par charles_lehmann | sam. 27 mars 2021 | Plateau Suisse, Randonnée
The canton of Geneva, even if it is not strictly speaking mountainous, offers beautiful hikes. Especially in the off-season, it is nice to be able to walk in the Geneva countryside (in summer, it is often too hot). The most favourable regions of the canton are...
par charles_lehmann | dim. 14 mars 2021 | Plateau Suisse, Randonnée
This hike was inspired by the book « Guide de la découverte du patrimoine transfrontalier », Slatkine editions, 2002 (out of print). This guide suggests several hikes all around the canton of Geneva starting from Hermance and ending in Céligny.Here, I had decided to...
par charles_lehmann | dim. 28 févr. 2021 | Jura, Randonnée
For this hike, I had followed the same route as the previous month. Even though I could have found snow, it was not the case. It was in an almost spring atmosphere that I had followed the course. For more details, please consult the following article: Les Frasses –...
par charles_lehmann | mar. 17 sept. 2019 | Randonnée, Valais
I had not been to the Emosson le Vieux dam since a long time. In other words, the last time I went up to the dinosaur tracks, the trail ran along the left bank of Lac du Vieux Emosson. At the height of the dam, one had to cross a gallery to follow the left bank before...
par charles_lehmann | dim. 1 sept. 2019 | Randonnée, 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...
par charles_lehmann | sam. 31 août 2019 | Randonnée, 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...
