Alps Tag

For wild hiking like no other, a bisse is your best friend. Created centuries ago, bisses are shallow channels carved out of rock and soil into the sides of the mountains. They were originally designed to carry water from the Alpine peaks to the surrounding...

This is the second in a series of two blogs on how to climb the Mont Blanc. Here I a link to the first one:https://swisskisafari.com/climbing-the-mont-blanc-what-you-need-to-know/ There are two main routes available to climb Mont Blanc. While neither could be called easy, one is less risky than...

It is hot hot right now. Everywhere. Temperature-wise I mean. So we’ve been doing some alpine hiking in Europe at altitude in the fresher mountain air: just what we need on a scorching hot day. Alpine hiking in Europe needs the perfect post-hike pause This week I...