Great weather, perfect conditions, nice & warm, a bivouac under the milky way, good company (even for a first timer, hehe), good views, a 4000m peak and just all around good, good, good – what more could i ask for? Continue reading ‘Lagginhorn’
Monthly Archive for August, 2009
Finally i’ve got my stuff back up to date and finally i got back to some real rock climbing.The usual climbing garden atmosphere: lots of people, some good routes for getting back in shape. Thanks to the trees not to hot and with the right company very enjoyable: thanks! Continue reading ‘Climbing Garden Balsthal Klus’
Back in Fribourg, a grass tour: Hot, warm, up & down and up & down and very botanical to say the least. It’s always great to get sweaty & dirty, hehe Continue reading ‘Dents de Vertes – Vanil d’Arpille – Vanil d’Orseire’
From the Mittelleggihütte (for itself worth a visit, with a very nice and forthcoming female hut guard) up the Mittelleggi-ridge and down the SW-ridge. Long traverse, very nice and impressive views! Continue reading ‘Alpine week: Eiger – Mittelleggigrat’
Probably one of the most beautiful climbs i ever got the chance to do: the traverse of the Eigerhörner. Very impressive, especially if one considers how the first mountaineers managed to climb this ridge. Great tour! Thanks to the guide even manageable for me… Continue reading ‘Alpine week: Eigerhörner’
Instead we decided to climb the Eiger, but in a “extended” version in the truest sense of the word. First up the ascent to the Ostegghütte and then: Just chill out at this most beautiful spot, impressive! Continue reading ‘Alpine week: Ostegghütte’
Very nice traverse of the Domes de Miage: great ridge, good weather and great view of the Mont Blanc. We decided not to go further and up the Mt Blanc over Aig. de Bionassay but instead walked back down again and dislocated to Grindelwald. Continue reading ‘Alpine week: Dômes de Miage’
Next up: Ascent to the Refuge des Conscrits. Very nice hut, nice personal, good food and great surroundings, first time in the French alps! Continue reading ‘Alpine week: Refuge des Conscrits’
First, we set out from Fribourg, with some quick climbs at the Pont de Marly, good training for the forearms, quite special if you’ve never climbed artificially before, hehe 
… then, down to Chamonix! Continue reading ‘Alpine week: Fribourg, Pont de Marly’
Another weekend in the Ticino, first of August… Nice climb at Ponte Brolla, swim in the Maggia, fireworks in the evening and heaps of blueberries. Continue reading ‘Monti della Costa & Ponte Brolla’
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