Peaux de foc au cercle polaire
⛵ + 🎿
March 2025
Northern Norway
Adventures
A personal log of selected mountain, sailing, and self-powered trips.
137 entries
Sailing
Longer trips and sea miles.
Lausanne – Bodø
🚆
Bodø – Kjerringøy
⛵
Kjerringøy – Nordskot
⛵
Nordskot – Trollfjorden
⛵
Trolltinden, N couloir to approximately 700m
🎿
4.1
Trollfjorden – Blokken
⛵
Blokken – Ersfjord
⛵
Luttinden 759m, S/SW couloir
🎿
3.3
Fuglan 720m, NW couloir
🎿
4.1
Latræva couloir
🎿
4.3
Ersfjord – Mefjordbotn
⛵
The King’s Gate couloir
🎿
5.2
Store Hesten 874m
🎿
F
Mefjordbotn – Reine
⛵
Munken 797m, first SW couloir
🎿
4.3
Tippelei voyage to Norway
May-September 2023
Norway
Bought Tippelei, a 40-year-old, 36-foot sailing boat, and sailed it to Norway during a sabbatical.
Ski mountaineering / Backcountry skiing
Ski tours, couloirs, traverses, and bicycle-ski trips.
Kungsleden ski-and-pulka traverse
🎿 + 🛷
March–April 2026
Swedish Lapland, Sweden
Lausanne – Kiruna
🚆
Kiruna – Nikkaluokta
🚌
Duolbagorni 1672m
🎿
4.1
STF Kebnekaise Fjällstation – Rabots glaciär base camp
🎿 + 🛷
Kebnekaise, W-face couloir to point 1800m
🎿
4.2
Rabots glaciär – STF Nallo Fjällstuga
🎿 + 🛷
Šielmmáčohkka 2004m, SW couloir
🎿
4.2
STF Nallo Fjällstuga – STF Alesjaure Fjällstuga
🎿 + 🛷
STF Alesjaure Fjällstuga – Áhpparjávri base camp
🎿 + 🛷
Unnamed SW couloir north of Áhpparjávri
🎿
4.2
Áhpparjávri – STF Abiskojaure Fjällstuga
🎿 + 🛷
STF Abiskojaure Fjällstuga – Abisko
🎿 + 🛷
Abisko – Lausanne
🚆
Segla 639m
March 2026
F
Senja, Troms, Norway
Krokelvtinden 756m
March 2026
PD
Senja, Troms, Norway
March 2026
PD
Kågen, Troms, Norway
Ololsatinden 954m
March 2026
PD
Lyngen, Troms, Norway
February 2026
4.2
Valais, Switzerland
January 2026
PD+
Val Ferret, Switzerland; Aosta Valley, Italy
January 2026
PD+
Valais, Switzerland
January 2026
Bernese Alps, Switzerland
December 2025
AD-
Valais, Switzerland
December 2025
PD-
Fribourg Prealps, Switzerland
Pointe des Martinets 2653m, from Morcles
November 2025
D
Vaud Alps, Switzerland
May 2025
AD
Uri Alps, Switzerland
Grosses Fiescherhorn 4049m and Hinteres Fiescherhorn 4025m
April 2025
AD-
Bernese Alps, Switzerland
Descent via the W face of Hinteres Fiescherhorn.
