There's not much to say about the path to the Schönbielhütte. It's not difficult (T2), nor does it leed you onto steep slopes. It is quite long though, since you have to go all the way through the Zmutt-valley. The distance Zermatt-Zmutt-Schönbielhütte-Zmutt-Zermatt is about 24 kilometers according to a book we have at home (I...

We took the first bus to Mattmark and could start our hike at 8:30 AM. First, we walked for 45 minutes in the direction of the Ofental. At some point we saw a large cairn and decided to go up. This bit was quite steep, there were a lot of shrubs, but we tried to go over the rocks as much as possible. After 20 minutes we crossed...

This nice peak above the village of Saas Almagell can be reached via an alpine trail, starting from the Heitbodme station. The path to the view point is just a regular mountain trail (T2-T3). After this, the alpine trail begins. As there are already plenty of Hikr reports about this part, I will not give to many details. The part...

We were promised another summer day with excellent weather conditions, so we deciced to get up early and take the first bus to Mattmark. Last year, I went to the Stellipass (3038m) together with my father and uncle. The plan was now to get to the top of the Stelli (3357m) via the north ridge. We were already familiar with the...

In september I participated in a one-week mountaineering course for beginners, led by the Belgian mountain guide Helmuth Van Pottelbergh. He taught us everything we needed to know to be able to climb routes of difficulty F-PD. The first day, we practiced at the Ferpècle glacier, with ice screws and other ways of making anchors...

On the third day of the mountaineering course, we hiked from Le Chargeur (2141m), just underneath Lac de Dixence, to Cabane de Prafleuri (2657m), a very neat and comfortable cabane, where we stayed for the night. The next day, we left at 7:30 in the direction of Glacier de Prafleuri. We were explained some relevant techniques and...

Final day of the mountaineering course! We started walking at 6:00 at refuge La Barma, in the direction of Rochers du Bouc. After ascending some grass slopes, we found the alpine path that leads to the summit (3314m). This part was relatively easy (T4+). Next, we descended about 80 meters, over steep rocks, using the fixed chains....