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The Gross Kärpf is a place I wanted to visit ever since I tried (and failed) to reachChli Kärpf. This time we climbed through Elm. We did this as an alpine tour, with a roped team, rather than an alpine hike, but I put ratings for both for reference. The route through Elm is not very nice, and has no shade, as it is...

A trip with SAC-Rhein. We initially planned to go to Isisizer Rosswis, but thought that it would be nicer to go to Fulfirst to avoid the repeated ascents and descents. I guess it is pretty hard to give a detailed description, as it is mainly just walking or sliding on the skis. There was mostly hard, wind-packed spring snow....

This was a replacement for Rotruefner, due to conditions. As it were, there was a lot of fresh snow. There was some avalanche markers on some peaks, but the snow pack looked ok on our route. The ascent is quite long and flat. After 1800m it becomes increasingly steep. Bruno was pushing the pace and I could barely keep up. I...

In what turned out to have been the last ski tour of the season, we went up to the Flumserberg resort the week after it had closed. Due to the snow cannons, there was still some snow. This clever idea was due to our excellent guide, Ruth. It was strange seeing the usually extremely crowded resort so empty. The ascent was...