I decided to hike the Monte Bar for the second time this year after the first of January. Already from at home I could see that this time the snow situation would have been much more challneging then at the beginning of the year. I started my hike again on the unofficial park slot just before Corticiasca. I followed the official...

I came back from Boston in this last April week to get read of some administrative duties and of course to enjoy once per year some real mountain hiking... The weather in the last days was terrible, with snowfall even below 1000 m so I had to adapt my plans to the unexpected situation since I did not bring the entire winter...

Short afternoon hike today in the south of Switzerland. After having parked the car in Cimadera we followed the path through the small village and then the road direction Cappellina before we entered the forest. Since there is almost only one very large trail it is not difficult to find the way to the Pairolo hut. From the hut...

The 2012 started with nice weather and so we decided to go for our first hiking tour in the new year. Since we did not really wake up early in the morning we chose to hike the Monte Bar along the direct way starting from Corticiasca.There is not much to say about the path, which runs almost straight to the summit passing the...