by Pieter@Overseashiker | Sep 28, 2021 | In My Pack, Kesch-Bergell, Switzerland
For the Kesch-Bergell Trek in 2021 I swapped some of my gear for lighter variants. But I also carried some heavier items than last year. This resulted in a base weight just below 7 kg (15.4 pounds), not bad for a 12 day hike in the Swiss Alps. Lighter Gear The major...
by Pieter@Overseashiker | Jul 31, 2021 | Day Hike, Sweden
Tiveden is one of 30 National Parks in Sweden. An old growth forest, strewn with huge boulders and dotted with smaller and bigger lakes, it offers good hiking opportunities. I combined four shorter loop trails to one bigger day hike. Four Trails Tour in Tiveden...
by Pieter@Overseashiker | Mar 5, 2021 | Haute Route, Switzerland
The tenth and final day of the Haute Route started with the nerve wrecking Charles Kuonen suspension bridge and featured more sketchy passages along the trail to Zermatt, the end of the thru hike. Haute Route 10: Europahütte to Zermatt Start: Europahütte, 2.220 m...
by Pieter@Overseashiker | Mar 1, 2021 | Haute Route, Switzerland
On day 9 of the Haute route I hiked the valley bottom of the Mattertal to the village of Herbriggen, because the first half of Europaweg to Zermatt was closed. Then I climbed out of the valley again, up to the Europahütte, halfway the Europaweg trail. Haute Route 9:...
by Pieter@Overseashiker | Jan 16, 2021 | Haute Route, Switzerland
Day 8 on the Haute Route was a hot and very tough day. From the Meidsee down to Gruben, ascending again to the Augustbordpass and then all the way down to the village of Sankt Niklaus. A total of more than 2.600 meters of exhausting descent. Haute Route 8: Meidsee to...
