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Switzerland: Photo Preview of the 2010 Editors' Choice Trip

The editors are back from their annual Editors' Choice trip. Get a preview of the testing ground in this tour of Switzerland. All photos by Steve Howe.
  • Dusk near the top of Hannamoospass.
  • Peaks above Adelboden.
  • Hiking through Adelboden.
  • Associate Editor Shannon Davis checks the trail sign on the Alpine Passes Route.
  • A view into the Kandersteg Valley
  • The price for sunset atop the passes: Epic night routefinding lower down.
  • Peaks enroute to Lauterbrunnen.
  • Senior Editor Dennis Lewon in fine form over the passes.
  • Bakery in Lauterbrunnen.
  • Editor in Chief Jon Dorn and Dennis Lewon check out the lunch selection.
  • The team picnics beneath the Eiger.
  • On the train from Wengen to Grindelwald.
  • Villages near Wengen.
  • Gear Editor Kristin Hostetter gets a view of the Eiger.
Dusk near the top of Hannamoospass.
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Dusk near the top of Hannamoospass.

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