The simple things
A family came to enjoy the landscape and ended up drawing patterns in the sand.
Published on 16th October 2019
Blog posts about glacier
Uratgletscher
Dramatic, ice-clad peaks in the Swiss Bernese Oberland.
Published on 8th October 2019
Greenland – Land of Ice
A remarkable and beautiful film of nature, landscape, ice and ocean by photographer Stefan Forster.
Published on 24th November 2018
Sardona tectonic area, Graubünden
My second “vlog”, from Flims in Graubünden.
Published on 27th October 2018
The view around the corner at Susten Pass
Finding a magnificent view of a scene I know well, by going up a little road and turning a corner.
Published on 23rd October 2016
Oeschinenalp to Blüemlisalp glacier via Heuberg and Oberbärgli
Hiking along a panoramic path above the lake at Oeschinensee and then over-doing it on a much steeper, rockier path on the way to the Blümlisalphütte.
Published on 15th September 2016
Breithorn, Zermatt
The valley at Zermatt is surrounded by nearly three dozen peaks with summits higher than 4,000 metres above sea level. The Breithorn is well-known as the “easiest” to ascend: although easiness is, of course, a matter of reference. The number of…
Published on 2nd November 2015
Jungfraujoch, Switzerland
The Jungfraujoch is the prime tourist destination in Switzerland’s Jungfrau region. High atop a mountain “saddle” between the Mönch and Jungfrau peaks, it’s accessible by taking a cog-wheel train which makes its way to the summit through a tunnel…
Published on 12th July 2015
Gries Pass
Attempting to get away from baking temperatures, we headed for the mountains and a hike across summer snow fields to the Gries glacier.
Published on 5th July 2015
Hike to Steingletscher
A long-held ambition fulfilled: to hike to my favourite glacier near the Susten Pass in Switzerland.
Published on 18th August 2014
Glacier 3000
Glacier 3000 is the name of a tourist destination in the French Swiss region of Les Diablerets; the number in question being the (approximate) height in metres above sea level of the upper part of a sizeable glacier, easily…
Published on 26th August 2013
The Saddle
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…
Published on 14th November 2011
Back in Zermatt
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.
Published on 31st July 2011
Going the extra mile
I decided to take advantage of glorious warm weather and the Easter bank holiday to visit the closed stretch of road near the upper reaches of the Susten pass in Switzerland.
Published on 26th April 2011
Into another world
Last weekend, we chose to head for the Eigergletscher ("Eiger Glacier") station high above Grindelwald: to appreciate the astounding beauty of the autumnal landscapes below the station, to be enthralled by the massive cliffs of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau,…
Published on 2nd October 2009
Deep Blue
Published on 27th September 2006
Rhone Glacier
Can you spot the Meads? Despite the rapid rate at which the glacier is shrinking, it’s still a very impressive sight.
Published on 14th September 2006
