In Search of Snow
By Will • Jan 13th, 2008 • Category: Cycling, Doreen, HikingI decided to rest my tired cycling legs today and hike up Le Saleve with Doreen.
All the great hairpins from Friday’s ride were now surrounded by snow.
Archive for the ‘Hiking’ Category
Too Windy (and cold) to Bike
By Will • Oct 21st, 2007 • Category: Cycling, HikingEveryone in Switzerland knows the dreaded Bise wind. Cold, strong, and from the North.
Saturday the Bise was in full force so we canceled our bike ride and went hiking up the mountain behind our house in the woods.
This photo is taken seconds before I landed after descending from high above. Ouch!
Martin […]
SNOW! Matterhorn
By Will • Sep 27th, 2007 • Category: Cycling, Hiking, SnowOK cycling season in the high (and medium) Alps is winding down for 2007. I awoke this morning to snow in Zermatt, the beautiful car-free swiss ski village below the Matterhorn - and had a terrible time renting a bike.
Les Arcs - Hiking
By Will • Aug 4th, 2007 • Category: Doreen, HikingPerfect deep blue sky as we hiked high above Les Arcs - stunning.
Hiking From Home
By Will • Apr 7th, 2007 • Category: Doreen, HikingIts great having several hiking trails directly from our house up the Saleve mountain to Thuile.
Glacier Hunting in Italy
By Will • Oct 15th, 2006 • Category: Doreen, HikingWe drove to Courmayeur ski resort in Italy, just the other side of Mont Blanc, just over an hour from home. Great hiking in high alpine valleys, littered with huge glaciers.
The photo is of Lake Miage. Touching the back of the lake is the tip of the Miage glacier ( hidden a […]
Lake Tardavant - La Clusaz
By Will • Jul 2nd, 2006 • Category: HikingDoreen and I hiked up to the tiny glacial lake tardavant, high above La Clusaz ski resort in the Aravis Alps. Super hot but still some snow and ice on the lake (about 2,100 metres high).
Hiking Above Home
By Will • Apr 17th, 2006 • Category: HikingEaster monday we found another hiking trail above our home. Up to about 4,500 feet with views of Lake Léman (Lake Geneva).
Hiking from Home
By Will • Apr 9th, 2006 • Category: HikingWe live part way of Le Saleve, a little mountain beside Geneva. Our house is at 600 metres (2,000 feet, the top of the Saleve is at 1,340 metres (4,500 feet).
The snow has finally cleared enough that we decided to try and hike up to the top.
After only a few minutes we are quickly on a peaceful trail accross farm fields and through the woods.
At times it is a very steep climb but the views are fabulous. After about 2 hours we reached the top.
You can just about see our house
A farmer built this last century. We can see it from our kitchen window.
Hiking accross the top of the saleve and looking in the other direction are stunning views of Mont Blanc.
