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Haldensteiner Calanda: visiting the landmark of Chur

Sam

5 days ago10 min read

Haldensteiner Calanda: visiting the landmark of Chur

There are some mountains on my bucket list that are on it since seemingly forever. :) One of them was the Haldensteiner Calanda. Having...

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Pazolastock & Lake Toma: where the Rhine starts to flow

Sam

Nov 128 min read

Pazolastock & Lake Toma: where the Rhine starts to flow

Life has kept me busy this year, as I’m still right in the middle of a training course to become an official hiking guide. It’s been...

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Vorder Grauspitz: on the top of Liechtenstein

Sam

Jun 2312 min read

Vorder Grauspitz: on the top of Liechtenstein

Slowly but steadily, the end of 2023 was coming closer and even though I had been out and about a lot, I somehow didn't manage to visit a...

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Scrambling fun on the fantastic Mount Nasaasaaq

Sam

Mar 106 min read

Scrambling fun on the fantastic Mount Nasaasaaq

After our trip on the Arctic Circle Trail, we had planned to fly back to Kangerlussuaq to visit the ice cap of Greenland. The weather...

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The Arctic Circle Trail: A tale from the thousand swamps

Sam

Jan 1862 min read

The Arctic Circle Trail: A tale from the thousand swamps

It always had been a dream of mine to do a long distance hiking trail where I wouldn't come across any civilization but had to rely on my...

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Gorgeous lakes and staggering views around the lovely Leutschach hut

Sam

Nov 10, 20238 min read

Gorgeous lakes and staggering views around the lovely Leutschach hut

If you have a look at my blog every now and then, you might already have come across the occasional hut hike post and yep, here comes...

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A walk along the spectacular Schnüerliweg

Sam

Oct 20, 20238 min read

A walk along the spectacular Schnüerliweg

6 years ago, I came across one of the most spectacular hikes in Switzerland. Located in the popular Churfirsten area, the route is known...

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Getting to know the peaks and viewpoints above Lungern

Sam

Sep 28, 20237 min read

Getting to know the peaks and viewpoints above Lungern

In the beginning of this blog, I more or less wrote about every hike I did. Over the past couple of years however, that simply wasn't...

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On how to spend a snowshoe weekend in the Alps of Uri

Sam

May 1, 20237 min read

On how to spend a snowshoe weekend in the Alps of Uri

Last year, I made the promise to write about a winter hike during this season, but as the winter of 2022/2023 was going down in history...

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Introducing the beautiful Mutspitze and Spronserseen in South Tyrol

Sam

Mar 16, 20237 min read

Introducing the beautiful Mutspitze and Spronserseen in South Tyrol

For the last holiday of the year, I spontaneously decided to pay the city of Meran in South Tyrol a visit. Spending a few days there, of...

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Scaling rusty old ladders on the Niederbauen :)

Sam

Jan 29, 20236 min read

Scaling rusty old ladders on the Niederbauen :)

Coming towards the end of September, my favorite time to go hiking was just around the corner. To be out and about on a sunny autumn day...

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Altmann, Lisengrat & Säntis: three Alpstein icons in one day

Sam

Dec 21, 20227 min read

Altmann, Lisengrat & Säntis: three Alpstein icons in one day

On the rare occasion it happens that I have some holidays where hiking is not the main topic at all. Such a thing happened at the end of...

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Fantastic views around the Rugghubel hut

Sam

Nov 27, 20228 min read

Fantastic views around the Rugghubel hut

Keeping up with my hut hike tradition, there was of course another one this year. :) Trying to cover different areas, it was about time...

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Sam

Oct 2, 20226 min read

A walk up to the majestic Rophaien

Back at work after my Scotland trip, it wasn't before long and I had another day off. :) As the weather was supposed to be on the good...

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Sam

Sep 18, 202221 min read

Wandering around the Isle of Skye

It’s been a while since the last proper vacation and it was clear that when there was the chance to travel again, that I would return to...

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Dayhiking in the mountains of Liechtenstein

Sam

Aug 5, 20226 min read

Dayhiking in the mountains of Liechtenstein

Even though Liechtenstein is closer to my home than for example the canton Wallis, I've been there only once and back then merely had the...

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A spring hike in winter, visiting Monte Boglia and Monte Brè

Sam

Apr 25, 20226 min read

A spring hike in winter, visiting Monte Boglia and Monte Brè

For various reasons there weren’t too many hikes this winter. Having had the intention to primarily write about my snowshoe forays, it...

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Why unknown mountains like the Morgenberghorn are worth a visit too

Sam

Jan 20, 20226 min read

Why unknown mountains like the Morgenberghorn are worth a visit too

As it turns out, it’s not as easy to keep up with the blog writing when I have a full time job like it was without one. :) So, to keep...

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Spending a sunny Sunday on the Druesberg and the Forstberg

Sam

Jan 9, 20225 min read

Spending a sunny Sunday on the Druesberg and the Forstberg

About five years ago, I stood on top of the Druesberg, a lovely mountain in the skiing area of Hoch Ybrig. It had been one of my first...

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Sam

Dec 21, 20216 min read

The lake land of Macun

The list of hikes I want to do in Switzerland is still very long (and somehow keeps getting longer :)), but no other was on the list for...

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