The Gross Furkahorn, The Cresta Segantini and The Piz Badile PW and I have been keenly climbing in the Alps over the last 3 summers […]
A Game Of 3 Halves
Tag: Switzerland
Journeys Into Val Bregaglia
Wanderings and excursions in the country south of St. Moritz and the Italian borderlands of southern Switzerland. German efficiency being legendary, that’s where Dave recently went on […]
Bregaglia Rocks (or the strange case of the missing helmet)
Last year, Kevin Coakley and I had travelled to the Bregaglia in Switzerland, with a view to climbing the infamous Piz Badile. Weather and conditions […]
The Cassin Route, Piz Badile
(by Dermot Shiels, from IMC Newsletter Autumn 2010)
A lightweight ascent of one of the Alps’ Great North Faces.
A Few Mountains Accessible from Zermatt
(by Allister Gerrard, August 2008)
In August ’08, we spent an enjoyable few days venturing into the mountains towering above Zermatt. Here are a few notes, which might give you a few ideas if planning a trip there yourself.
A day on the Nordkante
(by Conor Warner, August 2008)
An ascent of the north ridge of the Piz Badile.
Zermatt: A Climber's Guide
(by John Duignan, from IMC Newsletter Autumn 2003)
"Some see Switzerland as a soulless if beautiful place. Visit Zermatt and this cliché fast evaporates. I can think of no better way to chill out and come to earth after a climbing trip."
Zermatt: A Climber’s Guide
(by John Duignan, from IMC Newsletter Autumn 2003)
"Some see Switzerland as a soulless if beautiful place. Visit Zermatt and this cliché fast evaporates. I can think of no better way to chill out and come to earth after a climbing trip."