[@Gorgenmast]

Maybe a good comparison could be that the Valley is as big as one third of Switzerland. Walking from east shore to west shore of the lake might take 3 days perhaps, but the mountainside slows the way notably, so from the West Pass to the southern one we can consider easily 10 days. 

It is a small valley after all!


[@Wernher]
Very interesting post. I am very glad of you contribution to the history, not only because is beatifully written but because I crave to see confrontation and you political maneuvers are surely going to provoke great replies.