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Unter dem Label «pb-Polarbear – made in Engelberg» vertreibt die fünf- fache Mutter aus gebrauchten Veloschläuchen gefertigte Gürtel und Taschen; aus bunten Stoffen entstehen Schals, Stirnbänder und Mützen. In Engelberg sind «pb»-Artikel auf dem Titlis, an der Talstation in der «Linie 8» und im Okay-Shop beim Hotel Bellevue-Terminus erhältlich.

Engelberger Silvia Hurschler Bieri has at least two great passions: the mountains and handi- crafts. Her love of nature has now brought her to the Spannort lodge, which she has been running with her husband since late 2013. Thanks to her dexterity and restless creativity, she also sells belts and bags made from old bicycle tyres as well as colourful scarves, hats and headbands all over Switzerland. The Spannor t possesses a magica l charm for Silv ia. Over the years, she and her family have been drawn back to the lodge time and

signed a two-year contrac t with the Uto sec- tion of the SAC. From Monday to Friday, Silv ia keeps the lodge in order while Mar tin works as a greenskeeper at Engelberg’s golf course. At the weekend he main ly helps his wife out at the lodge. Silv ia can a lso rely on the sup- por t of her four daughters, who are “slowly fa lling back in love with the Spannor t lodge”. There is a lways lots to be done at the lodge, perched 1,956 metres above sea level in unique, wild surroundings at the foot of the Sch lossberg, not far f rom Gross and K lein

again. “It was our annua l trip,” she explains. She and her husband Mar tin even carried their son Aaron, now three years old, up to the lodge when he was a baby – “The youngest-ever

Spannor t. The on ly elec tric- ity they have is what they can generate f rom the sun. Cooking and baking is main ly done on a wood stove. They had to prepare the mea l plan back before the lodge was

What the lodge lacks in lux- ury, it makes up for with its unique, romantic character.

v isitor to the Spannor t, as conf irmed by our predecessor Marianne Rohrer-Lehmann!” It is thanks to Marianne that the Hursch ler Bieri family are now the wardens at the Span- nor t, for when, af ter ten years of running the lodge, Marianne and her husband Thomas decided to hand in the towel, they both had Silv ia and Mar tin f irmly in mind as their successors. The couple’s profound relation- ship with the lodge and its natura l surround- ings, a long with their welcoming nature, conv inced Marianne and Thomas that they were per fec tly suited to successf u lly running the lodge, which belongs to the Zurich-based Uto sec tion of the Swiss A lpine Club (SAC). Of course, Silv ia and Mar tin had to do a fair amount of thinking before deciding to take on this responsibility. They weighed up the pros and cons, and came to the conclusion that it was now or never! They had a lways told each other that they wou ld like to run a mountain hut or a youth hostel. And so they

opened in mid-June: “A ll durable supplies are f lown up by helicopter.” Fresh produce like f ruit and vegetables are carried up by Mar tin and family f riends in their rucksacks: “The as- cent to the lodge may be steep but it on ly takes an hour f rom Stäfeli,” explains Silv ia – if she cou ld manage it with Aaron on her back, strong men can cer tain ly do it without any trouble. The peace up there is unpara lleled; there is lit tle else but the rushing of streams, the magnif icent v iew of the Titlis and surrounding mountains, and Silv ia’s simple but delicious cooking. “A lthough we just have just a sma ll, basic kitchen, we ser ve varied and f resh mea ls. Guests at the Spannor t lodge can look forward to f resh bread and homemade jam for break- fast. During the day I treat guests to f resh, wholesome soup and specia l Spätzli dishes – and there are cakes and f lans too, of course. For supper in the evening I aim to prepare dishes that use a lot of f resh produce.” A lthough they do not possess the licence required in

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