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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 …
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 …
Snowshoe trail to Wildsee – Pizol area
A few weeks ago I came to this area, intending to hike to the Wildsee area. I kept sinking into the snow. Knee-deep. So, after a couple of hundred metres, I gave up. Deciding that this wasn’t going to work. On Sunday, I came back with Barbara. This time we were going to make our …
Snowshoeing to Dreibündenstein
Our very first snowshoeing outing, about two years ago, was to Dreibündenstein. Brave little soldiers that we are, we went all the way from Brambrüesch to Feldis on that first snowshoe outing. Last Sunday, a lot more experienced, and less likely to trip over our own feet, we repeated this route. And nearly got blown …
Pischahorn – success on our second attempt
The previous time Barbara and I came to climb Pischahorn we were thwarted by thick unstable snow. On our second attempt to climb Pischahorn we followed the same route as the ski-touring parties do, and after a couple of hours of working steadily upwards we stood on top of the summit of this somewhat unassuming …
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Snow, snow, and more snow…
It snowed for nearly two days… There was snow everywhere. Snow covered the trees and the lawn, and we even had some on the balcony. Snow covered the streets and the sidewalks disappeared. Uetliberg, our local mountain, turned into a winter wonderland. Saturday morning. We decided to play it by ear today. Which meant, that …
Climbing at Brüggler – in perfect Autumn sunshine
Last Sunday was a perfect autumn day. On Monday, it felt like winter! By Saturday the weather conditions had improved a bit, and looked favourable for climbing at Brüggler or Grimsel. Which is it going to be? In the end the weather decided for us. So, Saturday morning in thick mist we set off from …
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Rigidalstock’s two superb via ferratas
It’s Saturday afternoon. The mist is swirling around us. Clearing occasionally to provide a tantalizing glimpse of Rigidalstock above. We’re here to climb Rigidalstock’s two superb via ferratas: Rigidalstockwand (K4) and Rigidalstockgrat (K3). We hope that the weather lady was right and tomorrow is going to be a brilliant day. To keep ourselves busy for …
Segnesböden – Stunning alluvial plain
We’re back in Switzerland. Sardinia not yet forgotten. The Segnesböden area seems to have the best possibility of sunshine for today. Even if it is covered in snow… The days are getting shorter. So, we set off early-ish. Trying to maximize the sunlight. First stop off the bus is Ella – the charming little café …