Our visit to Medelserhütte is definitely not the first and last. Its proximity to the alluvial site ‘Plaun la Greina’ means it’s a natural stop over for a multi day hike taking in the Pass Greina and Plaun la Greina. But not this time. This time the aim of our walk was mainly a case …
Into the fascinating world of the Oberaletsch Glacier
Our visit to the Oberaletsch Glacier (also Upper Aletsch Glacier), the smaller sibling of the Alps’ biggest glacier, the Aletschgletscher (aka ‘Grosse Aletschgletscher’ – Greater Aletsch Glacier), I can only describe as: Fascinating! Amazing! Wow! I’ve always had a fascination with glaciers. These beautiful living masses of ice. And a lot of respect for the …
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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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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 …