Blinnenhornis avery popular ascent for a combination of elements: ease of the normal route, availability of anumber ofhuts along or very close to the route, breathtaking views all the waylong. Thenormal route starts from the parking area at the end of the Morasco lake; signs actually forbid access to it, but at any time in...

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...

Pizzo Molare is perhaps the most popular summit on the long ridge between Val Leventina and Valle di Blenio. It is also very easy to reach. Starting point is the tiny village of Gariva, from where you initially go up a concrete track which will lead you in about twenty minutes to the Piandioss hut. Going ahead briefly, at a turn...

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...

This is a very nice walk which, with a relatively modest effort, offers breathtaking views. You start off from the tiny parking place at S. Bartolomeo and go up the well marked comfortable path that, by going through the woods, will gradually get you to Alpe di Mezzo. Being October, this first part of the hike was...