Graubünden, Grisons, Grigioni, Grishun – because it’s large and entirely in the Alps, Graubunden has around one third of all mountains in Switzerland! So, with many Alpine passes, 150 valleys and more than 1000 lakes Graubunden offers a huge variety of winter hiking. In fact, the average height of Graubunden…
The Zugerberg is to Zug what the Uetliberg is to Zurich, i.e. its local playground! It’s a popular and easy hike that offers lovely views on the way up and makes for a good day trip in the wider Zurich and Lucerne/Luzern area. Time: 2 hr 15 min Distance: ~…
One of our earlier posts on this blog was of Gross Aubrig – Big Aubrig – and so it seems only fair to share our adventures up its little brother: Chli Aubrig – Little Aubrig. Time: 5 h 20 min Distance: ~ 14 km Altitude: ~ 950 m ↑ 950 m…
I love Ticino. Hands down, it’s one of my favorite places to be in Switzerland - the fact that you can sit in a tunnel for 20 minutes and then suddenly you’re out of the grey skies north of the Alps and into the sun in the south makes Ticino…
On a weekend trip to Zermatt we decided to do the much advertised Glacier Paradise Trail with hopes of close up views of the Matterhorn and opportunities to stand next to a glacier! Suffice to say we did all that and a little bit more as we turned this trail…
From the train Niesen certainly looks like our laidbackhikers logo. It’s like that perfect triangle shaped mountain that we all drew as kids. And I think that’s one of the main reasons why when I first saw this mountain many years ago I looked at my fellow laidback hiker with…
If you’re in the neighborhood of Flims / Laax or simply looking for an easy winter hike, then this trail is one to consider. It’s easy and has such breathtaking views that I seem to have forgotten to take enough pictures for this post. Oops! If you’re after a larger…
On a foggy Sunday, as the train started climbing up from Arth-Goldau station towards Sattel, the density of the fog began to fade. The sky got bluer and then suddenly bang! We were out of the clouds and into the sunshine. If you’ve never experienced this before it might be…
With the recent release of No Time to Die we thought a post on one of the James Bond mountains in Switzerland might be fitting! Schilthorn features as Piz Gloria in the film On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Although this peak was made famous by the James Bond franchise it still…
On a summer road trip around Switzerland, we headed up the Fuorn (Ofen) pass in Graubunden. At 2149 m it's a high mountain pass in the eastern alps of Switzerland that takes you away from the Engadin valley of St. Moritz and into a very remote corner of Switzerland: Val…
