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...

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...

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...

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...

Auf dem Tourenprogramm vom SAC St.Gallen stand das Silvrettahorn. Da wollte ich schon lange rauf! Und weil mich der Tourenleiter sogar fragte, ob ich ihn nicht begleiten wolle, war für mich sowieso klar, dass ich mitgehe! Und es hat sich gelohnt! Am ersten Tag war eigentlich nur der Hüttenzustieg geplant. Doch statt von...