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I’m trying to get a bit away from the football at the moment, so I’m also looking at featuring some of the ultimate destinations in Switzerland.
The Matterhorn is pretty much the symbol of Switzerland. It inspired Toblerone, and the Paramount logo is said to be based on it.
It’s a real mountain’s mountain. And this shot […]
I just wanted an excuse to show a picture of a glacier really.
I always like the fact that you look at this type of picture, and then see the size of the people.
It’s one of those glaciers that really looks like it moves, although watching paint dry is more dramatic.
You can see from the sides […]
Each year the good people of Grindelwald celebrate the fact that they live right by one of the greatest mountains in the world.
The north face of the Eiger is still one of the most diffcult climbs, and the anniversary of the first ascent is worth remembering. Imagine spending a night sleeping in that concave bit!
The […]
Artosa. Art, in Arosa - brilliant!
15 international artists are exhibiting sculptures in the open air: in the pastures and meadows around Arosa.
There are also great natural sights to see, such as the reservoir shown above.
The Hotel Sorell is offering rooms in Arosa from CHF 90 per person/night for the summer period, 14 Jun - 28 […]
You can pretty much guarantee in Switzerland that it’ s not very often that there is no exhibition of Ferdinand Hodler’s work going on.
This summer, it’s Bern’s turn, with an exhibition at the kunstmuseum.
It runs until Sunday 10th August.
There will be over 130 of his paintings - some of which are by no means […]
It’s quite common for Swiss resorts to offer special offer packages at the start and end of the ski season.
So if you fancy a break in a car-free resort, why not try Bettmeralp for a change?
It’s in the Valais, the area to the east of Lake Geneva, so it would take a couple of hours […]
Old photo, new thrills.
This week sees 24 of the world’s top freeriders, both skiers and snowboarders, taking part in the 12th edition of Verbier Xtreme.
It’s the final of the Freeride World Tour (www.freerideworldtour.com) which visits Mammoth USA; Sochi, Russia; the O’Neill Big Mountain Pro, which is a mobile event in the Alps; and Tignes, […]
At the risking of sounding like I work for the St Moritz tourist board, there’s a major event taking place in the Engadin this week.
In fact I only found out today that it started on Saturday, and the women’s event is already over. Apologies for that, I didn’t know that it was split. (And […]
Another one!
From the top of the Weissfluhjoch at Davos, you can ski through Klosters to the small village of Küblis.
To be honest the last bit isn’t much fun, as it just crosses lots of fields and tends to get a bit patchy, but as you don’t often get the chance to ski 13km in […]
Following on from the Inferno piece, I figured I should also document another classic.
The run from the summit of the Klein Matterhorn to the village of Zermatt is a massive 18km (11 miles) long.
The Klein Matterhorn is high, over 3800 meters (12780 ft) so be prepared to get a little out of breath.
It can […]
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Written by Geoff Collins [email] for b5media.
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