Since I already walked across the UK, I thought it was time to do the same in Switzerland. It will be about 600 km with about 20’000m altitude difference. It should take 30 days. I will walk it in several sections as I can’t take a month off and also hiking in the Alps, for… Continue reading Hike across Switzerland – Day 1 to 6
Tag: Hiking
A walk around Basel
St. Chrischona Tower, the tallest free standing building in Switzerland Basel-Stadt (Basel-City) is the smallest Canton in Switzerland, which makes it possible to walk around it in one weekend. It has three boarders, Germany, France and Canton Basel-Landschaft. I took this walk in the middle of March 2020 just before the boarders were closed because… Continue reading A walk around Basel
Vier-Quellen-Weg
From the 12th to the 16th of July 2019, I hiked with a friend in the Gotthard region. We loosely followed the Vier-Quellen-Weg (the trail follows the sources of the four rivers Rhine, Reuss, Ticino and Rhone). The first two days we adjusted the route so it would be easier to find a place to… Continue reading Vier-Quellen-Weg
Hiking Land’s End to John o’Groats
In April 2018 I started my walk from Land’s End to John o’Groats. I was very unsure if I would make it and I also thought this would be a once in a livetime experience, never to be repeated. In the meantime I realized that I love long distance walking and hopefully I will be… Continue reading Hiking Land’s End to John o’Groats
