Tag: Mountains
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Five-Lake hike at Pizol, Glarus.
First Lake: Wildsee Disclaimer: Although this is a five-lake hike, we saw only 4 lakes. I will explain why we didn’t see the fifth lake. Info: We started our travel with Pizolbahn in Wangs. From Wangs, we took a cable car to Furt. From Furt, we took a ski lift/chair lift to Gaffia. From Gaffia,…
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Braunwald – Glarus, Switzerland
One funicular and a cable car, we reached Grotzenbüel. We did the panorama hiking trail in Braunwald. It’s fairly easy and family friendly. The landscape was amazing that day. Meadow blooming in all it’s glory. In the morning, the skies were so blue and clear. I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves. Info: There are…
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My first skiing experience in Switzerland
Last night, I slept at 8 pm! I woke up this morning at 6 am with muscle pain all over my body like an aftermath of extreme gym session. My first impression of skiing? It is harder than it looks. Friday, 17th March at 05:00 Let’s roll back. After three years of living in Switzerland…
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Spitzmeilenhütte – Glarus, Switzerland.
Starting: Maschgenkamm 2007m Destination: Spitzmeilenhütte 2087m Distance: ca. 20 km Elevation: ca. 80m Time: ca. 9:00:00 I am writing this throwback post on the first day of Autumn (I presume!) because apparently yesterday was the last sunny day of Summer. We went to Spitzmeilenhütte again two weeks ago. The last time I was there, I…
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Hoch-Ybrig, Unteriberg – Schwyz, Switzerland.
Starting: Sternen 1825m Destination: Gr. Sternen 1969m & Spirstock 1171m Distance: 4.2 km Elevation: 196m Time: 3:05:27 After complaining for several weeks, we finally got an okay weather last Sunday to go hiking. Since we were not actively hiking this year, we thought we’ll start easy this time. We had a few hiking routes to…
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Martinsmadhütte SAC – Glarus Süd, Switzerland
Destination: Martinsmadhütte SAC (2002 m) – Starting point: Nideren (1480 m)- Elevation: est 522 m This year we are in for a bad streak of hiking season. The weather has been volatile and annoyingly rainy especially on Sundays. The last time we were in the (sorta) mountain was at Wildkirchli-Äscher. We have been out and…
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Oberblegisee – Glarus, Switzerland
Destination: Oberblegisee (1422 m) Starting point: Brunnenberg (1000 m) Elevation: est. 422 m Distance: est. 6.1 km Duration: est. 4:25:37 Moving time: 1:48:49 Felt really good to go hiking second time in one week and no muscle aches! Sunday’s hike was kind of an easy one except that it was a really hot day. It…
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Switzerland Travel Guide (3 to 5 Days)
Where did we go? Säntis, Zürich & Rapperswil. Last week my family made a pit stop at our place while traveling from France to Italy. Before they arrive in Zürich, Switzerland, we were discussing where to bring them for sight seeing. They stayed for a short time. Only for 5 days before they continue their journey…
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Day 3: Maggiatal / Valle Maggia – Ticino, Switzerland.
16TH – 18TH APRIL, 2017. Destination: Broglio – Mogno – Lago Sambuco – Fusio – Broglio >> READ: DAY 1 | DAY 2 << The end of a vacation is always sad, isn’t it? Whenever I am out on a vacation, I wish I don’t have to go home so quickly. There was only one…
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Day 2: Maggiatal / Valle Maggia – Ticino, Switzerland.
Destination: Broglio – Prato Sornico – Broglio Rundweg – Elevation: est 379 m – Distance: est. 7.9 km – Duration: est. 4:09:48 hours >> READ: DAY 1 | DAY 3 << 16TH – 18TH APRIL, 2017. We woke up in the morning feeling hopeful because the first day was positive. The weather was still amazing.…