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This is the fourth time I've been here recently, and the first time it was not thoroughly wet, so I decided to climb over the ridgeline. The ground still relatively wet, but the rocks were dry, so not too slippery overall. At the parking lot just before the Ferme Robert, there is a small sign 'Chemin de Chasseurs' (if I...

An easy jog to Hoher Kasten through the clouds, then breaking into the sun. It took me a bit more than an hour to do the 900m climb, the conditions were good. I was mostly jogging, though I switched to walking when it was too steep. The view from Hoher Kasten is pretty nice: it's the first time I was there even though I passed...

There was snow up high, and I always wanted to try Selun. There was not a lot of snow in the valley, so instead of carrying the skis all the way to the snowline, I decided to unpack my old snowshoes. I wanted to try it first on snowshoes as well, before committing myself to a ski attempt, perhaps next year. Now, that was not a...

The first true tour of the season, after a bunch of descents on most of the regional pistes, and one trial tour that was mainly on the pistes of Sellamatt and Chaeserrugg. I was at a point where all red runs were done comfortably, even if not very quickly - though I must say that the freeride section at Chaeserrugg left me most...