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...

There are many ways from the Toggenburg to Amden or Arvenbüel. The most popular and sometimes quite crowded is probably from Stein or Starkenbach to Arvenbüel via Vorder Höhi. The snowshoe hike I describe here avoids the crowds, doesn’t always follow the path and is quite wild.When I arrived in Nesslau, it...

Tanzboden is an example for a safe ski-/snowshoe tour even if the avalanche warning is very high. Since I knew there was no or almost no snow below 700m, I decided to take my snowshoes instead of my skis along; it was a very good decision. When I arrived in Ebnat-Kappel the situation didn't look very promising. The fog was very...

Due to the lack of snow last winter and a major knee injury, I wasn’t able to go on any ski tour. This winter seems to be blessed with oodles of snow and my knee is doing OK. For my first ski tour in almost two years I chose an old classic: Brisi. It is a little steeper than Selun (the other classic amongst the Churfirsten),...

Even though you won’t be alone on a sunny winter weekend, the snowshoe hike from the Toggenburg to Amden is always joyful. Especially on a winter day like this, where deep powder and blue sky complement each other. There are many ways from Toggenburg to Amden or Arvenbüel; this is my favorite:Starting in Stein we walked...

The Mutschen is a popular mountain in the summer but not visited very often in the winter, because it is not the best mountain for skiing: quite a long way from Wildhaus or Brülisau, the slopes are mostly quite flat and in addition the way down includes re-ascents. Sounds like a perfect tour for snowshoes. Since I don’t...

I was actually not really ready for winter yet, but since it was here, why not make best use of it. The weather forecast was excellent and the avalanche warning only 2. So I decided to do something which can’t be done too often in the winter. The slopes of Federispitz are all quite steep so safe conditions are recommended,...

After reading Alpin_Rise’s report 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 do the “whole shebang” too.I...

After an unplanned discovery of a southern access to the Churfirsten 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 to visit my favorite “extended/new...

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 report Schlumpf rated the hike up the Leiterweg as T2, however I would give it a T3 at least since the actual “Leiter” (see picture here) is quite exposed and...

Alpin_Rise and Delta described the complete Goggeien quartet here and there. In this report youll find a version of all 4 Goggeien/ Schär, which doesn’t require ropes, repelling or climbing gear. Vorder Goggeien: up via North ridge and down via South ridge Starting in Stein you follow the hiking path towards Hinter Laad. At...

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 grove up to the...

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 groove instead. As...

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...

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. Alpin_Rise has a very nice description how to hike from Selamatt to...

The second attempt to climb Glattchamm was successful – no bruises this time ! Due to some time constraints (I had to be back home early) and the fact that there is no 14:21 Postauto in Arvenbüel, right Delta ;-) I decided to "cheat" a little bit: I took the Kistenbahn from Starkenbach to Strichboden. It's...

Ricken - Hüttenberg -Tweralpspitz - Geisschopf - Stämisegg - Steintal - Wasserfall - Wattwil Vor dem Besuch in Wattwil noch schnell ein kleine Tüürli auf den höchsten Wattwiler. Start auf dem Ricken und via Hüttenberg zum Tweralpspitz. Hinunter nach Wattwil über den Geisschopf und zur Stämisegg. Danach ins Steintal und...

Since the Glattchamm (aka Hikrchamm) is the only peak in the greater Churfirsten region which is missing on my list, I planned to conquer the Alpin_Rise mountain today. Last night I checked the SAC book "Clubführer Säntis-Churfirsten" and found an alternate route than described by Alpin_Rise, Delta and ossi: 511 Über den...

Stein - Stofel - Häderen - Vorder Höhi - Gulmen - Hüttlisboden -Amden Vorderdorf Schneeschuhtour auf den bekannten Gulmen. Von Stein zum Stofel und danach rechts hoch zu den Häderen. Dem Gratweg folgend zur Vorder Höhi und danach via Hüttlisboden der Ski-Normalroute entlang hinunter zur Bushaltestelle Vorderdorf.