Posts about alps
The Mittellegi Hut
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Probably at number one on the list of “places I’d love to visit but probably never will” is the Mittellegi Hut, perched on the ridge of the same name near the summit of the Eiger. It’s famous amongst climbers as it’s along the approach route from the Eismeer station of the Jungfrau Railway, en route for
A little effort is worth it
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Never having been a great one for sport and exercise, and having given up long walks around golf courses when I moved to Switzerland, my legs aren’t up to the challenge of big mountain walks. My knees are a bit of a weak point, and a long walk in the mountains often ends in a
The Saddle
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The Jungfraujoch station, tourist destination and meteorological research centre sits on the “saddle” between the Mönch and Jungfrau peaks. The weather was fine enough to spend some time outside when we visited, so I took the opportunity to stomp through the snow to the very base of the Mathildespitze, a high outcrop beneath the main
Vote for your favourite Jungfrau photo
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I’ve submitted five photos to an Interlaken Tourism competition, whose subject is the Jungfrau mountain in the Bernese Oberland. If you have a Facebook account, please pop over and vote for your favourite amongst the following photos. Thank you in advance!
Back in Zermatt
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Zermatt is one of the Swiss destinations most well-known outside Switzerland, thanks mainly to its proximity to the Matterhorn, probably the most famous mountain in the country.
Avalanches on demand
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A clip from BBC series Human Planet, showing avalanche control of the mountains near Grindelwald in Switzerland.
The Jungfrau Region in Autumn
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A panoramic view of the snow-laden alps above the autumnally beautiful forests near Interlaken in Switzerland.
Schilthorn in the mist
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A day in the clouds at the Piz Gloria mountain-top revolving restaurant.
Alpine Festival, Lenk
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Mum and Dad were with us in Switzerland a couple of weeks ago, and we visited Lenk – in the mountains above the Simmental valley – to see the alpine festival.
Seasons Change
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The rain clouds lift and show what beauty they have strewn across the higher mountains in our region.
A day above the clouds
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Shots from a day trip to the small, local alpine ski resort of Melchsee Frutt in canton Obwalden.
Alphorn on the Bonistock
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A lone musician plays alphorn music on the Bonistock mountain peak, high above the lake and village at Melchsee Frutt in canton Obwalden.
Take the tourist shot
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When I first planned to hike to Bachalp above Grindelwald, I had envisaged not taking the photo above. However, the reception which the photo has received since posting it to Flickr has made me glad that I did.
Summer in the mountains
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A view of the lake shore at the tiny mountain village of Melchsee Frutt in canton Obwalden, Switzerland.
Eiger North Wall Chairlift
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The new 6-seater chairlift running from to the base of the north wall of the Eiger, photographed from the Eiger Run sledge track above Grindelwald.
Männlichen in summer
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Gallery of photos from Männlichen, an alpine plateau high above Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen in the Jungfrau Region of Switzerland.
