von charles_lehmann | Mo. 25 Aug. 2025 | Berner Alpen, Wandertour
From the bottom of the valley towards Saanen, it seems that the valley continues in the direction of Zweisimmen. This can be seen in the morphology of the terrain. However, from a hydrological point of view, it is a different valley. From Saanen flows the Saane and...
von charles_lehmann | So. 24 Aug. 2025 | Berner Alpen, Wandertour
The Iffigsee is a mountain lake located at the end of the Upper Simmental, which you pass when you go to the Wildhorn hut. Like many mountain lakes, the Iffigsee attracts a fair number of people, even though the distance and elevation calm the ardor. It is also near...
von charles_lehmann | Sa. 23 Aug. 2025 | Berner Alpen, Wandertour
The bottom of the upper Simme valley has the characteristic of many mountain valleys: a flat bottom. This flat bottom is the result of the valley having been filled over time with alluvial deposits. It is only when you reach the bottom of the cirque closing off the...
von charles_lehmann | Do. 17 Juli 2025 | Berner Alpen, Wandertour
For the return, we had planned to descend to Goppenstein instead of crossing the Restipass and joining Leukerbad. We had made this decision because the return from Leukerbad would have been problematic. Indeed, to join the valley from the Restipass, we would have had...
von charles_lehmann | Mi. 16 Juli 2025 | Berner Alpen, Wandertour
The Lötschenpass was, like the Schnidejoch, an important mountain pass between the Valais and Berne. In historical terms, the Lötschenpass was used between prehistoric times and the beginning of the Middle Ages. Later, due to significant climatic changes, these two...
von charles_lehmann | Di. 15 Juli 2025 | Berner Alpen, Wandertour
Although the Gasteretal is a familiar place to me, I had never been to Selde as part of a training course. I had also descended into the valley several times from the Gemmi, via the spectacular Gurnigel trail, but had never gone further into the valley.We had gone to...
