Spent a few days in Davos, mainly targeted to a fully relaxed attitude. Still, we tought giving our snowshoes some excitment. Therefore, a mild hike was organized and we set off from Davos-Dorf to the south-eastern bank of the Davoser See. The path is a true family-promenade all the way. You may get to encounter squirrels and...

I have been planning Piz de l’Ardion (yes) for quite a while. It seemed the right time, but I discovered that the paved road ascending from Soazza to Alp the Bec can be undertaken only upon specific permit release, which makes a 20CHF expense. Wow, I drove twice up to Alp de Bec not knowing... will not do that again, not for me....

It has been a very, very long time since we last hiked on snowshoes. Finally the day has come! An easy, very straight forward thing, just to enjoy the day without too much sweat. San Bernardino is (to me) one of the loveliest places in the Alps, providing the most varied choice in any season and for any mountaineering skill. One...

What a wonderful peak! Gletscherhorn is located in Grisons, deep into the Bergalga valley, which is one of the main valleys of the Avers environment. Gletscherhorn was on the wish-list since 1999, when A.Gogna’s and A. Recalcati’s “Mesolcina e Spluga” CAI guide was first issued. Decision was made Thursday evening: “Ok,...

Hi! After last year's failure, I came back for a further attempt to this much wanted summit, having learned (maybe) from my previous errors. The southern summit of Piz Uccello is what strikes when you reach San Bernardino and, although slightly lower than the northern summit, it is by far more visited. So, San Bernardino is...

This peak stands along the magnificent ridge between Mesolcina and Calanca valleys. Very easily accessible, it rewards with superb views all round plus an excellent close-up to the neighbouring Piz de Groven. The narrow mountain road from Soazza to Alp de Bec- sota is under maintenance and may not be accessible Monday to Friday....

Piz d’Arbeola again! Well, that was not what I had planned, the title should have been… but one has to be “flexible”. The day’s idea was to have a go at the neighbouring Piz Pian Grand. So I started from San Bernardino and went up exactly the same route I took when I went to Piz d’Arbeola back in July 2008 (hey, long...

This brief report is posted in remembrance of Toto, our unforgettable alpine-buddy who went over the rainbow bridge just over a month ago and is now happily hiking in the mountains of Heaven. Piz Languard is a very popular peak, which can be summited after a really easy hike. It has been very often reported, so there’s...

The "normal" route to Piz Piot (definitely the easiest, as far as I learn) kicks off from the lovely little village of Juf, 2.126m, where parking allowance is generally sufficient to host a good number of vehicles. There are excellent bus connections to Juf though. The itinerary is self-evident: all...

This is a mountain located just north-west of the glittering St. Moritz. It can be reached by cab to only few steps from the summit,terrassed andcomplete with an ugly antenna. Our ascent to this mountain started at the comfortable parking below Champfer. A walk across the village up to it’s northern outskirt would...

San Bernardino, at thevery top of Misox (Mesolcina) valley,offers animpressingvariety of hikes, just have a look at the CNS 1254 and adjacent maps !! After havingleft the car in the large parking area at the entrance of San Bernardino, me and Toto followed the comfortabledirt trackthat goes around the Isola lake; after maybe 15...

Corno di Gesero is a peak dominating the likes of Valle d’Arbedo and Val d’Albionasca, not too far from the Italian border. The easiest way to reach it’s summit is probably via the north-west ridge. Because we wanted to see Alpe d’Albion first, our idea was to climb from the south-east flank. Things went...