February 2025
Val Bedretto, Ticino, Switzerland
February 2025
4.1 E2
France
February 2025
5.1 E2
France
Sunnenhöreli 2164m
January 2025
PD
Switzerland
Wintertürmli 3002m, from Meiental
January 2025
AD-
Switzerland
Plattenburg 2747m, W face
January 2025
45°
Switzerland
Dent d’Hérens 4171m, SW face and W arête
May 2024
AD
Switzerland
Finsteraarhorn 4274m
April 2024
AD
Switzerland
Wyssnollen 3590m, from Grünhornlücke
April 2024
AD
Switzerland
From Tromsø to Nordkapp with bicycle and skis
🚲 + 🎿
March 2024
Norway
Tromsø - Laksvelbukt
🚲
Tomas couloir
🎿
Banana couloir of Holmbukktinden
🎿
45°
Laksvelbukt - Nordkjosbotn
🚲
Lille Russetinden 1527m
🎿
Nordkjosbotn - Lyngseidet
🚲
🎿
50°
Istinden 1490m
🎿
Store Kjsotinden 1488m
🎿
Lyngseidet - Skervøy
🚲
Store Kågtinden 1228m
🎿
Skervøy - Nordkapp
🚲
Druesberg 2282m, D-, from Zürich with bicycle
🚲 + 🎿
February 2024
D-
Switzerland
Piz Badus 2928m, E face
January 2024
PD+
Switzerland
Piz Ravetsch 3007m, NW face
January 2024
PD
Switzerland
Aiguille de l’Épaisseur 3230m, SE face
January 2024
PD
France
Pizzo Rotondo 3192m, from Capanna Piansecco
January 2024
D+
Switzerland
Râteau d’Aussois 3131m, NW face
January 2024
PD+
France
Winterhorn / Pizzo d’Orsino 2662m, NW face
December 2023
AD+
Switzerland
Chrüz 2195m
December 2023
F
Switzerland
Girenspitz 2367m
December 2023
PD+
Switzerland
Piet 1965m
December 2023
PD+
Switzerland
May 2023
3.2 AD
France
Uphill via Arête Nord and descent via Grand and Petit Plateau.
April 2023
PD
Switzerland
Traverse of the Alps from Innsbruck to Venezia with bicycles and skis
🚲 + 🎿
March 2023
11 days
Innsbruck - Valles
🚲
Austria / Italy
Valles - Lungiarù
🚲
Ciampani 2668m, via Canale Norte
🎿
Lungiarù - Misurina
🚲
Forcella degli Angeli - Forcella del Diavolo
🎿
Misurina - Mareson Pecol
🚲
Mt Pelmo 3168m
🎿
Mareson Pecol - Venezia
🚲
2023
45° AD
Aravis, France
Pointe du Midi 2364m
2023
Aravis, France
Fuggstock 2371m
2023
PD
Glarus, Switzerland
Rote Totz 2847m
2023
PD
Wallis, Switzerland
Horlini 2458m
2023
Wallis, Switzerland
2022
PD
2022
PD
Haute Route Chamonix - Zermatt
🎿
February 2022
7 days
group leader
Grande Tête de By 3588m
🎿
Tête de Valpelline 3798m
🎿
Redertenstock 2214m
2022
PD
Oberalpstock 3328m, over Staldenfirn into Maderanertal
2022
D
Chronenstock 2451m
2022
AD-
Spilauer Grätli 2303m
2022
PD
Hundstock 2212m
2022
AD-
Hagelstock 2181m
2022
L
Pic du Rognolet 2659m
2021
PD
Petit Château 2458m, Couloir NE
2021
40° / PD-
Chläbdächer 2017m
2021
PD+
Strahlhorn 4190m, from Britanniahütte
2021
AD
Allalinhorn 4027m
2021
PD+
Hausstock 3158m, S ridge
2021
38° / D
Stucklistock 3313m, S ridge
2021
40° / D
Pigne d’Arolla 3787m
2021
PD+
group leader
Pointes d’Oren 3520m
2021
PD
Mont Brulé 3576m
2021
AD-
Graubünden Haute Route
🎿
2021
7 days
group leader
Piz d’Agnel 3204m
🎿
PD
Pischahorn 2980m
🎿
PD
Egghorn 3127m
🎿
Buinlücke
🎿
45°
Piz Fess 2881m
2021
PD
group leader
Piz Tomül 2946m
2021
PD
group leader
Wissigstock 2887m
2019
PD
group leader
Piz Calderas 3397m
2019
AD+
Piz Linard 3410m
2019
AD
Piz d’Err 3377m
2019
AD
Pizzo Centrale 2999m, from Gemsstock / S ridge
2019
AD-
group leader
Hengelhorn
2019
AD
Spitzmielen 2501m
2019
PD+
group leader
Rossstock 2460m
2019
PD
group leader
Rütistein 2025m
2019
PD
Roggenstock 1776m
2019
By night.
Alpinism
Classic alpine routes and high peaks.
July 2026
AD+
Vaud, Switzerland
July 2026
D
Valais, Switzerland
August 2025
AD+
Valais, Switzerland
August 2025
AD+ 5c
Fribourg, Switzerland
August 2025
PD+
Valais, Switzerland; Aosta Valley, Italy
June 2025
AD
Valais, Switzerland
Aiguilles Dorées 3519m, E-W traverse
2024
D-
Nadelgrat
2024
AD
Dirruhorn 4035m, Hohberghorn 4219m, Stecknadelhorn 4241m, Nadelhorn 4327m.
