On the expedition to Leysin, half the class met at 10 am in the Rosey car park. After a one and a half hour drive, we finally arrived in time for lunch, where we ate Rosey sandwiches. They split us up again and my group went to do a via ferrata, which is a type of rock climbing, except for the fact that we were implanted on a cliff with metal bars to cling onto. We were given helmets and harnesses and the objective was to climb about ten meters above the ground and do different activities whilst climbing sideways. It took us two hours. Once we were down, the guides told us to go back to the start and wait for everyone else. Five seconds later we had walked to the beginning of the course. The rest of the group in the meantime were rock climbing. We met up with the rest of the group and then walked back to the hotel. After a delicious dinner of steak and potatoes, Mr. Williams walked us to the train station to get hot chocolate. We were woken up at 7:30 and I was exhausted and my arms were aching. We went down and got some breakfast, made our sandwich lunch and went off rock climbing. I was nervous, as you had to trust a friend to hold you in case you slipped. From the bottom, it looked easy but I didn’t realise how physically tiring it was. In my opinion, it was more fun than the via ferrata as you got to try easier and harder levels, but not everyone agreed with me. The rest of the group came and ate with us and we left Leysin at 2:15pm to arrive back at Rosey at 3:30pm.
by Thalia Clive-Worms
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