Tour Reports

Matterhorn, August 8th 2024

Beautiful weather and perfect conditions attracted many people to the mountain of mountains. Despite the many rope teams, our tour went smoothly, was enjoyable and without incident. A wonderful day on a beautiful mountain.

Chamonix, Rockclimbing, Tour Reports

Arête du Diable, July 30th 2024

Aréte de diable - the devil's ridge, leads over a total of 5 granite towers to the Mont Blanc du Tacul. The climbing is fantastic, very steep in sections and - according to the Chamoniards - rated hard. Nevertheless, I personally think that…

Tour Reports, Valais Alps

Breithorn Traverse, July 24th 2024

The Breithorn crossing, or more precisely the half-Breithorn crossing, is one of the best tours high above Zermatt; an ideal climb to start with combined Western Alps tours if you already have some climbing experience in the lower…

Tour Reports, Valais Alps

Rimpfischhorn, July 25th 2024

The Rimpfischhorn is a physical challenge - regardless of the starting point. We started from the Zermatt side, from Fluhalp, and enjoyed the mountain in beautiful weather and the best conditions.

Tour Reports, Valais Alps

Castor and Pollux, July 23th-24th 2024

We were able to cross these two beautiful peaks in glorious weather. After Castor, we climbed Pollux via the lonely southeast ridge and then headed for the hospitable Ayas Hut on the Italian side.

Tour Reports, Valais Alps

Dufourspitze, 13.-14.07.2024

The large amount of snow this season, the cool temperatures and the dry, clear air made this tour to the highest point in Switzerland a unique experience. I congratulate my guests on the Dufourspitze!

Bernina

Biancograt, 11.07.2024

The most beautiful ladder to heaven is one of the most impressive tours in the Alps. It challenges the alpine "universalist": rock and snow, narrow snow ridges and steep flanks - there is a bit of everything. Last but not least, a good dose…

Arlberg, Skidurchquerungen, Tour Reports, Valais Alps

From the Arlberg to the Great St. Bernhard (the story of the kind weather god)

After what felt like an eternity of bad weather and postponements twice, my guest and I finally set off on our annual spring ski tour on May 1st. First tour destination: the Hohe Riffler in the Verwall. We start in Flirsch am Arlberg at 3:15.…

Tour Reports

Zufallhütte, 20.-25.03.2016

The spaciousness of the Ortler-Cevedale Group.