resize-small.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"126\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/emilyandcrisrunningscalettapassswitzerland_resize.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Emily and Cris running (Scaletta Pass, Switzerland) resize\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/emilyandcrisrunningscalettapassswitzerland_resize-small.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"126\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Above: And then the posing began. Hijinks at the shelter at Scaletta pass.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/crisandchrisattheshelterscalettapassswitzerland_resize.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cris and Chris at the shelter (Scaletta Pass, Switzerland) resize\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/crisandchrisattheshelterscalettapassswitzerland_resize-small.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"126\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/gettingwaterscalettapassswitzerland_resize.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Getting water (Scaletta Pass, Switzerland) resize\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/gettingwaterscalettapassswitzerland_resize-small.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"126\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Above left: Cris and Chris at the shelter on Scalettapass. Above right: Collecting water later in the evening.<\/p>\n<p>Davos to Scalettapass via Sertigpass &#8211; Time: 2:56:25 Dst: 18.93 km Avg: 6.4 km\/h<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The weather had cleared after the night&#8217;s rain and we were eager to get away into the hills. I had left Julian&#8217;s touring bike in Flims and instead I borrowed Dieter&#8217;s mountain bike. Chris packed two full panniers onto his bike and Emily one. This resulted in a new naming convention being formed. 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