by charles_lehmann | Sat 7 Sep 2024 | Prealps, Hiking
We had heard about this trail on a hike the previous year in the Gantrisch. We had met the same people in Erlenbach im Simmental who had taken the bus with us to Gurnigel, and they had told us about their hike. This is how we got the idea of hiking the High Alpine...
by charles_lehmann | Fri 6 Sep 2024 | Jura, Hiking
The Creux du Van is one of those places that I try to avoid. Not that the place is not beautiful: it is. Unfortunately, this place is a victim of its own success. If you go there on a sunny summer day, you will find many people taking selfies (very often with their...
by charles_lehmann | Mon 2 Sep 2024 | Bernese Alps, Hiking
The names of the peaks in the Alps are sometimes very representative of their shape. There are many places where there are peaks called “The Castle”. This is not due to human construction, but is related to the shape of the mountain, which has large rock...
