The weather forecast was not very promising – but we still got up early and did the circle over the “Mittagflue” peak close to the town of Wimmis, Switzerland. It was worth it – even with quite bad weather conditions, the hike was amazing and I cannot imagine how great the views must be with sunny weather.
Category Archives: Hiking
Jaunpass – Climbing up the snowy Bäderhorn
We had a couple of hours left before the dark was supposed to set in – hence, we decided to climb the snowy peak of the Bäderhorn in a couple of hours. It ended up a little bit more complicated than we thought.
Morocco – between Mountains and Desert
I’m not sure how the area I visited back in 2007 has developed now in 2019 – but back in 2007, it was an amazing hike from Telouet to Aït-Ben-Haddou. Spending time in Marrakesch beforehand and heading down to the desert afterwards was definitively the right choice.
Dayhiking Sihlsee – Switzerland
Sunny April days are great for doing the first summer hikes in lower altitude. The Sihlsee close to the town of “Einsiedeln“ is a good spot for saying goodbye to winter.
Sleep – Eat – Skate – Repeat – Cross-Country Skiing in Finland
We spent an awesome and intense week in Saariselkää in February 2019 – solely sleeping, eating, skating (see last years report here).
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Hiking the North – Iceland
Roughly 10 years ago I spent several summer weeks in Iceland primarily hiking lightweight with only a baseline level of equipment. Iceland is definitively one of the most amazing countries in case you are fascinated by nature.
Hiking and Packrafting Lake Inari
Lake Inari (Finland) offers endless possibilities of exploring and discovering – which we used in 2012 for a couple of weeks. It is an amazing area in summer as well as in winter which shouldn’t be missed.
