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We went on a short hike above Reichenbach im Kiental, Switzerland. The lighting was very difficult for taking pictures (or the photographer was not good enough), so I had to zoom in a lot to get the (my) best pictures.
Since it won't take long anymore before the snow is fully gone, took the opportunity to take some close-ups from mountains.
#Hiking #WeeklyHikingPicture #Mountains #Lobhörner #Dreispitz #Gehrihorn #Ärmighore #Reichenbach
Late entry for #MountainMonday: Aiguille Verte (4122 m) near Chamonix, France.
A mountain like a child draws one.
Picture made from Le Brévent (2525 m) with Chamonix-Mont-Blanc in the valley.
🗓️ September 2007
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Bällehöchst (2095m) is a mountain in the Bernese Oberland with a fantastic panorama from Lake Brienz (on the left) to the 4000+ mountains (on the right).
Went there for a sunrise hike but was 5 minutes late 😅, but at least I was alone on the summit. The clouds in the Lütschental were performing a slow wave, sort of mesmerizing.
🗓️ June 2020
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Monte Gambarogno in Ticino, Switzerland with view over Lago Maggiore. There are several options to spend the night here.
🗓️ September 2021
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As I'm on-call duty this week, I had to stay closer to home. But this was not a downside as currently everywhere you look, it is just magnificent. 😍
We went on a small "hike" on the Spiezberg overlooking Lake Thun. The location of the first picture (the panorama) is also my favorite location in the village for sunrise views.
Although we knew better, we tried to walk to Usserberg (1592 m) in the Saxettal. After climbing from Saxeten (1102 m) roughly 200 meters we called it quits, as there was just too much snow. We walked back to Saxeten and chose the Saxetbach trail, which still had snow, but was much flatter so it was an easy walk. The fresh air was nice.
I came across this fine example of a non-standard Swiss fingerpost in June. It leads to a wooden footbridge overlooking the forest on the Gägger.
"The storm of the century", Lothar, almost completely destroyed the forest at the end of 1999. That part of the forest will now be left alone to develop entirely naturally (which can be followed from the footbridge).
https://www.gantrisch.ch/entdecken/aktivitaeten/zu-fuss/gaeggersteg/
Came across a picture in my archive of the interior of the Leirvassbu Turisthytte. Really a cosy hut. I like to think this picture shows a dancefloor. 🕺
#MountainHuts #Hiking #WeeklyHikingPicture #Jotunheimen #Leirvassbu
Lonely afternoon hike to Trollhøe (1'348m), Jotunheimen National Park, Norway.
🗓️ July 2016
#ThrowbackThursday #Hiking #WeeklyHikingPicture #Trollhøe #Jotunheimen
This picture is from the first "hike" of my daughter. We went up to Planplatten (above Meiringen, Switzerland) by cablecar where she stepped around a bit. Afterwards we hiked down with her in the baby carrier. In the background you can see the Bernese Oberland, with amongst others the Wetterhorn.
🗓 September 2006
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Still did not have the opportunity to really go out into the mountains, but did manage to go on a small hike on Bürgberg. From there you have a nice view on Faulensee and the Bernese Oberland.
#Hiking #WeeklyHikingPicture #Faulensee #Niesen #BernerOberland #BerneseOberland #SBB
Yesterday was a beautiful day, but was not able to get out. If I had, it probably would have looked a lot like this.
Justistal with view towards Schibe (1'955m) with the Sichle-pass (1'679m) to the left.
🗓️ December 2020
Lake Louise, known for its milky light-blue water, as seen from the Beehive.
🗓️ August 2012
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The Chrüzhütte (1'718m) in the Urner Alps, Switzerland is probably the hut which reminded me the most of Hansel and Gretel. When we arrived there was a very large group of fanfare musicians, that we celebrating some anniversary of their music club.
They walked up the 800 meters to the hut with their instruments and played at the hut, making it a serious party.
Late afternoon they descended by cable car and left the hut behind in quite a different situation: quiet and foggy.
🗓️ September 2021
Hard day at the office. Time to relax with some good memories.
🗓️ July 2016
View from the Schibespitz (2'060m) towards the Gantrisch (2'176m), Bernese Alps. It is part of the so-called "Voralpen", the most northern part of the Alps. The flatter part of Switzerland is clearly visible.
https://s.geo.admin.ch/a2f30e5be1
#MountainMonday #Hiking #WeeklyHikingPicture #Gantrisch #Alps
@Marina Very nice! Every time I drive past Innsbruck I wonder what the view to the city would be from above. Thx for showing it.
Not sure if it is my favorite, but I like the via ferrata at the Bergseehütte, Urner Alpen, Switzerland at lot. It is called "The Crocodile", for obvious reasons. 🐊 🧗♂️ 😀. It is a category C (K3) via ferrata.
