Eine Fotoreportage von Franz Thomas Balmer der Skihochtour durchs Backcountry zwischen Davos und Unterengadin hinauf auf den Piz Grialetsch.

Kungsleden (Sweden)

Paddling among the La Cloche Mountains

After several autumn trips to the fjells of southern Norway, either for combined packrafting / hiking or solely for hiking, I decide to change the scene somewhat this year, and travel to the very north of Finland. This decision is partly inspired by a family trip in August of ...

Liz Perkins: In 2015, I was diagnosed with brain cancer. It changed everything. I had brain surgery, and after that, a complication from the surgery: an adrenal crisis. I haven’t felt completely like myself since then. Brain surgery is like a traumatic brain injury, and the ad...

There are four main groups of people who go to the Höhe Wand Natural Park in Lower Austria: the hikers, the climbers, the bikers and the flyers.Then there's everyday people like us, who come mostly for the scenery and for the experience of something new and amazing. And, the d...

Week-end prolongé dans le parc national de la Vanoise en Savoie. Un trek qui m'a réconforté avec la randonnée et la montagne, moi qui suis plutôt sable fin, océan, vague et plongée. J'appréhendais que mon corps me lâche mais avec mes derniers entraînements (course à pieds et r...

After a few years of trying, I was finally lucky enough to receive a lottery permit for the Wonderland trail around Mt. Rainier. The Wonderland trail is a 93-mile hiking trail that circumnavigates Mount Rainier in Mount Rainier National Park. The trail goes over many ridges of...

My first backpacking trip!! I'm so excited. I've been wanting to do this forever. Equipped with the right gear, now I can hike further than I ever have before. No need to turn around to get back before dark! I can just camp and continue-on in the morning.I was planning to do t...