A ridge hike in the Bernese Alps that ends at a turquoise mountain lake? Count us in! Lake Iffigsee deserves a spot on any Swiss bucket list...
Tag - alps
Dimitri Burkhard
Why you need to see an alpine cow parade once in your life
At the beginning of autumn, a beautiful living tradition takes place all over Switzerland: Alpabzug, the alpine cow parade with Swiss cows.
Olga Shulga
Infrared photographer Zak van Biljon on breaking the rules
How does the world Zak wants to create look like? And what message does he want to deliver? I 've met with Zak at Café Oscar in Zürich...
Cloudia Chen
Our alpine cheese making experience at Musenalp
Switzerland is tiny in comparison with many other countries. Yet, some alpine meadows go unnoticed. At Musenalp, we witnessed alpine cheese making...
Totally Retro Photographs of Hotel Swimming Pools (“Bikini in den Bergen”)
I attended an interesting gathering of journalists at the Swiss Alpine Museum in Bern. We were there for the "Bikini in den Bergen" photo exhibition...
Indira
How to Fit a Cloud Inside a Swiss Mountain
While Switzerland’s banking system is increasingly under attack, another lucrative business has sprung up: Cloud storage...
Panorama Knives Mimic Swiss Mountains
Whenever we go for a hike or spend a day of skiing in Switzerland, we will bring a local map outlining all the surrounding peaks...
Switzerland: Alpine Playground or Winter Wonderland?
Back 200 years ago, the mountainous regions of Switzerland were largely off limits in the minds of the local population. But thanks in part to the curious British, the Swiss Alps have become easily accessible just a few...
6 Extreme Swiss Mountain Huts
Few mountaineers would likely attempt to conquer the extreme verticals of Switzerland – were it not for the various mountain huts...