#ViaFerrata #Klettersteig #Climbing #Crocodile #Krokodil #Hiking #WeeklyHikingPicture
This is the Plain of Six Glaciers Teahouse (also no WIFI for those who were wondering), Banff National Park, Canada. This is another rare picture as I'm in it, together with my daughter (white and orange caps).
The teahouse is located near Abbot Pass, where the first hut in the Canadian Rockies once stood (built in 1922, closed and demolished in 2022 as it was deemed irreparable after being damaged due melting glacier ice).
🗓️ August 2012
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Lake Agnes with the Devil's Thumb (2'458m / 8'064ft) to the left and Mount Whyte (2'983m / 9'787ft) in the middle.
📍 above Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Canada
🗓️ August 2012
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Did not have time for a day hike, but managed to do a hike to the Hondrichhügel (Hondrich Hill). Autumn does hot have this hill under control yet. Lots of greens.
The Hondrichhügel has some nice vistas towards Niesen and Blüemlisalphorn. Schreckhorn and Wetterhorn can be seen in the distance.
Eighteen years ago I went for the third (?) time from the village of Brand, via the Oberzalimhütte over the Leibersteig to the Mannheimer Hütte.
The second day would go over the Schesaplana to the Totalphütte and from there down to the Lünersee. This two day hike is a classic in my family, but the conditions have been changed dramatically since then because of global warming. The glacier has almost completely disappeared. Increased rockfall also makes the Leibersteig more dangerous.
🗓️ 2005
📍 Rätikon, Austria 🇦🇹
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Fingerpost on top of the Stockhorn (2'190m). After my hike to the summit from Gurnigel, I went down by cablecar, which ends in the village of Erlenbach in the Simme Valley. But there are more Erlenbachs.
The fingerpost points in 3 directions:
- Erlenbach im Simmental (7.2km, 2h40m)
- Erlenbach in canton Zürich (141.7km, 35h40m)
- Erlenbach am Main (464.6km, 132h15m). This Erlenbach lies in Germany
#FingerpostFriday #Hiking #WeeklyHikingPicture #Erlenbach #Mountain #Mountains
Today was a stunning day. I was in luck that beautiful late summer weather coincided with a day off. Have been saving this local classic Gurnigel - Gantrisch - Stockhorn for quite some time, and today was the day. It did not disappoint.
At first I was a bit anxious though, as no less than 2 full busses drove to the start. Would this be a traffic jam hike? I should not have worried, as I was the only one hiking the route. All the others disappeared into different directions.
The trail to the Gantrisch was easy and shortly before it, I came onto the ridge. I would be on ridges lots of times. One ridge was becoming only 30 cm wide and after checking, it showed I missed a turn (it would be possible though, but as I was alone, I turned around out of safety reasons and found the correct trail).
After an easy climb to Chatz u Mus the final Stockhorn climb came into sight. After summitting I descended by cablecar.
What-a-day!
#Hiking #WeeklyHikingPicture #Stockhorn #Gantrisch #Gurnigel
Capanna Campo Tencia (2'140m) is a mountain hut in Ticino, Switzerland.
Very nice and cosy. We stayed there to climb the Pizzo Campo Tencia (3'071m), but (being September) overnight there was some snowfall, but more importantly, frozen rain making it too dangerous (for us at least).
We tried a first, but turned around and warmed up in the hut again, before making an alternative hike to Capanna Leit.
🗓 September 2022
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A Silent Sunday from 2014 in Aeschiried.
Descent from the Passo Grandinagia (2'698m) on the trail from the Capanna Cristallina (CH) to the Rifugio Maria Luisa (IT).
In the back you can see the Nufenenpass coming down into the Leventina Valley. At the horizon the Bernese Alps show their beauty.
🗓️ 2021
The trip to Vernall Fall in Yosemite National Park was (way too) crowded with people who were putting on raincoats before walking through the spray of the waterfall. It was blazing hot though, so the spray was actually very very welcome.
Need to work on my steady video hand.
🗓️ 2019
#WaterfallWednesday #VernallFall #Hiking #Yosemite #WeeklyHikingPicture
Today 12 years ago we climbed the Weissmies (4013m) from Hohsaas. It was the first 4000-er of my sister and brother-in-law. Them coming from 2 meters below sealevel only 2 days before, this was quite a feat.
Our guide had the run down from Hohsaas during the night, as his wife was about to go into labour. 😀 🏃♂️
We had to wait on his replacement, who came with the first gondola in the morning. We were therefore a bit later underway than planned.
🗓️ 26 September 2011
Not in the wild, therefore an abundance of Edelweiss in a planter at the Cabane de la Tourche mountain hut. Checked, but they are certainly real.