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....

On the fifth day of the mountaineering course, it was time for something a little more challenging. We waked up at 6:00 at refuge Saint-Laurent and left around 7:00, following the path in the direction of Col de Prafleuri. After about one hour and a half, at a small lake (2874m), we deviated from this path towards the glacier at...

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...

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...

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...

This via ferrata is most definitely one of the more beautiful ones in Wallis, and certainly the best in the Saastal. It is rather difficult, at least for a via ferrata, and the climbing experience isn't spoiled by an abundance of metal, like it is on the Mittaghorn klettersteig. We started around 8:30 at Kreuzboden and then walked...

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 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...

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 started early in the morning in Winkelmatten. After 1 hour we reached Pension Edelweiss. It took us another 45 minutes to get to Berghasthaus Trift. The valley is very beautiful and rather calm, taking into account that it's quite close to Zermatt. That's probably because there aren't any cableways here, much unlike the...

According to the weather forecast, the weather would be fine until 1 PM. It would start raining around 5 PM. Unfortunately for us, that turned out to be a bit too optimistic. We took the cableway to Schwarzsee. I wanted to see how fast I could get to the Hörnlihütte, you know, just for fun. The first part of the path lets you...

On the 16th of July, I did the Mammut-Klettersteig Schweifinen together with Dries, of friend of mine from Belgium. I had already done the klettersteig before and I really liked it. We started at 9 o'clock at the Bahnhof in Zermatt. There we followed the direction signs to Pension Edelweiss (Altershaupt). After about 20 minutes we...

We began our hike at Blauherd. After a 15 min. walk we reached Stellisee. If you're lucky with the weather, this is a perfect spot to take pictures of the Matterhorn and its reflection. We went further to Berggasthaus Flue, where the path starts going up the mountain. The ascent via Flue takes 3h30, whereas the more direct trail...

In Zermatt, we took the Gornergatbahn, all the way to the Bergstation Gornergrat at 3089m. We were very lucky with the weather: almost no clouds. The view was truly breathtaking. The Gornergratbahn is not so cheap, but I would say it's worth the money. After enjoying the 360° view for a while, my parents and my sister decided to...

The second day after our arrival in Winkelmatten, we hiked from Winkelmatten to Gletschergarten. There's a small playground over there, so it's quite nice for families. After resting a bit (and having some fun at the playground), we continued our hike to Gletschertor (2100m). The path gets a bit smaller here but isn't dangerous....

Im Juni letzten Jahres wurde in Kaapstad die Internationale Mathematik-Olympiade organisiert. Es ist ein internationaler Schülerwettbewerb der seit 1959 jährlich stattfindet. Jedes Land darf sechs Teilnehmer entsenden, und ich war dabei für Belgien. Die ersten zwei Tage gab es insgesamt 6 aufgaben , nachher hatten wir Zeit um...

Meine letzte Gipfel dieses Jahr: das Lagginhorn 4010m! Es ist mein zweiter viertausender und die Besteigung war sehr toll, Danke an Pieter und Koen. Dieses Jahr gab es noch sehr viel Schnee auf dem Lagginhorn, und wir wussten nicht ob es ein Problem geben würde. Nach der Besteigung der Jegihorn gehen wir nach Kreuzboden. Dort...

Der vorletzte Tag der Urlaub. Heute gehen wir von Kreuzboden bis zum Gipfel des Jegihorns. Wir möchten gern die Route Alpendurst machen, aber es gab da schon eine Klettergruppe und sie waren eher nicht so schnell... Also gehen wir weiter auf die Suche nach der Route Südgrat. Diese ist schön und abwechslungsreich. Es gibt Teile...

Von Zermeigern aus beginnt diese schöne aber nicht so einfache Wanderung. Das erste Teil ist ein schönes Pfad aber ist doch auch eher steil. Das Pfad wird nicht viel begangen aber ist noch immer gut angedeutet. Nach einer Stunde wird das Gelände flacher. Es geht weiter über eine alte Moräne. Schon hier gibt es noch Schnee,...

Heute gehen wir nach Zermatt, von dort aus gehen wir nach der Schönbielhütte. Das Pfad ist sehr lang aber auch sehr abwechslungsreich. Nach einer Stunde sind wir in Zmutt. Heute war es ungefähr 30° und also waren wir ganz zufrieden dass wir schon ein bischen höher waren. Im Wald war's ganz feucht. Jetzt lauft das Pfad weiter...