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The Amazing Race 22: Episode 8 Recap

Posted on 04/14/2013 by Gina in The Amazing Race

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Chuck McCall and Wynona McCall of The Amazing Race 21

 

by Gina Scarpa

 

For the 8th leg of The Amazing Race, teams leave Africa behind and travel over 5000 miles to Zurich, Switzerland. With all the teams on the same flight, it's an even playing field, which the teams at the low end of the totem pole are understandably thrilled about. The first stop for teams is the town of Grindelwald, via train, but Mona and Beth and Joey and Meghan miss the connection to get there with everyone else. An alpine shepherd (aka a man on a ski/sled/bike) delivers their clue first thing in the morning so once again, everyone catches up. If people want a significant lead this leg, they're gonna have to work for it!

 

Teams head to Kleine Scheidegg and pick up a rescue dog outside of a hotel. Wait, that's a thing? I thought that only happened in cartoons! The teams take their dog on a train to deliver him to a guide high atop a mountain. Mona and Beth, Bates and Anthony, and Max and Katie reach the guide first and face a terrifying Road Block, where one person must climb part of Eiger. What's Eiger, you ask? Oh, just a mountain that stands 13,000 FEET! Even if your'e not afraid of heights, you might pee your pants a little bit when you step out onto that ledge.

 

While most make quick work of the task, and take off for the Grindelwald Grund Station to get their next clue, Wynona really struggles with her fear of heights and the task itself takes a toll on her physically. Meanwhile, teams face a Switchback from Season 14 and transport four heavy wheels of cheese down an extremely steep hill. Getting down it isn't as much of a problem as getting up it! Bates and Anthony make quick work of it, while Katie holds up the group, falling about 750 times as she tried to climb the hill. I'm pretty sure that's not an exaggeration either.

 

From there, it's off to the pit stop at the Bodmi Snowboard and Ski School and teams finish in the following order:

 

1. Bates and Anthony (win a trip to Bora Bora)

2. Mona and Beth

3. Max and Katie

4. Caroline and Jen

5. Joey and Meghan

6. Chuck and Wynona

 

Chuck and Wynona suffer a 30 minute penalty for not reading their clue at the Switchback properly and rolling their wheel down the hill instead of using a sled.  That leaves an opening for Joey and Meghan who literally ran the whole way there, instead of taking a taxi, and we say goodbye to Chuck and Wynona.

 

 

The Amazing Race airs Sundays at 8/7c on CBS.

 

(Image courtesy of CBS)

 

 

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