I heard various stories about the Val Grande throughout the last years but never found the time to go there on my own – until July 2019 where I finally found time to hike the Val Grande on my own and verify whether all these amazing stories are true. Indeed they are.
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In June 2019, I did a nice 2-day hike with an old friend close to the town of Mosbach in Germany. Perfect weather conditions combined with a super nice trail made this trip a great experience. Below you can find some information about the trail and the corresponding GPX file.
10 years ago I visited India with a couple of friends for several weeks – reviewing the pictures today makes me feel like the visit was yesterday. It was indeed a remarkable and inspiring trip – but also something I couldn’t get used to.
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.
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.
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.
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.
