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Sam

Sep 21, 20217 min read

Sun, rain and pain on a weekend hike to the Legler hut

Another year, another weekend hike to a Swiss Alpine mountain hut. :) As I usually have to work on Saturday in my new job, I decided to...

Sam

Jan 17, 202111 min read

Heaven and hell on a two days hike in the mountains above Elm

When a heat wave was rolling in, I simply couldn’t stay at home to browse through the few job offers that I was interested in and...

Sam

Jun 16, 20207 min read

Enjoying the silence of some unknown trails above Glarus

Bad weather was forecast after a couple weeks of sunshine and so I decided to make good use of the last beautiful day. Having found some...

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...

Sam

Jan 1, 20193 min read

A Christmas Hike to Lake Obersee

As we celebrated Christmas on the 24th and 25th, I used the spare time on the 26th for a hike up to Lake Obersee. I wanted to go there in...

Sam

Oct 9, 20184 min read

Why didn't I check the map before the hike?

Another weekend, another hike. :) But this time I looked for something shorter. I wanted to walk a maximum of 10 kilometers and after...

Sam

Jun 19, 20185 min read

A small adventure in the Alps of Glarus

As I liked it a lot in the area of Glarus the last weekend, I decided to go back there again this Sunday. To change the point of view I...

Sam

Jun 12, 20183 min read

An early bird on the Federispitz

What do you do on a Sunday in the morning when you have an appointment in the middle of the afternoon? Sleep in? No. Reading a book? No....