Category: Swiss walks
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Walking from Nyon to St Cergue
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen I neared the top of the Jura I walked through part of the forest where the smell of pines was strong. I usually associate that smell with hikes further afield and at higher altitudes. It was nice to find it so close to home. To do this walk you can set…
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From Grächen to Zermatt via the longest suspension bridge: part two
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrom Grächen to Zermatt via the longest suspension bridge: part two When you wake up in the Europahütte and look down you can see the span of the longest suspension bridge in the morning shade of the mountains. It’s at this moment that people like me think “shame, not ideal for pictures”.…
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From Grächen to Zermatt via the longest suspension bridge: part one
Reading Time: 3 minutesHiking from Grächen to Zermatt via the longest Suspension bridge is an interesting two-day hike. It provides you with views of glaciers, boulder fields, scree slopes and more. It also provides you with the opportunity to cross a suspension bridge that takes six minutes. Hiking up from Grächen The hike up from…
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Caught in a hailstorm 200 meters from the peak
Reading Time: 2 minutesA few days ago a group of us were caught in a hailstorm 200 metres from the peak. When we were approaching the summit we aimed to climb clouds came in and covered the peak and rain fell. At this moment we had doubts about going on. Half an hour later the…
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Day 2 – Villars-sur-Ollon to Le Sepey
Reading Time: 3 minutesHiking from Villars-sur-Ollon to Le Sepey On the second day we hiked up from Villars Sur Ollon to Le Chamossaire. The trail is easy to follow. When you exit the town it takes you through some woods before emerging on to a prairie. From this prairie you have a nice view of…
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Day 1: Hiking from Gryon to Villars Sur Ollon.
Reading Time: 4 minutesFirst evening This weekend I went on a two day hike. It was a combination of a Summit Foundation themed hike and a Wehike event. The hike was over two days and two nights. We arrived on Gryon on Friday night and stayed at the Chalet Martin. This is a nice relaxed…
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My first Wehike Hike
Reading Time: 3 minutesWehike is a website dedicated to find people with whom to hike. People can contribute hikes to wehike and then they or other people can organise events based on the hike information. This includes a GPX file and images. At the moment this site is in beta so they are looking for…
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The SUUNTO SPARTAN SPORT WRIST HR BLUE
Reading Time: 2 minutesI have logged 799 activities with my Suunto devices. This includes hikes, via ferrata, climbing, swimming and scuba diving. I like Suunto devices because their battery life is good enough to last through entire days of hiking and the battery lasts for weeks between charges when used as a simple watch. I…
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A fear of mountain trails – a healthy concern
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn Switzerland you grow up walking on mountain paths that are narrow and steep. One one side you have the mountain and on the other you have a steep slope. I remember having a fear of mountain trails once or twice in the German part of Switzerland. I think it was in Kandersteg.…