Category Routes
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. […]
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.
Three treks in the Valais that were not meant to be
Last year the planning of the by now traditional annual hiking trip ended up being a bit complicated. First, I wanted to tackle the Gran Paradiso, but no one wanted to join me. Then I had to get through three routes for a trek in the Valais, before finally settling on a fourth one. Although […]
An Haute Route menace: ladders at the Pas de Chèvre
The ladders set-up at the Pas de Chèvre (2, 855 m) are one of the tricky parts of the walkers’ Haute Route trek from Chamonix to Zermatt. Here are some photos of the new ladders, which I am told are a lot easier than the original set.
What I did last summer: Tour des Combins on the Swiss-Italian border
Ok, not last summer, but in summer 2010, I walked the six day circular trek around the Grand Combins massif in the Swiss Valais. I did the trip with a group of four other friends in August. We had a great time, even if the weather – particularly in the second half of the trip […]
Via ferrata Averau in fog and rain
First full day of my holiday in Italy and yes I brought the weather with me. I was in the Dolomites with a group of friends to walk the Alta Via 1. But before we got trekking we saved out a day to try out a via ferrata.
5 short via ferrata trips around Cortina
While I was in the Dolomites in August 2011, I wanted to try out one of the local specialties – a via ferrata. With no prior experience I was looking for a short and relatively easy trip that could be done before our Alta Via 1 trek. Here are five easy to medium difficulty trips […]
Happy days: Edale to Hope and back
I was hiding under the roof of Bicester station, waiting to be picked up in the car, as torrential rain whipped everything around. That was the beginning of my latest walking trip in mid July… not starting that well.
Along the Alta Via 1 in six days: the route
The huts are booked, the route is confirmed! In 6 weeks we’ll be setting off from Lago di Braies for the Alta Via 1. Here’s the plan and some more info. Our route As we only have six days for our hiking trip, I’ve tried to compress the original route to get a bit more […]
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