Posts about hiking
Melchsee-Frutt to Rothorn
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Experiencing vertigo for the first time on a high-alpine route in the mountains above Melchsee-Frutt.
Harder to Roteflue
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Hiking in the rain along an unexpectedly steep route from the viewpoint above Interlaken.
Terry Abraham’s wonderful outdoor films
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Terry’s videos make me want to turn off my computer and head for the British hills immediately: whether to a well-known place like the Lake District or to places which will be new to me.
First to Tierwang via Bachalp
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A picturesque hike on the way to the Faulhorn, from Grindelwald First in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland.
Gries Pass
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Attempting to get away from baking temperatures, we headed for the mountains and a hike across summer snow fields to the Gries glacier.
Aeschiried to Greberegg
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The hill above Aeschiried has been calling to me ever since we moved to Faulensee. It’s immediately obvious, when looking up the hill, that the views across the lake must be great. There are a few houses dotted across the hillside, and the sharp-eyed will notice a small ski lift leading up into the trees.
Merligen to Margel
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In search of a bench with a view, we find a meadow with a view instead.
Bire, Beatenberg
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The Bire is a rock promontory amongst the cliffs above Waldegg, at the eastern end of Beatenberg. The name – local dialect for Birne, meaning “pear” – will give you an idea of its shape. I saw some photos from the hike to the viewpoint on the Instagram stream of a local holiday chalet owner last
Helvellyn with Mark Richards
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Helvellyn – the third highest peak in the English Lake District and therefore the third highest in England – has long been a goal of mine. The peak draws me much more than the higher Scafells, with a famous ascent via the rocky and precipitous Striding Edge and what must be a breath-taking view from the
Faulensee to Meielisalp
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In which we start the hiking season as early as we possibly can, with the longest route we’ve done to date.
Vesuvius
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The centre of attention for visitors to the Bay of Naples is a dormant volcano. Standing massive above the plains containing Naples, Ercolano (Herculaneum) and Pompeii, it constantly draws the eye. As a photographer, it’s pretty difficult to avoid having it as a main element in any wider landscape photo in the region. Its destructive
Kleine Scheidegg to Lauberhorn
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A steep and stony path from the mountain hamlet of Kleine Scheidegg leads to the top of the world-famous Lauberhorn, from which the intrepid author gets an unparalleled view of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.
Walking and walking and walking
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A need for weight loss, a need for fitness and a desire for reaching less accessible photo viewpoints means that I am walking further and higher than my lazy twenty-something self would’ve imagined.
Great Gable from Honister Pass
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A terrific hike and a personal achievement in the central-western Lake District on our anniversary.
Big old hill
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One of the most challenging hikes I’ve done: up the steep and winding path through the forest from Beatenberg to the summit of the Niederhorn.
Hike to Steingletscher
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A long-held ambition fulfilled: to hike to my favourite glacier near the Susten Pass in Switzerland.
