We all have and know of places throughout the world that we inherently gravitate towards. The places that draw in our curiosity. Those place where dreams are made from and cause us to ponder our future relationship and experience for that destination. For me, one of those (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); places was the Matterhorn. A naturally carved pyramid in the sky,...
Serenello canyon was my first Switzerland canyon. We came here right after the Matterhorn, and we were quite tired from the day. We were still able to get this short 2-hour canyon complete. This canyon had some great flow, 7-8 raps directly in the water, and a lot of fun swims.Towards the end of the canyon, you will go under a beautiful bridge, and...
In the heart of the Ticino Riviera, the village of Lodrino has got something wicked, tucked away on the granite hillside. In 1193 The hamlets on the granite mountainside formed the community of Monte Parli, and renamed this village, Lodrino.Where else on the planet can you find villages over 1000 years old, hamlets, stone walkways, grapes that hang from wine gardens, and wicked...
Monte Breithorn 13,661 ft. Is a glaciated peak overlooking the village of zermatt in Switzerland. this was another peak that found to be quite straightforward to summit but the cloud cover made this trek quite interesting. There was not a lot to see throughout the day but the elevation and effort was a good effort to prepare for the neighboring Matterhorn. Navigation was a white...
After some incredible aquatic waterfalls, playful jumps in plunge pools, and water park quality boggans into crystal clear water, the sentiment that dragons do fly and the shire should be just around the corner feels as real as the witch trials that the community of Iragna went through in the 17th century. We floated under a stone bridge made of granite from hundreds of...
Oberrothorn 11,150 ft. is one of the Peaks in the Swiss Alps that overlooks the village of Zermatt thousands of feet below. A Matterhorn warm up peak.At times, I am in a complete whiteout within the clouds and other times the clouds passAt other times, I am surrounded with scenery of mountain landscapes where clouds turn ranges into islands and hide the features...
