Category Trip planning
Child carrier review: Deuter Kid Comfort II
The Deuter Kid Comfort II is a popular child carrier backpack. I bought it as soon as Otto could sit up on his own and used it on three hikes before he turned one, folowed by seven hikes or so after Otto was 18 months plus. In addition we’ve used the carrier during two skiing holidays […]
Two years of hiking with a baby: tips and tricks
I love hiking. I love time spent outdoors, the quiet and calm of remote mountains, the challenge to keep on persuing your hike’s goal in the face of this silent steadiness. While this description might be more appropriate for longer treks then the kind of hikes you can go on with a baby, I knew […]
9 easy hikes perfect for a day trip from Munich to the Alps
If you are visiting Munich and really want to get a feel for the city, you have to leave it for a trip to the Alps. Practically everyone in Munich owns a pair of hiking boots and going hiking in the nearby Alps is part and parcel of what it means to live in Munich. […]
10 treks in the Alps to inspire your summer holiday planning
If you are toying with the idea of giving long distance hiking in the Alps a go it will ultimately be difficult to decide where exactly to go and what trek to do. To help you ease into this I have collated 10 treks of different difficulty in this post. I hope it will be […]
Hiking in the Valais
The Valais is a canton of Switzerland right in the heart of the Alps. With 27 peaks over 4,000 m including the Matterhorn (4,478 m), Jungfrau (4,158 m) and Switzerland’s highest mountain the Monte Rosa (4,634 m) and another 150 summits over 3,000 m it is a mountaineering and hiking paradise. Constantin likes to say that […]
Via ferrata gear: what is it?
Although the point of a via ferrata is to make hiking trails with climbing sections accessible without full climbing gear, you still need specialist via ferrata equipment to be able to safely scale these trails. The minimum gear you need for a via ferrata consists of a via ferrata lanyard, a harness and a helmet. Here’s […]
Tenerife, day 2: We will come up with a way of climbing the Teide
When we woke up at the Parador hotel, we were still feeling really knackered after our hike from Vilaflor the day before. There were still no cancellations for permits or the Altavista hut, but a look at yesterday’s photos boosted our determination and so we started planning an unorthodox approach to climbing the Teide: a night hike.
7 hiking trips from Munich
Munich is a great gateway for hiking in the Bavarian and Austrian Alps. Within just over an hour’s drive from the city, you can get to numerous trail heads. Even better, often you don’t even need a car. Most trails are accessible via an excellent network of public transport. Here are four day trips and […]
Four routes for a hiking trip to the Kleinwalsertal in Allgäu
So much is happening this summer! I have only just come back from a cycling trip on Thursday and I’m already getting ready for the next adventure. We’re going hiking in the Kleinwalsertal in Allgäu next weekend.
What is a via ferrata aka Klettersteig?
If like me you are just a “normal” hiker, hearing the words via ferrata or Klettersteig for the first time probably gives you a little tingle of excitement coupled with a big question mark. “What are these things?” you ask yourself.
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