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.
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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.
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.
Sledging in Grindelwald – Switzerland
Grindelwald claims that it owns Europe’s longest sledging track – well, in fact it doesn’t matter. What matters is: sledging in Grindelwald is a great experience.
New Year Urban Packrafting – Zurich, Switzerland
Winter is normally not the best time for packrafting – the rivers are low on water and it’s quite cold compared to nice summertime trips. But winter can also be “special” – hence we decided recently to do a quick late-afternoon packrafting session on the Lake Züri. A similar trip we did years ago – check it out here.
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Dayhike around the Seealpsee
I already hiked in the Saentis area during winter and summer – this time we focused on the area around the Seealpsee and Ebenalp. This is a very popular area during the good-weather weekends and only an hour drive from Zurich.
Dayhiking the Wängi – Switzerland
This valley is a gemstone at the southern part of the Zurich Lake. It offers plenty of nice possibilities to do easy and more challenging dayhikes.
