http://swissmountainleader.com/wp A Mountain Leader in Switzerland Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:51:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2011/08/24/be-prepared-anniviers-explorer-tour/ http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2011/08/24/be-prepared-anniviers-explorer-tour/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:51:30 +0000 SwissMountainLeader http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/?p=1891 Just had the great pleasure to take a hut tour around the Val d’Anniviers with a group of “explorer scouts” from the UK. For those of my generation explorer scouts are what we used to call venture scouts and are a mixed-gender organisation. This was a group of 12 explorers and two of their own [...]

]]> http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2011/08/24/be-prepared-anniviers-explorer-tour/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2011/08/18/val-danniviers-facebook-group-2/ http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2011/08/18/val-danniviers-facebook-group-2/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:33:16 +0000 SwissMountainLeader http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/?p=1882 It seems like an age ago but I setup a Facebook Group for people with connections to the Val D’Anniviers. The group is one of the “old format” ones in Facebook which seems to mean it’s not great on mobile amongst other things. If the group shows any sign of life they’ll upgrade it. So [...]

]]> http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2011/08/18/val-danniviers-facebook-group-2/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2010/04/09/pinsec-val-danniviers/ http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2010/04/09/pinsec-val-danniviers/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:13:31 +0000 SwissMountainLeader http://snowslider.net/?p=919 It’s easy to see why few people go hiking this time of year above 1500m or so, it can be a bit difficult in places but it is worth it. Probably the most important things to consider are that you have to be prepared for the conditions underfoot which can be difficult with snow and [...]

]]> http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2010/04/09/pinsec-val-danniviers/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2010/01/02/more-snowshoeing-pictures/ http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2010/01/02/more-snowshoeing-pictures/#comments Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:58:40 +0000 SwissMountainLeader http://swissmountainleader.com/?p=396 ]]> http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2010/01/02/more-snowshoeing-pictures/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2009/12/31/new-years-eve-snowshoeing-in-zinal/ http://swissmountainleader.com/wp/2009/12/31/new-years-eve-snowshoeing-in-zinal/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:32:40 +0000 SwissMountainLeader http://snowslider.net/?p=749 On of the great things about snowshoeing, and living somewhere with a bit of snow, is you can quickly find yourself away from the beaten track. These pictures are just from a short tour around the forest behind the chalet. There’s no marked trails so you can wander through the forest as you want. Apparently [...]

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