Feature · 8 May 2017
The big climbs on Switzerland's Alpine Pass Route
The Alpine Pass Route (APR) – Swiss Via Alpina 1 (VA1) crosses 16 high mountain passes as it makes its way over 350km across Switzerland, making it one of the great Alpine...
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Feature · 8 Dec 2015
High magic in the Hoch Tirol
Description of a ski tour through the Austrian Hoch Tirol in the Eastern Alps taking in the Gross Geiger, Granatspitze, Gross Venediger and the Gross Glockner.
Feature · 10 May 2015
Climb Every Mountain: A musical history tour above Salzburg
The Sound of Music and Hitler's Eagles Nest are secondary to the stunning walking and trekking in the hills of Berchtesgaden, close to Salzburg. Andy Hodges describes some walking...
Article · 9 Oct 2012
Why choose to trek the GR5 through the French Alps?
A graceful ridge soars away to the south, its flanks of grass and faded alpen rose like rippled antique green velvet, enticing your eyes and quickening your heart. This was to be...