Höchst is a mountain peak between Tristencholben and Sichelchamm. It is not very prominent, but still offers a great view! The mountain can be reached on a white-red-white (wrw) marked trail, either from the east or from the west. My route was Walenstadt - Lüsis - Nideri - Höchst, and the same way back. I started my hike at...

Nice short hike from St. Margrethenberg to Pizalun with my youngest son. The weather was mostly sunny with a nice cooling breeze, so we actually needed a thin sweater part of the time. One hour lunch break in the restaurant Buura-Beizli.

Start of the hike in Unterkunkels at 08:30 in the morning. With the mountain bike I followed the road towards Kunkelspass. This road is paved all the way. Somewhere past Oberkunkels as it became steeper, I mostly walked the bike. Near Kunkelspass, I left my mountain bike behind, and continued on foot up the white-red-white...

Start of the hike in Vättis at 06:30 in the morning. I followed the white-red-white marked trail up to Alp Ladils (this destination is not indicated, but Muntaluna is). It paid off being so early - after only 10-15 min hiking I saw two red deer in the forest! Just before Alp Ladils, I took a left on an unmarked trail, and later I...

Start at Tannenbodenalp at 13:00, the temperature was +4°C. It was of course quite late in the day for a ski tour, but I assumed conditions would remain favorable due to the cold temperatures. And in fact, above 1600 m there was still powder on north facing slopes in the late afternoon! I went from Tannenbodenalp to Chrüz,...

Backcountry skiing in Flumserberg - is that possible? Well, the ski resort is now closed for the season, so in that sense it's all off piste. This was my first backcountry ski tour in ages. I rented the equipment at Bächli Bergsport (Pfäffikon SZ), since I don't have such skis or boots myself. I started off at Tannenbodenalp,...

What is better than starting the new year with a mountain hike in wonderful weather?! I had never before been to the Tamina valley, so it was exciting to see a new area as well. The Muntaluna south ridge was still nearly free of snow, so the conditions were really favorable. I started out at the parking lot at the valley...

Sichelchamm is a remarkable sickle-shaped mountain which is easily spotted from Walenstadt, or from Flumserberg. After reading Delta's report Sichelchamm über die Sicheln, I wanted to ascend Sichelchamm through the sickles too. In addition, I planned to make a bike & hike out of it, using the roads to Lüsis and Vergoda....

I started this hike in Wildhaus, and went up to the summit of Wildhuser Schafberg via the south ridge. From Schäferhütte (1552 m) I followed the ridge on the left side, and not the marked trail. There are some rather steep grassy sections, which were now even more difficult due to sheep poop... I would say it's better to follow...

Hinderrugg (2306 m) from Unterwasser Nice hike from Unterwasser to Hinderrugg and Chäserrugg, followed by a walk on Rosenböden. The hike from Unterwasser to Hinderrugg means 1400 m of elevation gain, and took about 3 hours with a good pace. The following hike to Chäserrugg and walk on Rosenböden is not included in the time...

5-lakes hike plus Pizol peak (2844 m) The 5 lakes hike (5-Seen Wanderung) in the Pizol area is well known, so I will not describe it in more detail. Usually people may start at the Pizol lodge and walk from the Wildsee lake down. However, I started at Gaffia, and went from theBaschalvasee lake upwards. After reaching Wildsee, I...

Wissmilen (2483 m) from Maschgenkamm A nice and easy hike from Maschgenkamm to Wissmilen, passing Alp Fursch on the way. The most difficult section is after Wissmilenpass, on the way up towards Wissmilen. There it is a bit rugged and rocky terrain, partially a bit exposed as well (T3). But it all follows a marked red and white...

Magerrain is well described here on hikr already, and I just wanted to add some detail about my route which did not go past Erdisgulmen and not through the famous crack (german: die Spalte). I started from Maschgenkamm and hiked past Sächserseeli on a well-known trail. Then I went in the general direction of...