Julijske Alpe, Slovenia/Italy, May 2013
A week in the Slovenian Julian Alps staying in a house nearby Bovec and making a few trips well below and just above the snow line. May 2013.
Ossiach, Carinthia, May 2013
A pilgrimage to the Ossiach Benedictine monastery, to the alleged tomb of king Bolesław II the Bold. Carinthia, Austria, 18 May 2013.
Urstein, Vogesen, May 11th, 2013
A memorable spring day trip to the Vogesen mountains, the Urstein ridge nearby the castle of Nideck. 11 May 2013.
Cassubia, December 2012 / January 2013
The Chrismas week and New Year hidden in the heart of Cassubia, with trips to the towns and to the Baltic coast. December 2012 / January 2013.
Gomera, December 2012
Gomera visited a few months after a big forest fire. The smell was still present there in December 2012, but it definitely didn’t prevent us from exploring this specific island. December 2012.
Munţii Parâng şi Munţii Retezat, August 2012
Trekking through two beautiful ranges of southern Carpathians in Romania, Parâng and Retezat. Mountaneous Transilvania at its best, I suppose. August 2012.
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.
Balmhorn, September 2010
A weekend spent climbing Balmhorn via Zackengrat in Bernese Alps based in Schwarenbach above Kandersteg. September 2010.
Alpii Transilvaniei, July/August 2010
The Transilvanian Alps: A tough but very rewarding route strictly along the main ridge of Munții Făgărașului in the southern Carpathians. Just five of us, two tents, eight days on the high ridge. July/August 2010.