Since doing Te Araroa in New Zealand I have been interested in trail videos and documentaries. Not so much the big budget ones but instead the ones done by hikers. So I thought I should put together a bit of a list of them to make the search a little bit easier for others. I …
We got an early start on day six in an effort to beat the rush and caught the first gondola to the top of Hoher Kasten at 1,794 metres above sea level. Well worth the lack of effort. Climbing up would have taken hours but once you are up there you can walk the ridge …
Day five was beautiful. We drove to a small car park and then walked up toward a mountain pass. I have nothing against gondolas but they do feel a little bit like cheating sometimes. The sky was clear, the track was good and I was informed that they also ski down it in the winter. …
The rain was due to stop on day 4 and there had been quite a bit of it. For example, if you looked at the amount of water in the river on my day 2 post then here is a video of the amount of water taken about a hundred meters upstream from the last …
The rain continued on day three so it began with lunch. Word of warning. If anyone is thinking of going to Appenzell to lose weight, think again. In general the food consists of meat, cream, cheese, probably a type of flour product and fried. If you do the walks then you might manage to hold …