Sunrise stroll at Sarrat de Gaye. Forgot to scowl when asked to wear a silly hat. Must be going soft! Merry Xmas!
Short hike to Mirador de Zamariain... what a view! This area of Spain a bit reminiscent of Aussie Blue Mountains
Short but steep hike through mostly shady forest to Passerelle d'Holzarte. Cool suspension bridge over a deep gorge.
Obligatory, 'hiking past cows in Switzerland' shots
Lunch with a view... nom, nom, nom
Out of the forest to spectacular views down the Lauterbrunnen valley. Another amazing Swiss hiking experience!
Hiking above Wengen & Lauterbrunnen (Switzerland). What a day!
Heading out of Wengen on a little hike today. Up into the forest for the first leg...
Onwards & upwards as they say! Last part of today's hike via Windegghutte. Few chains on this climb. Awesome route!
Short & sometimes steep hike up to the Trift Bridge. So lucky it turned out nice Sure, this is pretty, but wait...
Rain & fog cleared by noon so: so much for a rest day. Mind you, this little forest hike was still pretty relaxing
Lac de Gaube & Pont d'Espagne - always incredible! Perfect weather. Saw a few marmots but to slow for a pic - doh!
Beautiful La Peyre & Croix de Beliou. Sunny but 0C with 60kph wind & snowfields. To think I almost wore shorts!
Hike up to Refuge de Larribet. Lots of beautiful crystal clear water. Survived herds of wild animals intact! Phew!
Hike Col de Moulata to Hourquette d'Ouscouaou & snowline - ahem - Spectacular views. Picnic. Sunny perfection!
Today's stroll, only 10 mins from home, Courades de Bazust. Nice to be back doing close to 'proper' hiking
Little walk up the hill from Bagneres-de-Bigorre. Col du Bedat. Lovely having a local guide to show the way. Thx!
So... the alternate walking route from Pont d'Espagne up to Lac de Gaube. Almost as pretty as the summer path?
Random hike up a nearby hill: Plateau d'Esquiou. Pratiwi said was a bit steep near the top. But it's a plateau!
Afternoon stroll: Col de Beyrede to ridge above. Just made snow line. Spectacular & one of the best short walks here!
Hike to Estany de Gerber, past another two smaller lakes. This pretty high up in the Spanish Pyrenees, around 2150m.
Random walkies just up the hill from Gerde. Lovely shady track is good as it's pretty warm this evening.
As we're here: short walk up to the ridge & back. Funny how the cows pick a spot with the best view to relax, huh?
Well... they almost got the timing right Not bad for a bunch of old folk taking it nice & easy though!
Hallooooooooo... Apakah anda ingin bergabung dengan saya sebagai kari kambing?
Most of this has been downhill... until now. One small bump to get over to reach the village at the end of the trail.
Having fun in Cares Gorge. Perfect day for a hike!
Continuing on... Getting a little sun in this deep gorge in the afternoon was very welcome! Amazing place!
Starting out on walk through Cares Gorge. Bit cold, dark & damp in the opening section despite being close to noon.
Hike up to Lac d'Oô. Lovely autumn colours & beautiful views. Pratiwi being brave with the locals too. Mooooo!
Won't say the hike back was bad. Views to the coast after all! Just think it will take time to get over Preikestolen!
This is just the path on the way to Preikestolen. You don't want to stumble to the left here!
This cliff is hidden from view on the hike up. The "Holy crap!" feeling of stepping round the corner here is awesome!
The hike up to Preikestolen is pretty nice in it's own right. But as they say, you ain't seen nothing yet!!!...
Rest of the hike up to Vesterasfjellet lookout. Nice easy walk & well worth it. Someone enjoyed walking with goats
Start of short hike up to Vesterasfjellet. We had to go by the 'waterfall steps' again. Much better with sunshine
Not really best way to finish an all day hike: slippery roots galore on a very steep slope! Still an epic day though!
Pratiwi negotiating part of the, "It's not dangerous, honest!" section. To be fair, it's not as bad as it looks
Almost at Andalsnes? Erm, not yet! The hike is longer than you'd think! Run out of superlatives to describe the view!
End of 'tricky' stuff? Was a trail register to sign off here, but plenty of scope to fall off cliffs still ahead!
A look back at where we came from... and on to where we're going. Still a lot of hiking left in the day!
Another look to the Rauma Valley side. We had to put up with variations on this view practically all day. Tough!
Approaching one of the peaks on Romsdalseggen ridge. Forgot to take a shot of the sign & don't recall which one. Doh!
This is the view North-east-ish from Romsdalseggen ridge. Pretty, but nothing compared to the Rauma valley side.
Ridge was maybe 1m wide here. So mid-stride look straight down through fisheye lens. Just sharing the experience!
Hiking along rather slim ridge with the aid of chains. I enjoyed this but someone else said it was scary. Pfft
Looking along Romsdalseggen ridge. Dots of other hikers maybe just visible on the edge. This is where we're heading.
On the Romsdalseggen ridge. All smiles now the mist has cleared
Arriving on the ridge, we were greeted with mist rolling up from the valley. So much for that view I thought...
First part of the Romsdalseggen hike: climbing up to the ridge. Lots of snow at the top but still arrived sweaty!