We were looking for a spot to go hiking and stumbled across a description of a three waterfall hike near Brienzersee. We fiddled about with the original description and mapped it out carefully on our mapping app. The result: our own ‘trail of the three waterfalls’ above Brienzersee. We started our hike at Wäldli bus …
Hörnligrat to Urdenfürggli has to wait
For the second half of the Easter weekend, Barbara and I had booked ourselves into the Hörnlihütte for the night. Our intention was to walk from Hörnligrat to Urdenfürggli the next day. A ‘snowshoe’ trail we’ve wanted to do for some time. Getting to the Hörnlihütte was relatively easy following the marked Heidi and Gigi …
What vaccinations do I need to climb mountains in Africa?
I wrote this article for Walk in Wild Places, but thought it may be useful here too. So, here’s a list of mandatory and recommended vaccinations if you intend climbing Kilimanjaro, or travelling in East Africa and Africa in general. Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B – Even if you skip all the other vaccinations, and are …
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Snowshoeing in the Beverin Nature Park
The beautiful Beverin Nature Park was our snowshoeing destination for the first part of the Easter weekend. The centrepiece of the park is Piz Beverin (2998m). Home to large herds of ibex (or capricorns in the local Romansh vernacular), Piz Beverin is surrounded by imposing rock faces and flanked by deep gorges. One of which …