July July Many people are now enjoying their summer holiday in the area around Gimmelwald but for the locals the hardest time of the year begins. In some remote places the hay is loaded into nets and the farmers carry these nets on their shoulders to the nearest hayloft. In every net there are 70-90kg of hay. This is men's work. In spite of emancipation women just do not have the necessary strength.
Some farmers grow strawberries every year, for which hotels and businesses are very grateful.
The strawberries grown here are sweeter and better than those of the lowlands. After heavy thunderstorms the mountain slopes are very slippery which proves disastrous for several cows every year. Many cows fall and break a leg. Nowadays these cows are flown back to the village by helicopter. To do this the cow is attached to a rope and hangs about 20m below the helicopter.