Switzerland – Above Zermatt

Switzerland – Above Zermatt

In this post I’m sharing photos from a hut-to-hut hike in the Alps in the mountains around Zermatt, a small resort village high on the Swiss-Italian border, in the Swiss canton of Valais. The high mountains around Zermatt are dominated by the iconic isolated peak 

The Alps – Alta Via 1

The Alps – Alta Via 1

Hiking high above tree line and along ridges in majestic mountains is one of the real pleasures in my life. Last summer I hiked the Alta Via 1 (AV1), a classic hut-to-hut hiking route through the Dolomites, a group of mountain ranges in northeastern Italy,