I knew that the Eiger Mountain should be just outside the window behind the clouds. I had seen pictures of the Eiger in travel brochures. I had even seen the movie the Eiger Sanction and marvelled as Clint Eastwood navigated the Eiger’s steep slopes. But had the clouds really opened up or had I just imagined the mountain It was only a moment. A moment alone. A moment that lingers still, to this day. Imagination or reality? It doesn’t matter. The effect was the same. That moment transformed me from a weary traveller into an energetic explorer.