Posts from the category Hiking and walking
A cold walk on the shores of Lac de Neuchâtel, and some lovely pink post-sunset light.
A pleasant walk down from Allmendhubel through Blumental valley, into the shade cast by the mountain ridge, then back into the sun to slither our way down the ice-covered path to Mürren.
With a name like “Ice Path”, you know before you arrive that a hiking route is going to be a pretty spectacular one.
The third of our slightly soggy hikes in the English Lake District in autumn 2022.
A wind-swept, soggy, lovely walk around Buttermere in the English Lake District.
An autumn ramble from our holiday rental to the top of the nearby Wainwright Fell above Keswick.
Walking into the middle of nowhere from the heights of the Furka Pass.
I was keen to do more winter hiking this year, and although winter seems to have flown by, I did manage to get out into the snow more often than in previous years. Most recently, we got the big cable-car up from Grindelwald to Eigergletscher with the intention of then getting the short train connection…
Walking on a snow-shoe path without snow-shoes is usually OK, as long as the snow has been well-compacted by plenty of feet. But sometimes, your foot finds a soft bit and you suddenly find yourself knee-deep.
It’s easy for me to forget that I don’t need to “go somewhere” to enjoy a walk. I sit here and wonder where to go: which cable-car, which lakeside walk, which spectacular valley. This comes of having the great fortune to live within half-an-hour of some pretty wonderful places. But this commonly leads me to…
Walking in the snowy landscape of Axalp, high above Lake Brienz in the Swiss Bernese Oberland.
I should’ve tried out my hiking microspikes before. They’re great for hiking when it’s icy.
With so much to do and so many beautiful places to visit, the choice can sometimes be overwhelming.
A lunchtime walk by the vineyards in the sunshine, ten years after moving away from nearby.
A pedestrian-only footpath through the woods and cliffs on the southern shore of Lake Brienz.
The hike from Wengen to Kleine Scheidegg, high above the Lauterbrunnen Valley in Switzerland, is beautiful. But parts of the route are an absolute killer.
Hiking in the wild, remote and dramatic landscape of the north-west of Scotland last autumn.
When the temperature of snow is above -10°C, it melts slightly when you crush it by walking on it. At temperatures below -10°C, the ice crystals are crushed, which makes a squeaking sound.
Hiking in the snow between Le Noirmont and Le Creux-des-Biches in the Swiss Jura mountains.
