by charles_lehmann | Wed 9 Jul 2025 | Trekking, Valais
Avant le départ de Gurin pour le fond de la vallée de la Maggia, nous avions visité l’église de Gurin, mais nous n’avions pas assisté à la messe (nous étions un mercredi), pas tout à fait comme Corina Bille. Au départ de Gurin, on suit un bout de route avant de...
by charles_lehmann | Tue 8 Jul 2025 | Trekking, Valais
This day marked an important milestone on our journey from the Rhône to the Maggia: the crossing of the Hendar Furggu pass. But before we started the climb to the pass, we followed the bottom of the Pomat along a small, paved road, which was fortunately very little...
by charles_lehmann | Mon 7 Jul 2025 | Trekking, Valais
It had rained that night and looking out of the windows of the hut, the atmosphere was not very inviting. Indeed, a thick fog bringing drizzle was hiding the view. The terrain seemed quite wet, seen from the Binntalhütte. Nevertheless, there was no question of...
by charles_lehmann | Sun 6 Jul 2025 | Trekking, Valais
After spending the night at the Ofenhorn hotel, the same place as our protagonists, we set out to reach the start of the valley. The hotel is magnificent and is one of the historic accommodations of Switzerland. This hotel had been closed for a long time, and it was...
by charles_lehmann | Sat 5 Jul 2025 | Trekking, Valais
The book by Corina Bille “On foot from the Rhone to the Maggia” is fascinating for several reasons. On the one hand, it describes, in the author’s own style, the experience of the few days of hiking spent between Fiesch and Cevio, but also provides a...
