Via Alpina Day 16: Kandersteg to Adelboden
To Adelboden, via Kandersteg flip
more ...Via Alpina Day 15: To Adelboden
Another zero day. Around the mountain to the next stop, Adelboden.
more ...Via Alpina Day 14: To Thun
A day trip to nearby Thun on the lake, and a pleasant lunch.
more ...Via Alpina Day 13: To Griesalp
A long day. 19km, 1042m up and 1200m something down, across a 2600m pass.
more ...Via Alpina Day 12: To Wengen
Get out of bucketlist tourism hell that is Grindelwald
more ...Via Alpina Day 8: Around Engelberg
A comfy zero at the monastery.
more ...Via Alpina Day 7: Over Surenenpass to Engleberg
Over Surenenpass to Engleberg... fog and waterfalls
more ...Via Alpina Day 6: To Urigen
To Urigen
more ...Via Alpina Day 5: To Underboden
To Underboden
more ...Via Alpina Day 4: To Braunwald
Elm to Braunwald
more ...Via Alpina Day 3: To Elm
A long stage from Weisstannen to Elm, up and over the amusingly named Foopass.
more ...Via Alpina Day 2: To Weisstannen
A shortish pleasant day. Only 600m or so climbing on a mild day.
more ...Via Alpina Day 1: Vaduz, Lichtenstein to Sargans, Switzerland
First day of walking. Vaduz, LI to Sargans, CH
more ...Via Alpina Day 0: To Vaduz
Free admission to most of eastern Switzerland
more ...Via Alpina Day 00: To Switzerland
Iceberg and Minaret Lakes Hike
Great long hike in the Mammoth back country
more ...Bow Willow and Rockhouse Canyon Wildflowers
A wonderful hike in Anza Borrego State Park, gawking at all the flowers.
more ...Day 18 Embd
A wonderful (yet hot) day walking around the hanging valleys above Embd
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Day 17 Europaweg
A really great day walking from Zermatt to the Europabruecke
more ...Day 14, the Torrenthorn
Fantastic day walking off the beaten path
more ...Day 13, wine walking in Sierre
A lighter day, walking around the vineyards of Sierre.
more ...Day 11, to Cabane Moiry
Toughest day yet ends painfully for me.
more ...Day 8, to Cabane Dix
A fanstatic day in the high Alps under the glaciers
more ...Day 6, to Cabane Louvie
A drizzly hike to Cabane Louvie, at first not fun then very enjoyable.
more ...Day 5, St Bernard Pass
Definitely a rest day: a half day up to St Bernard Pass—more interesting than we expected!—then lazing around.
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