Posts about sledging

  • Schilttal, Switzerland

    A hair-raising sledge run – our first of this season – in the awe-inspiring Schilttal valley above Mürren.

  • Pradaschier toboggan run

    The dry toboggan run at Pradaschier, in the southern Swiss alps, is touted as being the longest in Europe.

  • Brandegg

    The lowest of the three stations along the Eiger Run sledging route, beneath the massive cliffs of the Eiger itself.

  • Eiger Run

    A photo and video from the Eiger Run sledge route, between the mountain-top hamlet of Kleine Scheidegg and tourist centre at Grindelwald.

  • Proper Sledging

    Jo and I go sledging in subzero temperatures from Kleine Scheidegg to Grindelwald, along a hairpin 7.5 km route through the forests beneath the north wall of the Eiger.

  • A winter weekend

    In January of 2005 – five years ago this week – Jo visited me in Switzerland for the first time. These photos show our wonderful time together.