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 …
In a fog … from Göscheneralp to Bergseehütte (2370m)
We didn’t think we’d end up in a fog. But we did. The weatherman, or woman, not sure which one it was, predicted some rain in the afternoon. Barbara and I thought we’d be done with the via ferrata by then, and a bit of rain on the way home won’t do us any harm. …
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Plans change on mountains… often
You arrive at your planned destination. Ready for a day of high altitude hiking. The cable car is not running. So your plans change. Which happens quite often when you’re playing in the mountains. And mostly when you least expect it. Yesterday’s forecast for sunshine turns out to be wrong, thanks to a fast moving …
Fründenhütte via Fründenschnur – the Oeschinensee ‘below’…
I said to Barbara that I wanted to be near a lake. And that’s how Oeschinensee got onto our radar… When we found out that Fründenhütte had space. ‘Situated directly above the lake’ according to the tourism website… errm yes, but 1000 m higher… The normal ascent path being closed we were forced to approach …
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Alone at Carschinasee (2182 m). Almost…
It’s Monday morning. The day after we climbed to the summit of Sulzfluh. We’re planning an easy day. A gentle walk to Carschinasee, after a stop for coffee at the Carschinahütte, and then steeply downhill to the car, 600 metres below us… Breakfast. After handing over our ticket to prove that we have paid for …
Monte Grona – stunning views of Lago di Como!
On the western side of Lago di Como, Monte Grona rises to a height of 1,736 metres. Monte Grona isn’t a particularly high mountain, considering that we’ve just come back from playing in mountains 3000+ metres high. However… it towers more than 1500 m above the lake. Making it a perfect vantage point from which …
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Becco di Mezzodì – yoga on top of the world!
If Marmolada is the Queen of the Dolomites, the beautiful Becco di Mezzodì, in my opinion, is the undisputed crownprince! Becco di Mezzodì – the ‘peak of the midday’. So named because if you look at it from Cortina at noon, the sun is directly above it. Long a target of mine, I have tried …
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Lago Fedara – enchanting lake at Rifugio Croda da Lago
My other favourite lake in the Dolomites. Lago Fedara. Ample space to swim. Space to sit and relax. Situated next to Rifugio Palmieri, or as it’s better known, Rifugio Croda da Lago. A perfect oasis on the route to many other destinations in the Dolomites. With Becco di Mezzodí standing guard at the head of …
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Lago Sorapiss and Rifugio Vandelli
Way back in 2004 on my very first trip to the Dolomites, after a long day’s climbing that got me back to my tent at well after 11 pm the evening before, I decided a rest day was in order… and took my first walk to Lago Sorapiss. Totally enchanted with this beautiful lake I …