Here I blog about short trips in Switzerland as well as on larger trips abroad (category “trips & travels”). Further I show some of my equipment that I regularly use or am currently testing (category “my equipment”). I explain what works well (for me) and why and what didn’t. Furthermore, I share practical tips and ideas from time to time (category “good to know”). Have fun reading!
Without a sleeping bag in an emergency situation – would you be able to survive outdoors? I’ll show you 19 outdoor survival providers where you can learn just that – and give you 6 tips on what to look for when choosing!
I startle. It is pitch dark. An icy breeze has blown snow crystals into my face. Is that what woke me up? Then I hear it again – very close to my sleeping bag. A soft crunching in the snow – but I can’t see anything. It is deep winter, the thermometer shows -8 degrees.
Plop. Plop. The first raindrops fall on my face as I descend from last night’s campsite. Then the slow rhythm quickly turns into a staccato and the rain rushes down on me. I whip out my little secret weapon – my rain skirt. Erm, what? A skirt?
“With these shoes you can not possibly descend that next rocky stretch – THAT (points to hiking boots of my friend) are proper shoes for it!” says-scolds the older man indignantly, which we meet on the Prättigauer Höhenweg. And I understand him somehow, because…
From Asia to Africa, from jungle to salt desert – my OM-D M1 Mark III camera has been with me on all my adventures since the end of 2018 and captures the special moments. Therefore, I was particularly pleased when…
Brmmm. Brmmm. Sleepily I open my eyes – 2.45 am. Where am I and what is that vibrating? As I slowly come to, it comes to me – at the Britannia Hut. And then I’m suddenly wide awake – because I’m about to climb my first 4000 m peak!
The Engadine was calling – and I went. More precisely, hiked – on the Via Engadiana and up Piz Languard, between wild flower meadows, rugged mountain peaks and through fragrant larch forests. Follow me on a little journey…
Slowly I walk towards the dark hole that gapes in the ground in front of me. And then suddenly, very slowly, my body begins to tilt….
A constant whipwhipwhip accompanies me, while the sweat is running down my back. My eyes wander off to the beautiful mountain world around me, only to be abruptly…
Silent darkness surrounds me. My thoughts wander, because I can’t move much – I’m lying in…
Pitch-black darkness surrounds us – and absolute silence. Only now and then a quiet plop sounds out of nowhere. I turn my head – to the left, to the right – but no spark of light is to be seen…
Zzzipp – I pull open the zipper of my tent and take a deep breath. What lies ahead of me once again leaves me speechless…