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An eventful day in the mountains of Central Switzerland

Sam

Jun 4, 20206 min read

An eventful day in the mountains of Central Switzerland

You may wonder how I usually find the hikes I do. Well, most of the time I decide in advance in which region I want to go and then take a...

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Visiting some of the most popular places of the Alpstein

Sam

May 28, 20206 min read

Visiting some of the most popular places of the Alpstein

In slow steps we were going back to normality. As the number of new infections was getting close to zero and the daily life had had its...

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A fantastic ridge walk in the foothills of the Alps

Sam

May 23, 20206 min read

A fantastic ridge walk in the foothills of the Alps

As the threat of Corona slowly was retreating and a considerable loosening of our restrictions was announced, I thought it safe to...

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The Widmer family goes hiking: Schwarzenbachfall, Wildenburg Castle and Höllgrotten Caves

Sam

May 18, 20204 min read

The Widmer family goes hiking: Schwarzenbachfall, Wildenburg Castle and Höllgrotten Caves

Dear readers, I am Sam's Mum and hope you will enjoy my report about our family hike in Central Switzerland! My husband and I were...

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Hüttchopf & Bachtel, the final peak hunt in the canton of Zurich

Sam

May 13, 20206 min read

Hüttchopf & Bachtel, the final peak hunt in the canton of Zurich

With the Corona restrictions still in place, I was slowly starting to run out of ideas where to go. :) Depending solely on public...

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Stöcklichrüz & Etzel, the peak hunting continues :)

Sam

May 5, 20206 min read

Stöcklichrüz & Etzel, the peak hunting continues :)

After redoing a couple hikes that are already covered on my blog, I decided that the time had come to leave the canton of Zurich to do a...

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Schnebelhorn & Hörnli, two popular peaks of the Zurich Oberland

Sam

Apr 22, 20205 min read

Schnebelhorn & Hörnli, two popular peaks of the Zurich Oberland

With the experience that I had gained from the last two hikes, I knew in the meantime that the public transport was safe enough as long...

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Sam

Apr 11, 20204 min read

A nice walk along the Rhine (Part 2)

About two years ago, I wrote my very first blog entry about a hike going from the Rhine Falls all along the Rhine to the little town of...

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Hiking a timeless classic: the ridge of Lägern

Sam

Apr 4, 20204 min read

Hiking a timeless classic: the ridge of Lägern

Like with everyone else’s plan for this year, Corona also messed with mine. Luckily, I was coming towards the end of my time out that I...

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Exploring the valley of Langtang and the holy lake of Gosainkunda

Sam

Mar 8, 202045 min read

Exploring the valley of Langtang and the holy lake of Gosainkunda

After the trek around Annapurna, I gave myself a week to recover from the effort. During that time I not only put up my feet and relaxed,...

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Good times and superb views on the Annapurna Circuit

Sam

Jan 28, 202060 min read

Good times and superb views on the Annapurna Circuit

When I decided to go back to Nepal, it was clear from the beginning that this time I would do a hike on my own without a guide or porter....

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Spectacular hiking around Theth and Valbona in Albania

Sam

Oct 31, 201911 min read

Spectacular hiking around Theth and Valbona in Albania

Last up on my Balkan trip was Albania. Unfortunately time was running out quickly and I only had the chance to visit one area. It had to...

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Fun days in the Prokletije national park

Sam

Oct 24, 201911 min read

Fun days in the Prokletije national park

After my short visit to Kotor, it was time for some more remoteness and I made my way to the Prokletije national park in the northeastern...

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Sam

Oct 20, 20195 min read

Beyond the Ladder of Kotor

Montenegro was the next country on the list after my short visit to the Tara national park in Serbia. Initially I didn't plan to go to...

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A lovely hike in Serbias most popular national park

Sam

Oct 13, 201910 min read

A lovely hike in Serbias most popular national park

It was good to take a time out and give my body and mind a well deserved rest. After almost four weeks without hiking though, it was time...

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A trip into the unknown at the Sayram-Ugam national park

Sam

Sep 14, 201911 min read

A trip into the unknown at the Sayram-Ugam national park

As my time in Kazakhstan was relatively short and the country itself was huge, I only had the chance to visit one other region besides...

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How to spend a day hiking in the mountains of Almaty

Sam

Sep 9, 20196 min read

How to spend a day hiking in the mountains of Almaty

Already before I came to Almaty, I knew that there would be plenty of hikes to do just at the city's doorstep. Doing some more research...

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A camping trip to the Charyn Canyon and Kolsay Lakes

Sam

Sep 5, 201916 min read

A camping trip to the Charyn Canyon and Kolsay Lakes

Arriving in Kazakhstan, I first took some days off in Almaty. As the last couple weeks with Cyril were quite intense, I couldn't really...

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Stunning sceneries in the Tien Shan Mountains

Sam

Aug 31, 201918 min read

Stunning sceneries in the Tien Shan Mountains

After the relaxing hike up to Ak Tor Pass, my friend Cyril and I looked for a more challenging hike. Making our way to Karakol in the...

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Sam

Aug 26, 20199 min read

A gentle walk up to Ak Tor Pass

No rest for the wicked! :) After "The Heights of Alay" trek, I went to Osh to meet my friend Cyril who was coming from Switzerland to...

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