by charles_lehmann | Sat 9 Jul 2022 | Hiking, Valais
The Alpine passes almost all have one thing in common: it is not so much the passes themselves that posed crossing problems, despite, in some cases, a significant altitude. It is rather the accesses that have been impassable for a long time, which sometimes required...
by charles_lehmann | Sat 14 May 2022 | Hiking, Valais
The route presented here was in the past called “the South Ramp of the Lötschberg”. This route started from Hohtenn station and followed as closely as possible the railway tracks of the Lötschberg line between this station and Brig. The new route called “The Sun...
by charles_lehmann | Tue 30 Mar 2021 | Hiking, Valais
When one goes up Valais, whether by car or by train, one will certainly notice the large, slightly tortured rock wall located under the Haut de Cry. This wall descends towards the bottom of the valley and ends around Ardon.At first glance, it is hard to believe that a...
by charles_lehmann | Tue 17 Sep 2019 | Hiking, Valais
Je n’étais plus monté au barrage d’Emosson le Vieux depuis bien longtemps. Pour dire, la dernière fois que j’étais monté au site des trace de dinosaures, le sentier longeait la rive gauche du Lac du Vieux Emosson. A la hauteur du barrage, on traversait alors une...
by charles_lehmann | Sun 1 Sep 2019 | Hiking, Valais
A few decades ago, when one aimed to get to the Cabane du Trient, one had to reach the glacier below the Cabane d’Orny and reach the section above the cracked part. So, to get to Trient, one had to be equipped for the glacier: ice ax, crampons, harness, and...
by charles_lehmann | Sat 31 Aug 2019 | Hiking, Valais
The climb to the Orny hut is an undertaking that can be made less arduous by using the Breya chairlift. In doing so, one saves 700m of climb from Champex-Lac (thus 3 hours).From La Breya, the path makes its way through the slopes, that are sometimes steep, overlooking...
