Category: Hiking
Hiking to the Matterhorn: A Birthday Adventure
Certain that the Matterhorn is the most beautiful mountain in the world, Yasuko’s birthday wish was to spend a few days in Zermatt. Our friend Patrick generously offered us his studio, which boasts a stunning view of the majestic peak.
Findeln Glacier hike & Chez Vrony
Blauherd – Stellisee – Fluhalp – Findeln – Winkelmatt It started in the complete fog, when we got out of the gondola at Blauherd this morning….
Matterhorn Glacier Trail
Trockener Steg – Hirli – Schwarzsee / 7km, not much up and down This trail is a fantastic walk so very close to the towering peak of the Matterhorn. The weather was changing rapidly from grey to shiny blue and then foggy.
Tomasee / Lake Toma
Oberalpsee (2046m) <-> Tomasee (2343m) / 8km – 468m ascent &descent A hike with Rieko-san to the Lake Toma.
Churfirsten
Walenstadtberg Höchenklinik (980m) -> Hochrugg (1320m) -> Paxmal (a peace memorial)-> Schrina Obersäss (1718m) -> Alp Tschingla (1528m) -> Walenstadtberg (805m) 11.2km, 765m ascent / 970m descent, 4h45min
Sankt Martin, a charming Walser settlement
This is our first visit to the Calfeisental (Calfeisen Valley), a very isolated, narrow yet beautiful valley behind Bad Ragaz, which Philippe had never heard of neither.
The Dolomites Day 4: Tre Cime & Lake Misurina
Tre Cime round hike and down to Lake Misurina Today for the second time I visited Tre Cime! Two days ago I could do only half of the Tre Cime tour because I had to go down to the valley which lies 1000m below.
The Dolomites Day 3: Burgstall
Kreuzbergpass 1636m -> Burgstall 2161m -> Fischleinbodenhütte 1454m -> Moos 1339m 500m up, 800m down 3nd day in the Dolomites. Another great walk around the imposing Sextner Rotwand (2936m).
The Dolomites Day 2: Drei Zinnen and Fischleinbodenhütte
Rif Auronzo 2320m -> Lavaredohütte (2344m) ->DreiZinnenhütte 2405m -> Talchlusshütte (1548m) -> Fischleinbodenhütte 1454m 200m ascent; 950m descent I was walking in a heaven today : ) Too many majestic peaks in every direction and I did not know which way to look at….
The Dolomites Day 1: Lago di Braies
Lago di Braies (1494m) – Forela Sora Forno (2388m) – Rifugio Biella (2327m) – Grünwaldalm (1590m) – Lago di Braies (1494m) 17km (estimated), 1100m up and down The Dolomites wich I have long dreamed of!
Fly, Hike & Travel. 