SAC Toggenburg was arranging a similar 2-day tour on the 23rd, but I could not join, so I though to do this in one day, since the weather was good. I decided to cross the whole mountain plain of Flumseberg. To me it seemed doable: about 1500m of climb and 20km of distance, so somewhat less than marathon in total effort. I took...

This is the first large group hike I organised. I knew that some of the participants were able to hike on steep terrain for long distances, while some of the others only had limited capacity. There were also a lot of constraints on the dates. So I ended up selecting Calanda Hut as the interim goal. The idea was for the weakest...

(This route was originally suggested by SAC-SG) Starting from Rhodannenberg, follow the road, then climb sharply north after about 1km. The way is mainly through on the south side through forest and pastures, over a steep path via Lochstafel, and then Schiiterboeden. At that point, one leaves the mountain trail and turns...

This was my ... fifth visit to this mountain, with the excuse of putting in a new summit book (I left the old one there, I don't know who has to pick it up). Route Description Getting to the saddle. The first part of the hike is over fields, and then next to a stream with waterfalls (T1). When you exit that area, you walk...

Today was an easy hike with members of the research group. An easily accessible hike, because it is close to work, there are no technical difficulties, and it is really short. We were initially aiming to start from Frinvillier, but their train was delayed, so we started from Biel at around 8:40. We passed a lot of time...

This is a nice hike on my commute route (5m from Biel) , so I thought I'd tackle it. After a short walk on a road and through a tunnel, you arrive at a cairn. It is easy to miss the entrance to the path, but it is marked with some small blue/white markings. The way through the forest is steep and a bit slippery, but I was...

I went up Mottel Goggeien... at least the climbing block (II?). Immediately aftewards, an exposed narrow passage followed. I had exhausted my willpower reserves at that point and turned back, but I think there was a possible easier route. I will be back.

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 Chomeurs' behind which...

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...

Started off a bit late yesterday morning. When I arrived at Stein it started raining heavily. I went up on the west side, partly on roads, and then finally reached snow at 1000m or so. The ascent was mostly OK, though the snowdrifts were really deep in places, and I had trouble moving quickly. My kick-turns are also not up to...

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...

This is a classic hike, well-recommended. it is at least a T4+, and while not technically difficult, it requires some experience [1]. Starting at Saentisbahn, easy walk/jog to Potersalp, then climb on narrow dirt path through moderately steep grassy slopes. This section is easy if it is not very wet: otherwise, muddy conditions...

After my first failed attempt at Vorder Goggeien, I thought I'd try again. This time I had carefully read the path descriptions, and I already Zustoll (T4-) and Piz Terri (T4+) under my belt.The conditions were, if anything, worse than last time, but I felt at ease overal. The start is at Stein (SG). After a brief asphalt road,...

We planned a two-day round trip to Piz Terri. Our plan was to follow the ridges from Artg Diesrut to Piz Ner and then CAS Motterascio. The next day, Piz Terri and then another ridge walk. However. the ridge walks were overambitious given the time needed and our speed. First, we tried to follow Puzzatsch to Artg Diesrrut, and...

I tried to go to the famous Naseloecher. It seems like an interesting T4 tour, with a couple of key points being protected with wires. In fact, the first time I was at Alpstein, I tried this route, but it was far too muddy to proceed. This time the conditions were very good. The sun was already high at 8:20, and it all looked dry...

After not quite making it to Vorder Goggeien, and after feeling too tired to join SAC on a longer hike, I wanted to try Zuestoll on my own. I was too early for the lift, so I jogged up to Sellammat. The path was initially overgrown with grass, and later went through a shady forest briefly. This gained me about 45 minutes, but...

Though to do a quick hike to somewhat challenging terrain with an easy climbing effort. I remember Goggeien mentioned on hikr as interesting, so set off for there, without much preparation. The SAC guide says it's a light scramble to the top. I made it to the saddle after about one hour from Stein. Then I took it easy. The...

I was planning to go to Schaefler. The weather looked OK. There was apparently snow after Ebenalp, so I packed avalanche gear and my crampons, as I thought the snow would not be deep enough for snowshoes. And my snowshoes really suck on steeper ground. I started from Wasserauen and took the direct road to Ebenalp from the north...

After quite a bit of on-piste and by-piste practice, and some easy ski tours, I thought of trying out stockberg. At the time I was confident in moderate slopes in the piste or in fresh snow. However, when I arrived at Stein, Stockberg seemed to be nearly bare, so I turned to the north-facing Haederenberg. After 10 minutes on...