Valli di Lanzo, July 2023
A busy week in two of the three Valli di Lanzo in Piemont: Val Grande and Val d’Ala. Lesser known Italian Alps.
Category Archives: Short treks
Grand Ventron, May 2023
A short overnight trip to the protected massif of Grand Ventron (also known in German as Winterau) in the Vosges (vel Vogesen) Mountains offered a chance to experience the special atmosphere of the French-German borderlands. However, rather than dwelling on the imperial history of unnecessary conflicts, this journey was about appreciating nature’s recovery from human […]
Kebnekaisefjällen, September 2017
A week walking around Mt. Kebnekaise in Swedish Lapland. September 2017.
La Réunion, September/October 2016
Three weeks on the Island of La Réunion, France of the Indian Ocean. September/October 2016.
Bjeshkët e Nemuna vel Prokletije, August 2013
The Albanian Alps at their finest, in the middle of the summer. Getting there via the Koman Lake. After a loop around the Kolata range, a trek from Valbona Valley over the Jezerce Lakes to Theti in Kelmend. August 2013.
Routeburn, Kinloch, Dart, November 2011
After the Milford Track, we followed two renowned tracks on the New Zealand’s Southern Island, Routeburn and Dart, with an excellent base in Kinloch by the shores of the overwhelming Lake Wakatipu. November 2011.
Milford Track, November 2011
Making an individual slot reservation almost a year before, we finally managed to make the all-too-famous Milford Track on the Southern Island of New Zealand in relatively fine weather. November 2011.
Maramureș, July/August 2011
A summer trip to the somehow exceptional Maramureș in three parts. A trek through the Munții Rodnei, thorough sightseeing in the Maramureș valley proper, and a trek along the border in the Munții Maramureșului. Romania, July/August 2011.
Ethiopia, October/November 2010
A classical round trip in the central Ethiopia, by plane, by jeep and by foot: Addis Ababa, Lalibela, Axum and walking in Tigre, a trek in the Simien Mountains, Gondar, the Lake Tana and the Blue Nile. October/November 2010.
Wadi Rum, Jordan, March 2010
A few drops of rain and the desert between the bare sandstone ridges of Wadi Rum is full of blossoming flowers, a welcome fodder for camels. An excursion by jeep and by foot to the majestic mountain ridges raging out of the desert sands on the border between Saudi Arabia and Jordan. March 2010.
Around the Jebel Toubkal, April/May 2008
Following the classical route of the trek around the Jebel Toubkal, finalised with climbing the very top of the mount. In addition a road trip from Marrakech over the Atlas passes to Ait Benhaddou and towards Sahara — and a day and a night in Marrakech. April/May 2008.
Kráĺovohoĺské Nízke Tatry, June 2007
Yes I admit, it was just an idea of mine… A short trek in the central and then the remote eastern part of Nízke Tatry in Slovakia, unfortunately still affected through large areas of trees broken by a strong hurricane a few years ago. We have managed, but it was partially very disappointing. Closed the loop in Liptovský Ján. June 2007.