It has been a while (25 years) since I was in Engelberg. The Surenenpass was something I wanted to do since a long time but kneeproblems forestall these plans. But then I discovered that spending two nights at Alp Hobiel could make it possible. The hike started at a sunny afternoon in September with exceptional hot weather for...

We (Natalie and me) took the cable car in Sils Maria to gain some height, I had already done that part by foot a couple of years ago, so saving my knees by taking the cable car seemed a logical move. It was very cold (air temperature around P01 °C with a lot of wind, giving a windchill temperature of around M09/M08 °C on the...