VIA ALPINA DAY 50 – MONDAY 10 AUGUST 2026ADELBODEN DISTANCE HIKED: 0 kmELEVATION GAIN:  0 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 1,254.50 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 66,433 m A very much needed day of complete rest.… Continue reading →

VIA ALPINA DAY 49 – SUNDAY 9 AUGUST 2026BELOW HOHTÜRLI PASS – ADELBODEN DISTANCE HIKED: 31.60 kmELEVATION GAIN:  2,051 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 1,254.50 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 66,433 m A crescent moon hung… Continue reading →

VIA ALPINA DAY 48 – SATURDAY 8 AUGUST 2026LAUTERBRUNNEN –> BELOW HOHTÜRLI PASS DISTANCE HIKED: 29.60 kmELEVATION GAIN:  2,595 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 1,222.90 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 64,382 m Church bells were ringing… Continue reading →

VIA ALPINA DAY 47 – FRIDAY 7 AUGUST 2026FERIENHEIM LAUCHBÜHL –> LAUTERBRUNNEN DISTANCE HIKED: 28.75 kmELEVATION GAIN: 1,487 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 1,193.30 km TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 61,797 m This morning I was moved… Continue reading →

VIA ALPINA DAY 46 – THURSDAY 6 AUGUST 2026 GUMMEN –>FERIENHEIM LAUCHBÜHL DISTANCE HIKED: 28.50 kmELEVATION GAIN: 1,484 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 1,164.55 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 60,310 m Hammer was woken by human… Continue reading →

VIA ALPINA DAY 45 – WEDNESDAY 5 AUGUST 2026 ENGELBERG –> GUMMEN DISTANCE HIKED: 28.25  kmELEVATION GAIN:  1,954 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED: 1,136.05 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 58,826 m Since we were camped on… Continue reading →

VIA ALPINA DAY 44 – TUESDAY 4 AUGUST 2026ALTDORF → ALPEN RESORT EIENWÄLDLI, ENGELBERG DISTANCE HIKED: 30.00 kmELEVATION GAIN: 2,032 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED:  1,107.80 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 56,872 m The temperature dropped… Continue reading →

VIA ALPINA DAY 43 –  MONDAY 3 AUGUST 2026ALTDORF –> ALTDORF DISTANCE HIKED: 2.00 kmELEVATION GAIN: 0 m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED:  1,077.80 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 54,840 m The private campground worked out really… Continue reading →

VIA ALPINA DAY 42 –  SUNDAY 2 AUGUST 2026NUSSBÜEL –> ALTDORF DISTANCE HIKED: 38.00 kmELEVATION GAIN: 1,295  m TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED:  1,075.80 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 54,840 m It rained until about midnight when… Continue reading →

VIA ALPINA DAY 41 –  SATURDAY 1 AUGUST 2026ELM –> NUSSBÜEL DISTANCE HIKED: 31.70 kmELEVATION GAIN:   2,182 m996.75 km TOTAL DISTANCE HIKED:  1037.80 kmTOTAL ELEVATION GAIN: 53,545m  The churchbells rang softly at 4am.… Continue reading →