Heute war es schwierig sich zu entscheiden, gehe ich jetzt mit Ski oder Schneeschuhe. Am Ende nahm ich die Schneeschuhe. Start um 9 Uhr morgens in Innerthal bei frostige -8°C. Auf den ersten 100 Hm lief ich zu Fuss auf der geräumten, aber etwas eisigen Fahrstrasse. Weiter oben gab es zum Glück bereits eine Spur von...

Start um 7:45 am Wägitalersee. Ich startete wie schon so oft auf dem wrw markierten Wanderweg nach Hohfläschen. Bei Hohfläschenmatt ging ich weglos weiter Richtung Mürli, und stieg in die NO Route zum Brünnelistock hinauf. Der Einstieg war etwas mühsam, weil es feucht und schmierig war (T4). Farbige Markierungen und...

Nice hike from Wägitalersee to the summit of Schiberg together with Alex, who was in this area for the very first time. Due to "Alpabzug" we only got started at 10:00 instead of 9:00 as planned. But we were not in a rush. However, as we reached the summit, fog started moving in and there was not as much of a view as expected....

Kurze Wanderung auf den Gugelberg (1148 m) beim Wägitalersee. Ich war bereits auf fast allen Gipfeln um den Wägitalersee, aber den Gugelberg habe ich vorher noch nie besucht. Ich folgte die Fahrstrasse von Innerthal, und nur zuoberst hatte es ein wenig Schnee. Trotzdem mit Trailrunning Schuhen gut machbar. Kurz vor dem höchsten...

On this nice and very warm day in June, I hiked to Bockmattli, Tierberg, Schiberg and Plattenberg. These are just four of many more peaks in the vicinity of Wägitalersee. On Schiberg I visited the south summit, but due to time constraints I skipped the north summit (even though I was very close to it). The ascent to Plattenberg...

Wändlispitz (1970 m) is a mountain peak which looks quite impressive, and it is not that easy to get up there. The routes across Gartenbeetli, Schäferweg, and SE ridge are all rated T6. Then there is the route via Gross Sienen (which is a T5) and that is the one I did today. Many thanks to Nobis for the report which gave me most...

Roggenstock (1776 m) is a mountain in the Hoch-Ybrig area. I had actually never been up there before, even though it is a fairly easy and short hike close to home. Start of the hike only at 11:00 AM (cause I had another appointment earlier in the morning). From Weglosen I followed the wrw marked trail all the way up to the top...

Yesterday while biking around Wägitalersee, I saw that most of the Schiberg south flank is already free of snow. So I decided to start the hiking season today. I brought my snowshoes for the upper part called Tschingel, but in the end they would not really have been needed. Start of the hike at 9:30 AM. I followed the wrw...

This was a very nice hike to Plattenberg (2081 m) in perfect weather. I followed the wrw marked trail from Wägitalersee via Aberli to Hohfläschenmatt. From there I ascended on the left side in the south flank directly towards the summit of Plattenberg. Between elevation 1800 and 1900 m, the average slope is actually 41°. But...

Start in Weglosen shortly after 8:00 in the morning. I followed the snow covered road up to Druesberghütte. This road is used for sledging, ski tours and hiking in the winter, but obviously nobody was coming downhill early in the morning. At Druesberghütte, I put on my snowshoes, and continued in direction Lehhütte. Somewhere...

Nice hike from Weglosen to Druesberghütte together with my two sons. Partially cloudy, with some sunshine in between. We hiked up to Druesberghütte and a little bit further, where we had an early lunch on a bench at elevation 1700 m (near Twäriberghütte). Descent on the same way. Only few people in the area.

On this day the weather was not perfect, but I was eager to start the hiking season, so I decided to go anyway. My choice fell on Chöpfenberg (1896 m), close to Wägitalersee. From Innerthal to Scheidegg I followed a marked trail. Below Bockmattli this trail was very muddy, like it seems to be most of the time. From Scheidegg...

A nice hike to Druesberg (2282 m) and Forstberg (2215 m) from Weglosen. I followed the blue/white marked trail from Weglosen in direction of Druesberg. After visiting the summit of Druesberg, I descended to Druesberglücke, and continued across some snowfields and up to Forstberg. Next, I descended towards Klein Sternen, where...

Driving up from Sisikon to Chäppeliberg by car was already an exiting start of the day, as the road is only one lane wide. The places where crossing traffic can pass are not that many. But there was hardly anyone else on the road, so it worked out just fine. The gondola going from Chäppeliberg to Gitschen was the old style...

This hike fromWägitalersee to the summit of Zindlenspitz (2097 m) has been described by many others already, so I will not provide much more detail. I mainly would like to share some pictures and impressions. Times (not including breaks): Wägitalersee P.932 - Zindlenspitz: 3 h Zindlenspitz -Wägitalersee P.932: 2 h 30 min

Nice hike to the summit of Mutteristock, which is the second highest peak around Wägitalersee. It is only surpassed by the neighboring peak Redertenstock, which is 1 m higher. In the morning there were clear skies, but later on the clouds and fog appeared around the mountain tops. Fortunately, the view from the summit of...

Time for the first hike of the season! Two days ago while biking at Wägitalersee, I saw that there was still a little bit of snow at the top of Gross Aubrig. Today that snow was all gone, and the ascent from Schrä via Bärlaui was possible without having to walk through snow. For the trail via Eggstofel it is another story. I...

Schülberg (1930 m), Biet (1965 m), and Fidisberg (1919 m) - half spring, half winter Since there is still so much snow at higher elevations, I chose to go to Hoch-Ybrig and explore the area around Schülberg. The weather was perfect, but there was still a lot of snow even below 2000 m elevation. Route: From Weglosen on the...

The plan was to hike to the summit of Ochsenchopf (2179 m), but due to the very wet grass (dew), I aborted the hike just below Ochsenchopf at the start of the steep section (where ropes/chains are mounted). Still it was a nice hike in a scenic landscape.

Nice hike from Brunni to Grosser Mythen. Because of the fog, the view from the summit was very limited though. But I got to see an alpine salamander at the top of the mountain! Remark: The attached GPS track is not an actual recording, but I drew the route in Google Earth right after the hike.