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...

This was a group hike with the SAC, the first one I actually tried. Originally the plan was to follow an easy route from Wildhaus to Bruelisau, but the plan was changed to climb up the T4 to the junction between Rotsteinpass and Altmasattel, before continuing to Bruelisau. I decided to follow, but return to Wildhaus, because...

I decided to try Silberplatten. I had my inov-8 shoes and an axe instead of poles, which I find more convenient on steeper ground. The initial ascent was easy, with some steeper bits that were secured. The way to the foot of SIlberplatten was simple. SIlberplatten looked imposing close up, but actually getting to the top was...

Got the second train from St. Gallen and arrived at 7:45 at Wasserauen. For this walk, I packed a light bag and telescopic poles: I thought I might need the extra stability since my ankle was not back to full strength yet. (It took me two weeks to start running again after the sprain, and it still complains when going downhill)...

The snow reports were uncertain, so I took full snow snowshoe gear to get up to Stockberg, starting from Stein. Initially it was mostly mud and fields, but soon I hit some snow. The snow was not quite deep enough to use the snowshoes, at least initially, but still managed to be annoying for boots. Visibility was nearly zero when I...

It was a nice day, so I had a couple of hours to go to Gössigenhöchi. Unfortunately the trailhead was icy and I could neither drive nor ski on it. So I walked 1.5km (30 minutes) on my boots. Finally I strapped on my skis and climbed up for the first time in almost four years. The skis and skins still worked, thankfully. The snow...

I decide to go and try going around Alp Sigel and maybe climbing up to Bogartenluecke and going up to the ridge. There was rather a bit more snow than I expected, even from the beginning. I had packed poles, axe and crampons. The most useful thing was the poles this time, since the paths were not very steep but the snow was a bit...

I had about 4 hours to spare and decided to try another path towards Saentis. Starting from Wasserauen again, I took the path south of Seealpsee. It was a good choice, as the views overlooking the lake were spectacular. The other advantage of this route is that the path is comfortably steep so I could run for long sections. Mosf...

Started from Wasserauen and took the easy path to Seealpsee, them climbed to Mesmer and to the northen route towards Santis. Snow fields started around 1900m but they were easy to navigate with my trail running shoes and an ice axe (poles would have been adequate too). Later the snow started becoming deeper and progress was...

A quick climb of Bützi and ascent to the ridge (skipping Stockflue) and then down to Goldau. The descent from Bützi was delicate, in contrast to the ascent which was steep, but essentially just walking. The first section of the descent was on a steep rock secured with steel cables. There were plenty of good...

I had planned to try Mutteristock for this week. The normal path (R.155) is a classic T3, with varied landscape including fields, forests, scree and rock fields. However, I wanted to try one of the alternative paths (R.156[-/a/b/c]) from the West side. The problem is, most of these paths are described very briefly in the SAC...

Photos This was a vaguely planned walk towards Grischsattel. Possible options included Mittaghorn (aka Mittetaghorn), Piz Grisch (aka Laaxer Stockli) and Ofen, with two possible routes to Piz Grisch, either from the west or via Grischsattel. We were also unsure of whether to cross to Grisons or go back to Elm. The difficulty...

I decided to do a quick run around the Garichti reservoir. The access was not difficult, but I decided to get a Mobility car from Glarus to Mettmen for better flexibility. I started off on the west side, with a view to perhaps following the ridge of Matzlen, but in the end I followed the T2 path that's a bit lower. This is not...

This is one of the classic T4 hikes, good for an introduction to alpinism, and certainly preferable for a first T4 compared to a grassy one like Wiggis. It is also less tiring and more accessible than other T4s like Haute Cime.   The access point is through Glarus. Then one can:   (1) Walk up from 500m....

  Start: Rhodannenberg (Klöntal) 848m - bus from Glarus. End: Obsersee 992m - no bus. Hitchike or walk. Climb: 1622m/1486m Distance: 12km Time: 7:13. GPS Map Photographic Album   The Wiggis is a prominent grassy peak in the Glarus alps. There are many ways to reach it, but I took the path...

Parpaner Rothorn (2899m) Start: Parpan Obertor (1515m) Peak: Parpaner Rothorn East Peak (2899m) End: Lai (1473m) Route: https://goo.gl/RhUakV Full photos: https://goo.gl/photos/KtoKk2RJiQKwf6VE9   I've been looking for a higher altitude hike around Zurich for a while, and one that...

Actually, a race. It was quite hot.