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...

As some of you probably know from some of my other reports (for example this one), my current “backyard” is the Albis ridge. Every now and then I do some short hikes in this area and try to discover new alpine like routes from the Sihl valley up to the Albis ridge. I usually take my camera along - just in case, but don’t...

I actually planned this hike last year already, but due to lots of snow down to below 1400m in late May; I had to change my plans for last years hike. Inspired was my hike by a similar tour by Delta, details you can find here. I started my hike in Oberurnen and more or less followed the marked path to Fridlispitz (I took a few...

In order to hike up all the blue/white marked paths to 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 more than 3 weeks of "mountain abstinence" I felt a lot like some elevation. Nothing too serious, but up there somehow was my motto. The Appenzellerland sounded like the right choice and so I traveled to Rüthi in the Rhine valley. In the Rhine valley everything was blooming and it was very warm when I got off the bus. I...

Inspired by Ale84’s snowshoe and hike report to Piz de Molinera, I decided to go there too. There was a minor problem though, the cable car to Monti Savorù only runs twice a day in March on weekdays. For me this meant I had to start down in the valley and hike up more than 2000m of altitude (and of course back down...

The Chasseral has been described many times here, so I will not bore you with too many details. On a clear day (supposedly) one can enjoy a great view from up there, but even on a cloudy day like I experienced it, it is worth visiting. I started my hike in La Neuveville, a nice town on the Lake Biel. I first walked westwards to...

Nägeliberg and Schären are not your typical ski-mountains. The way to their peaks from Strichboden is rather lengthy and the steepness of both mountains is not very homogeneous. In addition you need safe conditions, Schären is rated (S-) and Nägeliberg (ZS) in the SAC guide. However, if you choose to make the...

Gross Leckihorn has been on my wish list for a while. When I saw Naesi’s report about it, I had to grin quite a bit, and, with this marvelous weather these days, I felt like going up there as well. So here is my story (sorry it’s not as funny as Naesi’s).I arrived at the Realp train station shortly before 9 AM....

How often can you say: I skied from “Arsch” down to “Hell” and it was like heaven? On this day I did say it!I started my short tour in Arvenbüel, I expected lots of people on a sunny Sunday morning like this, but was really surprised that I was the only skier in the first bus. From Arvenbüel I...

Since I had other commitments on this day I could not do a "full tour", but only a short one in the vicinity of my current hometown. I decided to go and explore the snow on the Albis ridge. To my surprise there was quite a bit of fresh snow, which turned the area into winter wonderland. The upper level of the sea of fog...

Rautispitz is the prominent peak right above Näfels. It offers an excellent view in all directions. If you take the long way up via Sulz and Sulzboden it’s safe even if the avalanche risk is high. Usually people drive up to the Obersee or use the (private) bus service and start their tour there. I decided to start my...