Cross country skiing paradise
Celerina is not just great for hiking, but also a good base for cross-country skiing aka ‘Langlauf’. I used to cross country ski as a kid, but that was many thousand years ago. So I treated myself to private lesson at Langlaufschule Celerina to re-learn basic technique – and then enjoyed the beautiful setting of…
Morteratsch Gletscher, Berninafälle, Pontresina, Stazerwald
Holy shit! Just when you think it can’t get any better, you turn a corner and see that massive Glacier range, illuminated by the first rays of sunlight, in the foreground a frozen forest and semifrozen river. Fucking beautiful! 🙂 Took the bus to “Morteratsch Abzweigung” and walked down to Morteratsch station – do this…
Winterspaß galore: Celerina – Samedan – Bever – Spinas und zurück
Zweite Etappe. Während es gestern noch ab und zu ein paar Wolken gab, ist seit Mittwoch komplett blauer Himmel, strahlende Sonne. Besser geht es nicht mehr. Morgens losgelaufen und schon nach fünf Minuten ein erstes Highlight, der “dampfende” Inn. Die ersten Sonnenstrahlen treffen auf das eiskalte Wasser, wunderschön, die Bilder bringen die tolle Atmosphäre leider…
Winterwandern im Oberengadin
Oberengadin. Celerina. Back again. Same place, same hotel (Hotelino Petit Chalet), because why change if things are perfect?! Again, a super relaxed and punctual travel … Swiss from BER to ZRH, then via SBB and RhB to Celerina. Everything just works, even my luggage arrived relatively quickly and undamaged. Got settled into my room and…
Beautiful foggy day
Der letzte Tag meines Kurztrips ins Oberengadin war eher “so-so” vom Wetter her. Viel Niederschlag und teils ordentlich Wind und Nebel war angekündigt, also war klar, dass ich eher unten im Tal bleiben würde, weil sonst wenig Spaß und potenziell gefährlich auch. Zum Glück gibt es auch im “Flachland” ausreichend Wanderwege, die bei nicht so…
Frogs! Frogs! Frogs!
Hard to top yesterday’s hike, that combination of mental and physical exercise and breathtaking views is very rare. But the hike from Pontresina via Fuorcla Surlej to Murtél didn’t disappoint! Fortunately the snow had receded a bit so the pass was mostly clear, super easy to walk and navigate. The first stretch from Pontresina station…
Eye of the Beholder
This was likely the best dayhike I’ve ever done! No kidding. Also serves as a perfect example how conditions can modify difficulty ratings. This route is classified as T2 (Swiss / SAC Classification). So relatively easy-peasy. (Note that this refers to technical difficulty, not to endurance or other factors. A T2 route can be extremely…
Disaster strikes again
Another wasted vacation. Too bad. At least the Swiss economy is happy. 🙂 The plan was to hike the Tour du Cervin, from St. Niklaus to Zermatt over a couple of days. Unfortunately, we had to abandon the trip after the first day. Two out three participants had technical issues leading to knee problems ……
Et tu, la Suisse?
I hate backstabbing. Especially when it comes out of the blue. I’ve often praised Switzerland that while it’s super expensive, you always get great quality or service and it’s worth it. Turns out that’s no longer true. It all started as expected – our flight to ZRH was 25mins delayed out of Berlin. Business as…
11 Almograve – Vila Nova de Milfontes
Home stretch! This was actually supposed to be shorter, but the ferry did not run (does not exist anymore) so we walked across the bridge at Milfontes after all. In a way, I was glad we did. Yes, it’s a few minutes with lots of cars passing you by (but safely separated, no worries), but…