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Hüttchopf & Bachtel, the final peak hunt in the canton of Zurich
With the Corona restrictions still in place, I was slowly starting to run out of ideas where to go. :) Depending solely on public...

Sam
May 13, 20206 min read
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Stöcklichrüz & Etzel, the peak hunting continues :)
After redoing a couple hikes that are already covered on my blog, I decided that the time had come to leave the canton of Zurich to do a...

Sam
May 5, 20206 min read
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Schnebelhorn & Hörnli, two popular peaks of the Zurich Oberland
With the experience that I had gained from the last two hikes, I knew in the meantime that the public transport was safe enough as long...

Sam
Apr 22, 20205 min read
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A nice walk along the Rhine (Part 2)
About two years ago, I wrote my very first blog entry about a hike going from the Rhine Falls all along the Rhine to the little town of...

Sam
Apr 11, 20204 min read
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Hiking a timeless classic: the ridge of Lägern
Like with everyone else’s plan for this year, Corona also messed with mine. Luckily, I was coming towards the end of my time out that I...

Sam
Apr 4, 20204 min read
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Looking for dragons and castles
Sorry for disappointing you but no, this blog entry is not about Game of Thrones! :) A fine winter day was predicted a couple weeks ago...

Sam
Feb 27, 20194 min read
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A walk along Lake Mauen and Lake Sempach
Last Friday I had a day off work and took the chance to go outside to empty my head. I wanted to go to an area where sunshine was...

Sam
Feb 2, 20194 min read
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A Winter hike along the river Thur
As I worked a lot over the last couple weeks, I had to take a time out on the weekend and went for a day hike even though the weather...

Sam
Jan 17, 20193 min read
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A Christmas Hike to Lake Obersee
As we celebrated Christmas on the 24th and 25th, I used the spare time on the 26th for a hike up to Lake Obersee. I wanted to go there in...

Sam
Jan 1, 20193 min read
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Walking among lakes and ruins
My hikes during the last months were also practice for my upcoming trip to Nepal. Now with only one week to go before my flight to...

Sam
Oct 10, 20184 min read
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Why didn't I check the map before the hike?
Another weekend, another hike. :) But this time I looked for something shorter. I wanted to walk a maximum of 10 kilometers and after...

Sam
Oct 9, 20184 min read
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The Panoramic Way of Mittelbünden
This summer is truly epic. Even now in September the sun is shining a lot and winter still seems far away. As it's not that hot anymore,...

Sam
Sep 30, 20185 min read
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One hike, four seasons
When I looked on the weather forecast for the weekend, it said that there supposed to be rain and snow on Saturday. Not really good...

Sam
Sep 5, 20184 min read
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A stunning two day hike to the Gspaltenhornhut in the Bernese Alps
Last weekend it was time for another weekend hike with an overnight stay in a mountain hut. As the hut that I wanted to book was full...

Sam
Aug 25, 20185 min read
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A Sunday stroll on the Buochserhorn
Another sunny Sunday ahead, a friend joined in for a hike. As he's not hiking that often we decided to head up to the Buochserhorn, a...

Sam
Aug 20, 20182 min read
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It was a long way to the top!
About a year ago a friend told me about the Titlis Bergtrophy, an event where you can hike from Engelberg (1015 meters above sea level)...

Sam
Aug 16, 20185 min read
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A hike to the highest point of the canton Jura
Long awaited rain was predicted for the weekend, so a look on the forecast left me only one choice to go hiking. As the bad weather moved...

Sam
Aug 4, 20183 min read
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How to spend a nice weekend in the Alps
Last year I promised my friends to take them on a hike with an overnight stay in a mountain hut. Doodle decided that we should go on the...

Sam
Jul 16, 20184 min read
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On the Eggen High Route
With an appointment in the afternoon and a slightly injured leg, there was no possibility for a full day hike. But the weather was just...

Sam
Jul 10, 20183 min read
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A small adventure in the Alps of Glarus
As I liked it a lot in the area of Glarus the last weekend, I decided to go back there again this Sunday. To change the point of view I...

Sam
Jun 19, 20185 min read
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