• The easy way is often better

    Abandoning a walk to Hohgant (again) for the sake of a more enjoyable afternoon.

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  • Audi Quattro, sliding down from Lombachalp, January 2023

    Random things in January

    Another year and another fresh start to a series of monthly recaps. (The complete set from 2022 is here.)

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  • Random things in May

    May is a funny month for me. The countryside is green and lush, with lots of flowers in the meadows and a pleasant mix of cooling rain and warming sunshine, but I often feel a little frustration because the higher mountains are often still covered with slushy snow. This year, I’ve been spending a lot…

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  • Brienzergrat, Switzerland

    A testing and rewarding hike from the peat moorland of Lombachalp to two summits on the vertiginous Brienzergrat ridge.

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