This summer we decided to do the first half of the Swiss Alpine Passes Route which closely follows the Via Alpina route. The route can be squeezed into two weeks walking by rushing through it with public transport and so on, but it fits more naturally into a good 3 week trip. So we split » read more »
We had a trip to the Tatras with Jane, Helen & Patrick this September. It was good fun but massively overcrowded. The Tatras aren’t as high or as rugged as the Alps, and so are less prone to snow hazards in late summer. They have something of a Lake District feel about them, but also » read more »
As part of our Italian High Level Route we had a spectacular day, climbing four 4000 metre peaks: Pyramid Vincent (4215m), the Balmhorn (4167m) – not much more than a small rock with via ferrata, the Zumsteinspitze (4563m) – high point of our trip, and the Signalkuppe (4556m) – topped off with the highest tea » read more »
Directly after finishing our Tour des Combin we we went round to Zermatt and met up with British Mountain Guides Kathy Murphy and Cube to do some high level glacier treking & Hutting with a bit of easy 4000m peak bagging too. Our group was Roger, Patrick, Jane, Jon, Martin and another Phil. Day » read more »
We did the Tour des Combin with Roger, Patrick, Chris, Richard & Penny. Its a fantastic trek around the Grand Combin massif, taking in some really nice mountain huts and some high (2800m) passes. Here’s our itinerary: (we did the route anti-clockwise) Day 1: BOURG ST PIERRE Flew out to BSP and stayed at » read more »
Author: Phil Newby