So for day 10 we started out by taking a boat to the base of Mount Pilatus in Lucerne, Switzerland.  Our next challenge for the day would be  near the top of the mountain. It is the highest ropes course in the world. 😳

First we had to get up to the peak, then we would have lunch. To get up there was an adventure and of it’s self. We had to take a cog train.  This is the steepest cog train track in the world. It is difficult to describe because we were going at such a steep angle, It’s felt as if at any moment this could topple backwards. What was more amazing was that on the steep slopes we would encounter small groups of cows. We didn’t realize they were there until we were just a upon them and you heard their cowbells as they were eating grass on the slopes.  The trip took about 15 minutes to get up to the top and the views were absolutely amazing.

So once at the top we all had lunch and then met at a certain time at a level down from the peak where the ropes course was located. At that point we all did an introductory beginner level ropes course and then it was challenge time. Each person had to pick a level of ropes course that they wanted to do and then tell Steve the time which they thought they could complete that course. After they completed the course they will then check back in with Steve and he would record the actual time that it took them to  complete their course. It turns out we did really well. Maribeth and I were both only five seconds off of our estimated time and Kelsey was only off by a minute. We were definitely in the top three of all the groups with our average guess differential.

After that we all got to do  whatever of the ropes courses that we wanted to.  Maribeth and I were pretty much done however Kelsey we learned is somewhat of a ropes course expert. She did at least three harder courses including their most difficult course which was called the Dragon Fire. She actually flew through the course with hardly any problem at all. She even got a standing ovation from THE STEVE for her agility on the course. Look Ma – no hands!!

Once we completed the ropes courses including watching the challenge by Steve and one of his partners (for which Steve won dinner due to crushing his competition!),  we headed back to our hotel to get cleaned up and head out to dinner.

We went to dinner at the old Swiss house and had an amazing house specialty of a tableside cooked Wienerschnitzel. First of all I dont want my primary care physician to see this due to the pound of butter in which it was cooked, but it was absolutely wonderful. (I think i feel my arteries closing just looking the the picture again!)

After dinner we had a nice walk back to the hotel where we saw the lion of Lucerne which is a carving in the side of the mountain as well as a walk-through a really cool covered bridge over the river that runs through the city.

Finally it was back to the hotel to crash for the evening  before tomorrow and our last day on Competitours.