I’ve been on all three Leistchamm before but never on all of them on the same day. For this day it was my main goal and then afterwards I wanted to decide what to do depending on the weather and mood. As so often before I started my hike in Arvenbüel going up to (Hinter- or Amdener-) Leistchamm on the marked route...

Ever since I bought the SAC guide “Säntis – Churfirsten” I wanted to climb the Öhrli. Those of you who own this book probably know why. On the cover of the guide there is a beautiful picture of the Öhrli which really invites you to go up there: But how should I go up to the Öhrli? About a...

On my way down from the Pischahorn [http://www.hikr.org/tour/post7191.html two weeks ago], I took the south ridge which is rated ZS in the SAC guide. I found it not difficult at all, but rated it a T4 only. On this hike I revisited the Pischahorn south ridge together with [U Anna], [U Stani] and [U Zina] (see their report...

Here’s my report about the hike to Gorigrat as described by [U Anna] [http://www.hikr.org/tour/post7309.html here]. I had several reasons to go back to the area where I was the week before. Not only was it a good opportunity to meet [U Anna], [U Stani] and [U Zina] again, but after the alleged ZS of the Pischahorn south...

I planned my hike from Davos Dorf to Seehorn, Hüreli and Pischa Horn. From the top of the Pischahorn I wanted to go down to a bus stop along the Flüela pass, but possibly not along the Southwest Ridge, the way I decided to go up but another route. Therefore, I looked at my options in the SAC guide. The South Ridge down...

In order to hike up all the blue/white marked paths to [P Rigi-Hochflue], you need to go up there twice (because there are 3 paths). In order to get a work-out of more than 2000m of altitude difference on Hochflue in one day, you need to go up there twice in one day (because the altitude difference between Hochflue and the lake is...

After reading Alpin_Rise’s report [http://www.hikr.org/tour/post3421.html Ueberschreitung des westlichen Alpsteins], I realized that the peaks between Lütispitz and Stoss where still missing on my list of visited peaks in that area. So I decided to inspect the core of Alpin_Rise’s tour and maybe at a later point...

After an unplanned discovery of a southern access to the Churfirsten [http://www.hikr.org/tour/post4532.html a few days ago], I decided to explore a well-known marked route this time. Since I’ve never been up the Gocht and wanted to enjoy the mild warm and sunny fall day in the mountains on a not too crowded peak, I decided...

My original plan was to walk from Walenstadt via Tschingla to Palisnideri and from there up to Zuestoll. On Zuestoll I wanted to inspect the northwest groove of Schibenstoll, because I’ve heard from people who chose that route in order to get up there. Supposedly it is T6-isch/III, the right thing for a “desert”...

It was a wonderful fall day, prefect weather and three diverse and interesting peaks. I started out in Sargans and went up to the Gonzen via the Leiterweg. In his [http://www.hikr.org/tour/post1589.html report] Schlumpf rated the hike up the Leiterweg as T2, however I would give it a T3 at least since the actual...

Alpin_Rise and Delta have described the complete Goggeien quartet [http://www.hikr.org/tour/post3132.html here] and [http://www.hikr.org/tour/post3134.html here]. In this report I describe a version of all 4 Goggeien/ Schär, which doesn’t require ropes, repelling or climbing gear.Vorder Goggeien: up via North ridge and...

If you’ve been up on the Wildhuser Schafberg on a clear sunny day you probably know how nice the view is up there. Here is a report and some pictures of such a clear sunny “fall day” (I guess it’s still supposed to be summer…). I chose the not very common way up the Vrenenchelen and then the east...

This peak has been on my list of mountains to climb for quite some time. I planned to go up through the North wall (SAC Clubführer WS, “über Schutt und steilen Rasen”). However the North side of Gamsberg was still very wet and slippery, therefore I decided to climb up the “Normalroute” on the east...

Together with a friend from a flat part of this world, who is not very experienced in climbing mountains, I went up to the highest conglomerate mountain in Europe. We started in Krummenau and wanted to take the cable car up to Wolzenalp, but unfortunately after the summer holidays they only run on weekends, so we had to walk up...

There are many paths up to Hinterrugg and Chäserrugg from Selamatt. I like the “Schnüerliweg” the best. Also, if you choose to take this route you won’t be bothered by oodles of Sunday hikers, even on a sunny summer day. [U Alpin_Rise] has a very nice description how to hike from Selamatt to...

Since I liked the “Hintere Gräte im Sihltal” so much the [http://www.hikr.org/tour/post3310.html last time], I decided to explore some more of these peaks and ridges. And I have to say it is a very nice area and definitely worthwhile visiting more than just once. I started my hike in Richisau and walked up to the...

This time I decided to combine the Altissima together with an old pending peak: Pécian. It is the prominent peak which can be seen from the Leventina North East between Piotta and Faido – it has a big cross on top. Whenever I went south to, or came back north from the Ticino with the train, I always thought “it...

Wasserauen - Bogartenlücke - Marwees - Widderalpsattel - Freiheit - Hundstein -Hundstein SAC - Bollenwees - Saxer Lücke - Sax If you decide to hike on Marwees on a sunny summer Sunday, you won't be the only one... However, the Appenzell classic is always worth while visiting. The long ridge gives you a marvelous view to...

Ever since I met [U Delta] on the summit of Twäriberg on June 30, 2004 on his first encounter with the [http://www.hikr.org/tour/post1047.html Hintere Graete im Sihltal] and he told me "how surprisingly easy it was" I wanted to go there too. Today it finally happened!I more or less followed [U Omega3]'s route...

What the "Züri Oberland" is for users like [U Delta], [U ossi], [U Schlumpf] and others, the Albis ridge is kind of my playground for short after work adventures or exercise tours for the "real" Alps. Following are some examples of alpine like tours in the T4-T5 ratings, which I have found so far. I'm...