12. June 2025     When this view greets you when you look out the window in the morning, it’s a joy! I had a plan: I would descend and have Dad pick me up a day earlier. And I would go to the nearest lake beforehand, so I could see a bit more of … Continue reading Refuge de Nice -> M171 – Unforeseen difficulties with a Mobile → Read more

11. June 2025     15,7 km 1.210 m up 900 m down 7:45 hrs. says Mapy.   And because I’m so slow and need breaks, I’d be on the trail for quite a while. But I had the option to abort! There was a section of road where I could have just stopped.   … Continue reading Madone de la Fenestre -> Refuge de Nice – The Path is long → Read more

10. June 2025     Madone de la Fenestre has about 6 buildings and 1 church. The church is huge. 5 of the buildings are locked, and 1 houses the accommodation. There’s a road leading up to it, but it’s private. So, no one lives there except for the hut operators. And there are ibexes … Continue reading Madone de la Fenestre -> Madone de la Fenestre – The Day of Return → Read more

9. June 2025     11,6 km 940 m up 560 m down 5:40 hrs. said Mapy.   Despite feeling tired the day before, I felt in good spirits and eager to hike again in the morning, so I set off quite early. It turned out to be a fantastic day in the mountains! First, … Continue reading Boréon -> Madone de la Fenestre – Chamois sounds so charming → Read more

8. June 2025     8,4 km 950 m up 420 m down 5 hrs.   That’s what Mapy told me about that day. Another description spoke of an hour less and almost 100 meters less elevation gain. In any case, it seemed quite doable to me. Despite a journey of over two hours from … Continue reading St. Martin Vesubie -> Boréon – the small word “demanding” → Read more

7. June 2025     Since 1994, my parents have owned a property in Menton on the Cote d’Azur. To the south, the blue Mediterranean Sea, to the north, the mountains begin immediately. It is the end point of the GR52 long-distance hiking trail. At some point, the idea of ​​doing a hut tour there … Continue reading Mercantour – Tour Introduction → Read more

04. May 2025     Cheerleader dancing with pom-poms has its roots in India! For sure!   I don’t think I’ve ever made such a ‘mixed-up journey’ before. In theory it all looked sensible and logical to me, but in practice it didn’t go so well. I’m not dissatisfied at all, I’ve gained important insights. … Continue reading Darjeeling-Sikkim – Afterthoughts → Read more

21. – 25. April 2025     On Sunday, my accommodation provider had organised a porter for my luggage. It wasn’t actually that difficult, but there were two other advantages: the woman knew the best shortcut and also organised a good seat for me in a shared taxi. You have to walk a lot in … Continue reading Gangtok – Dogs are barking in the night → Read more

20. April 2025     The accommodation had set up a stand with catering for crazy runners! A Hell Race was taking place here, the Buddha Trails. The Hells Race offers crazy runs for enthusiastic people in various areas of India. There are usually different programmes for different levels. Here is their website: https://thehellrace.com/.   … Continue reading Trek Gordom-Shrikhola – Little buggers buzz around you like crazy → Read more

18. April 2025     5.45 am: I’m where I had arranged to meet Asish. He isn’t. I look outside: he’s not there either, but there are a few people scurrying around hoping to catch a glimpse of the 8,000 metres. You can see some on the roof in the picture above. There’s also a … Continue reading Trek Sandakphu-Gordom – The red panda was hiding, but a squirrel was hopping around → Read more