We left Kleine Scheidegg in the cool of the morning with a beautiful walk down through forest and pastures, past ice blue rivers and with constant neck craning at the snow capped peaks above us. As we walked the Lauterbrunnen Valley opened out before us and a series of steep switchbacks lead us down into the heat. Our soundtrack was the rush and whoomph of base jumpers, mingled with the more traditional cow bells and glacial river. The final hour of the day saw a quick cable car hop and then a beautiful walk up to Murren - a car free village in a stunning cliff top location. 

Today we’ve walked from Grindelwald to Kleine Scheidegg, a day that started by gently gaining height through Alpine pastures and finished by traversing the Eiger Trail - a stunning path that stretches along the very foot of the Eiger North Face. 

We’ve had a beautiful day walking from Berghotel Faulhorn to Grindelwald today, under the shadow of the North Face of the Eiger. It’s been a stunning day with coffee stops, good paths, shady forest and snow capped peaks. The very epitome of Alpine trekking.

This week I’ve been joined by Mirriam, Irene, Sean, Steve, Eddie, Bob, Rohit and my lad Finlay. We’re spending the week on the Tour of the Jungfrau and today saw us walk from Schynige Platte (after a lovely ride on the cog railway) to the Hotel Faulhorn at 2670m. We walked up through the clouds and now are sitting with teasing views of the Eiger and surrounding peaks. 

 Our walk today took us from La Sage to the Barrage de Moiry. A good 1200m pull over the Col du Torrent revealed the Bishorn, Weisshorn, Zinalrothorn and Matterhorn to name but a few. A lovely winding descent dropped us to startlingly blue Lac de Moiry and the end of our five day journey. Thank you to everyone for a wonderful week in a stunning part of the world. 

Today’s walk took us from the Alpine village of Arolla to La Sage. We chose the high level path via Lac Bleu and savoured the scent of the Arolla Pines, dipped our toes in the ice cold water and even stopped for drinks at Pension Lac Bleu. A very different style of day to the previous ones and a welcome change of pace, one of the many things that makes the Haute Route so special.  

Today saw us walk to Arolla from the Barrage Des Dix which is another cracking day on the Walkers Haute Route. We’ve been fortunate to have perfect weather as we soaked up glaciers, 4000m peaks and beautiful forest. A stunner.