Dent Blanche 4358m, S arête
2024
AD
Breithorn 4139m - 4159m - 4164m, E-W traverse
2024
AD+
Lyskamm 4527m - 4479m, E-W traverse
2024
AD
Monte Rosa - Dufourspitze 4634m, W-SE traverse
2024
AD+
Weissmies 4017m, Nordgrat
2024
AD+
Gwächtenhorn 3404m, W-E traverse
2024
PD
Nadelhorn 4327m
2022
PD
Tête Blanche 3421m, North Face, Petite Fourche 3512m
2022
Vrenelisgärtli 2905m, normal route from Glärnischhütte
2021
PD
group leader
Spaghetti tour
2021
group leader
Castor 4228m
PD I
Naso del Liskamm 4272m
PD+
Parrotspitze 4434m
PD
Zumsteinspitze 4563m
Alphubel 4206m, from Täschhütte / SE ridge
2020
PD
Mönch 4017m, normal route
2020
AD
Piz Palü 3882m, W-E traverse from Rifugi dals Chamuotschs-Fortezza
2020
PD 2c
Basodino 3273m, E ridge
2020
Vorder Tierberg 3090m
2019
F
Mount Ararat 5137m
2008
Turkey
Alpine climbing
Multi-pitch routes, ridges, and alpine rock climbs.
September 2025
5c
10 pitches
Grimsel, Switzerland
Balmflue Südgrat
June 2025
5c max
19 pitches
450m
Solothurn, Switzerland
June 2025
4b max
11 pitches
300m
Pilatus, Switzerland
Schmalstöckli 2012m, Bird on a wire
2024
6b
5 pitches
Läged Windgällen 2572m, Zentralpfeiler
2024
6a
10 pitches
Balmflue 730m, Südwände + Föhrenweg
2024
6b
5 + 4 pitches
Cheselenflue 1750m, Dr Blau Chäfer
2024
6a+
6 pitches
Pic de Jallouvre 2408m, Voie des Cristaux
2022
AD-
Pointes de la Blonnière 2369m, Arête à Marion
2022
AD-
Dri Horlini, SW ridge
2022
AD
Mattstock 1935m, Kobold - Gipfelstürmer - Südwestgrat
2022
Haggenspitz 1762m, Nordwestgrat
2022
Sewenstock 2820m, Amarone
2021
5c+ max
10 pitches, 7 pitches in 6a+
Gemsplanggenstock 2752m
2020
5c+ max
14 pitches
Gross Furkahorn 3169m, E-S-E ridge
2020
IV+
12 pitches
Hannibalturm 2920m, Conquest of Paradise
2020
6b
6 pitches
Brüggler, Sonntagweg
2020
6a+
7 pitches
Bockmattli, Namenlose Kante
2020
5a
9 pitches
Poncione di Manió 2925m
2020
AD+ 4a
Canyoning
Canyon descents and group-led trips.
Barranco de Arandari
2021
group leader
Pyrenees, Spain
Tiger Snake
2016
Newnes Plateau, Australia
Claustral Canyon
2016
Blue Mountains, Australia
Tourmoun
2013
v3a3II
group leader
Pyrenees, France
Soussoueou
2013
v3a3II
group leader
Pyrenees, France
Gorgol
2013
v4a4III
group leader
Pyrenees, France
Forronías
2013
group leader
Pyrenees, France
Bitet inférieur
2013
v4a3IV
group leader
Pyrenees, France
Peonera Inferior
2012
v2a3III
Pyrenees, Spain
Caving
Cave trips.
Blowfly Cave
2016
NSW, Australia
Bikepacking
Self-powered bike and mountain journeys.
From the first to the last droplet of the Rhône river
group leader
Rhône Glacier to Geneva
2020
5 days
Switzerland
Mountain biking in self-sufficiency through the Zwischbergenpass 3268m.
Geneva to Lyon
2019
400 km
Lyon to Marseille
2018
400 km
Tour du Mont Blanc
2019
5 days
group leader
Mountain biking.
Sydney Canberra
2016
500 km
Australia
Hikes
Longer hiking trips.
Larapinta trail
2016
10 days
200 km
Australia
Overland Track
2015
5 days
Tasmania, Australia
