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Spending a weekend in a Unesco World Heritage area
Already at the beginning of the year, before Corona was a worldwide topic, I decided to arrange two weekend hikes for my friends with an...

Sam
Sep 23, 20206 min read
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An unexpected encounter on a misty walk over the Marwees ridge
Even though Corona had messed with my plans for this summer, the initial idea to explore my home country was still possible and so I...

Sam
Sep 16, 20207 min read
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Enjoying the silence of some unknown trails above Glarus
Bad weather was forecast after a couple weeks of sunshine and so I decided to make good use of the last beautiful day. Having found some...

Sam
Jun 16, 20207 min read
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An eventful day in the mountains of Central Switzerland
You may wonder how I usually find the hikes I do. Well, most of the time I decide in advance in which region I want to go and then take a...

Sam
Jun 4, 20206 min read
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Visiting some of the most popular places of the Alpstein
In slow steps we were going back to normality. As the number of new infections was getting close to zero and the daily life had had its...

Sam
May 28, 20206 min read
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A fantastic ridge walk in the foothills of the Alps
As the threat of Corona slowly was retreating and a considerable loosening of our restrictions was announced, I thought it safe to...

Sam
May 23, 20206 min read
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The Widmer family goes hiking: Schwarzenbachfall, Wildenburg Castle and Höllgrotten Caves
Dear readers, I am Sam's Mum and hope you will enjoy my report about our family hike in Central Switzerland! My husband and I were...

Sam
May 18, 20204 min read
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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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Exploring the valley of Langtang and the holy lake of Gosainkunda
After the trek around Annapurna, I gave myself a week to recover from the effort. During that time I not only put up my feet and relaxed,...

Sam
Mar 8, 202045 min read
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Good times and superb views on the Annapurna Circuit
When I decided to go back to Nepal, it was clear from the beginning that this time I would do a hike on my own without a guide or porter....

Sam
Jan 28, 202060 min read
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Spectacular hiking around Theth and Valbona in Albania
Last up on my Balkan trip was Albania. Unfortunately time was running out quickly and I only had the chance to visit one area. It had to...

Sam
Oct 31, 201911 min read
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Fun days in the Prokletije national park
After my short visit to Kotor, it was time for some more remoteness and I made my way to the Prokletije national park in the northeastern...

Sam
Oct 24, 201911 min read
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Beyond the Ladder of Kotor
Montenegro was the next country on the list after my short visit to the Tara national park in Serbia. Initially I didn't plan to go to...

Sam
Oct 20, 20195 min read
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A lovely hike in Serbias most popular national park
It was good to take a time out and give my body and mind a well deserved rest. After almost four weeks without hiking though, it was time...

Sam
Oct 13, 201910 min read
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A trip into the unknown at the Sayram-Ugam national park
As my time in Kazakhstan was relatively short and the country itself was huge, I only had the chance to visit one other region besides...

Sam
Sep 14, 201911 min read
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How to spend a day hiking in the mountains of Almaty
Already before I came to Almaty, I knew that there would be plenty of hikes to do just at the city's doorstep. Doing some more research...

Sam
Sep 9, 20196 min read
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