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With her “pb-Polarbear – made in Engelberg” brand, the mother of five sells belts and bags made from used bicy- cle tyres, along with colourful scarves, headbands and hats. Her items are on sale on the Titlis, at the “Linie 8” valley sta- tion and at the OKAY Shop at the Hotel Bellevue-Terminus.

rea lity – not least because the lodge on ly has as much elec tricity as the solar panels can generate: “We on ly have elec tricity when the weather’s good, but it ’s then that I will have my hands f u ll with guests.” And when the sky is clouded over or it is raining, she may have time but then there isn’ t any elec tricity. That ’s why her hard-working helpers down in the va lley are going to take care of the commis- sions that she receives each day on line. Silv ia herself will crochet and knit and have a go at developing a few creative ideas for expanding

Switzerland to ser ve a lcohol at a restaurant, the Canton of Uri has issued the couple with a licence a llowing them to ser ve a lcoholic drinks, so v isitors to the lodge can still en- joy some spirits or a ref reshing sour cider. Those wanting to ascend beyond 1,956 metres, for example to climb the Spannor t peaks, are adv ised to stay overnight at the Spannor t lodge, as the classic high A lpine tours are best tack led early in the morning. The SAC mountain lodge sleeps up to 40. The lodge’s facilities are fairly basic – but then who

her range. She is a lso going to put a line of headbands on sa le at the Spannor t lodge. And lit tle Aaron?

expec ts to f ind ex travagance in such a wild and romantic set ting, a lmost 2,000 me- tres above sea level, in the midst of the most unspoiled scener y? The sanitar y fa- cilities here have a rustic

Nobody’s too small to be a guest at the Spannort lodge.

He’ ll probably help out by enter taining guests, and perhaps get up to

a bit of loveable mischief. He may even help pick f lowers for his mother. But above a ll, he will show that nobody’s too sma ll for a hike to the Spannor t lodge. So is being a warden at the Span- nor t lodge one big adventure? “Def i- nitely!” says Silv ia, underscoring her answer with a hear ty chuck le.

charm of their own – which is to say the toilet is outside. But what the lodge lacks in luxur y, it makes up for with its unique, romantic charac ter. Besides, at 1,956 metres you have dif ferent ways of get ting f resh and clean f rom down in the va lley: the clear, cold run- ning water of the open-air washing trough rea lly wakes you up, so even if you’re heading out to the Spannor t peaks at ha lf past four in the morning, you’re sure to be f u lly a ler t. Silv ia, too, has to get up early to make sure that hikers are sent of f with a hear ty break- fast. Guests with ha lf board are a lso given a packed lunch to take with them on their hikes. Now, you might think that Silv ia will have plenty of time, in this secluded spot, to work on her creative projec ts a longside the day-to-day running of the lodge, and perhaps you wou ld expec t her specia l sewing machine, which she uses to make worn-out bicycle ty res into bags and belts, to be up in the lodge with her this summer. But this is far f rom the

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