I was invited at the last minute to an event celebrating 50 years of gliding at the Munster airport airport in the central Swiss Alps. About 60 of the best sailplanes were there, including two electric Antares. Also in attendance was our friend from Buttwil, Hans Uli, with his Stearman biplane.

We owe Hans a debt of gratitude for flying our camera man Floyd Fronius during the Sunseeker Alps crossing on April 14th.

Taking off in Munster, the first stop was my old hang gliding stomping grounds of Fiesch, now populated by hundreds of paraglider pilots.  I had to take care to avoid colliding with the many flyers (there’s five of them in this photo.)

After recharging my batteries while soaring there, I had to climb against the wind to Zermatt, where the Matterhorn was in the clear.

I carefully went around to the upwind side, where I found smooth slope lift.  Several people were on the steep summit.