After driving by car to Berghaus Palfries, madu, maenzgi and I set off towards the Chammegg route onto the Gauschla. After following the marked hiking path onto the crest, we walk up along the crest, first on an obvious path, which however gradually disappears as the terrain gets steeper. At ca. 2020m, we have to loop around the...

When driving below on the A3, the Mürtschenstock doesn't look like a mountain that can be scrambled up. Yet while the full ridge traverse is indeed a highly regarded undertaking for climbers, the normal route onto the highest summit (Ruchen) is actually within reach of alpine hikers. The starting point of Talalp can be reached by...

We had planned to drive to Cholschlag Vorsäss and start the hike there. However, unexpectedly, we find the road closed to normal traffic (at P. 917 when coming from Flums and at P. 774 when coming from Mels). I don't know if this is a permanent change, or if the road to Cholschlag is only open in summer? After some driving...

The path from Tenna onto the Piz Fess is marked white-red-white. The markings are rather sparse, and often only there where the path is obvious anyway... Still, in good visibility, it's hard to go wrong.We had not expected many other hikers on the mountain. The ascent of 1250m is considerable and there is a crispy layer of snow...

The Nadelhorn: not a bad goal for my first 4000m peak :). Day 1 Gasenried - Bordierhütte 4h15, 1250m ascent, 50m descent, T4 The ascent from Gasenried to the Bordierhütte("Bordier" pronounced in a French way)is relatively long but pleasantly varied. The path first goes up through the forrest, then through a fascinating...

You had to participate in the weather lottery, if you wanted to do any hiking this weekend. We gambled on the Büelenhorn and we hit the jackpot. A window of good weather allowed us to reach the summit with fabulous views. And yes, our luck turned in the end: a thunderstorm made us bail from the Stulsergrat and got us pretty wet...

The Raaberg, the easternmost summit of the Mattstock massiv, is only rarely climbed. When it is visited, then usually by either 360 or carpintero, it seems. The Raaberg has an east summit (P. 1723) and a west summit (P. 1779). Only the east summit is named on the map and described in the SAC Clubführer. Strange, because the west...

Sankt Antonien is a quiet place right now. Last week's fresh snow has disappeared surprisingly quickly. A fewstubborn ski mountaineers are still venturing into the north slopes of the Geisstschuggen and the Hasenflüeli. The valley of the Aschariner Alp, however, is completely deserted, and gives possibilities for a very quiet...

The Arosa-Lenzerheide area is not supposed to be a quiet place in winter. However, the Tschiertschen ski area was still closed due to lack of snow and Arosa-Lenzerheide was also struggling to get the winter season going. We took advantage of the unusual quiet by doing a snow shoe hike onto the Parpaner Schwarzhorn, and indeed we...

With a sprained ankle, the wise decision would be to let it rest and recover all weekend. But with an opportunity to climb the spectacular Schächentaler Windgällen in perfect autumn conditions, I was never going to stay down in the fog in Zürich. So I told my ankle: "you better get well by Saturday, because I'm going up whether...

Day 1: Arolla - Pas de Chèvres - Cabane des Dix(T4, 1050m ascent, 150m descent, 4 hours) The Val d'Hérens is not as peaceful as expected when we travel in by Postauto. There is an overwhelming police presence and we pass through several police checkpoints along the road. Apparently they were on the hunt for two burglars, who...

The Sibe Hängste is a mountain in the Entlebuch-Emmental region, an area that I've come to love for its selection of interesting, "day hike sized" mountains and for the great views on the transition from Mittelland into Berner Oberland. Though there are no official hiking paths on the Sibe Hängste, the traverse of the whole...

The Wägital offers an unusually high concentration of exciting alpine hikes, and this just a stone's throw away from Zürich. As such, it's almost scandalous that I hadn't explored this valley much so far. The continued superb mountain weather this autumn and a confident hiking partner - Hikr's madu - provided an unexpected...

Kurz nach 10Uhr beginnen wir den Aufstieg Richtung An der Matta. Der Wanderweg führt durch einen schönen Wald. Auf ca. 1480m lädt uns ein netter Einheimischer mit seinem Auto auf und fährt uns bis zum P.1825. Von dort folgen wir dem Wanderweg noch bis Brand und streben dann weglos dem Piz Serenastga entgegen. Anfangs über...

Von Weisstannen gehe ich über Rütenen, Unterstein und Obersteinälpli nach Näserina. Dieser Weg ist nicht markiert, aber meistens gut zu finden. Einzig zwischen Unterstein und Obersteinälpli verpasse ich den in der Karte eingezeichneten Weg. Nach Näserina kommt man wohl einfacher über das Alpsträsschen ab Chloster. Weiter...

Vom Zwischbergental ins Valle Bognanco.

Von der Windegghütte folgt man dem Wanderweg richtung Furtwangsattel, bis man oberhalb der Gläckblatten auf ca 2200 ein undeutliches Weglein suchen muss, welches in südlicher Richtung zu einer Schwemmebene bei P.2102 führt. Bei dieser Abzweigung gibt es auf einem Stein eine undeutliche, weisse Aufschrift "Steinhüshorn". Wenn...

Die Tour auf das Mährenhorn ist bereits hier von kittel ausgezeichnet beschrieben. Wir begingen sie mit sowohl Ausgangspunkt als Endpunkt die Windegghütte SAC, wobei das ganze denn schlussendlich deutlich länger dauerte als erwartet. Rund 8h30 starteten wir bei der Windegghütte und folgten dem Wanderweg richtung...

Während dem wohl heissesten Wochenende dieses Jahres (Temperatur im Tal bis 36 Grad) verblieben wir in der gemütlichen Camona da Cavardiras. Auf der Hüttehomepage wird der Piz Ault als nicht schwierige Familien-Gletschertour angepriesen und so war es denn auch: eine tolle Tour, welche eine Gletscherüberquerung kombiniert mit...

Früh hiess es aufstehen! Wobei mir das ganz recht war. Ich schlief nicht viel die letzte Nacht! Und es war auch am Morgen draussen so warm, dass man (ich) gut mit 3/4-Hosen und im T-Shirt loslaufen konnte. Der Hüttenzustieg und das Einlauftürchen von gestern (Hüttenzustieg und Tällispitz) hatten keine physischen Schäden...