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WRS stories about hiking
Best family hikes in Switzerland
Tuesday, 14 August, 2012
With summer days sweeping past, better take advantage now and take that family hike you’ve been sort of planning. From dinosaurs to horses there are plenty of trails across the country within easy reach of all major cities. Veronique Kanel from Swiss Tourism talks to WRS’s Dave Goodman about some of the best places in the country to go.
Tuesday, 14 August, 2012
With summer days sweeping past, better take advantage now and take that family hike you’ve been sort of planning. From dinosaurs to horses there are plenty of trails across the country within easy reach of all major cities. Veronique Kanel from Swiss Tourism talks to WRS’s Dave Goodman about some of the best places in the country to go.
Surge in hiking accidents calls for basic rules refresher
Thursday, 1 September, 2011
Mountain accidents are up 10 percent from last year, according to the Swiss Alpine Club. In the last decade, they’ve gone from just over 6,000 a year to nearly 10,000. It is thought the trend is proportional to the increased number of hikers heading to the hills. But as more and more people try out hiking, what are the risks and how can they be avoided? WRS’s Lucas Chambers reports:
Thursday, 1 September, 2011
Mountain accidents are up 10 percent from last year, according to the Swiss Alpine Club. In the last decade, they’ve gone from just over 6,000 a year to nearly 10,000. It is thought the trend is proportional to the increased number of hikers heading to the hills. But as more and more people try out hiking, what are the risks and how can they be avoided? WRS’s Lucas Chambers reports:
The Weekend: Hiking festival in Villars and Valais wine tasting
Thursday, 2 June, 2011
WRS’s Alex Helmick searches for leisurely fun to fill your weekend, including a hiking festival taking place in Villars and the annual Valais wine tasting event where all the wineries open their doors. Also, participants of the Euro-Puch, a meeting of vintage European motorcycles, are gathering in Gyron and on Sunday, Federer battles Djokovic in the semi-final of the French Open:
Thursday, 2 June, 2011
WRS’s Alex Helmick searches for leisurely fun to fill your weekend, including a hiking festival taking place in Villars and the annual Valais wine tasting event where all the wineries open their doors. Also, participants of the Euro-Puch, a meeting of vintage European motorcycles, are gathering in Gyron and on Sunday, Federer battles Djokovic in the semi-final of the French Open:
The Traveller: Hiking and spa-going in Graubünden
Wednesday, 13 October, 2010
Traveller Celeste Neill puts on her hiking boots to discover Graubünden. She joins Suan Flory to describe the seasonal adventures you can have in Switzerland’s largest holiday zone—the canton full of peaks and valleys perfect for autumnal activities:
Wednesday, 13 October, 2010
Traveller Celeste Neill puts on her hiking boots to discover Graubünden. She joins Suan Flory to describe the seasonal adventures you can have in Switzerland’s largest holiday zone—the canton full of peaks and valleys perfect for autumnal activities:
Tour Monte Rosa: Call of the Matterhorn
Thursday, 30 September, 2010
No other mountain in the Alps is more readily recognised by shape or name. Coachloads of tourists descend on Zermatt to catch a glimpse of its distinctive Toblerone shape. And climbers from around the world are driven to stand on its summit, though more than 500 people have died in the attempt. As Vincent Landon arrives in Zermatt, on the fourth day of his Tour of Monte Rosa, he learns more about the draw of the Matterhorn:
Thursday, 30 September, 2010
No other mountain in the Alps is more readily recognised by shape or name. Coachloads of tourists descend on Zermatt to catch a glimpse of its distinctive Toblerone shape. And climbers from around the world are driven to stand on its summit, though more than 500 people have died in the attempt. As Vincent Landon arrives in Zermatt, on the fourth day of his Tour of Monte Rosa, he learns more about the draw of the Matterhorn:
Tour Monte Rosa: Walser village culture fading
Monday, 27 September, 2010
Monday, 27 September, 2010
The year 2010 is the “Year of Hiking”—according to the Swiss Tourism office. It says Switzerland’s natural diversity reveals itself best when discovered on foot. To see if this was true, WRS’s Vincent Landon strapped on his walking boots. The Tour of Monte Rosa beckoned—a classic long-distance hike in the Swiss and Italian Alps. In part one of a series we’ll be running all week, Vincent visits the Italian village of Macugnaga—a former Walser settlement where the old dialect can still be heard. The Walser dialect faces un uncertain future in Italy, Liechtenstein, Austria and Switzerland:
Dateline CH: Hiking in the nude...to court
Thursday, 20 May, 2010
Hiking in the raw, the buff, the altogether. Call it what you will but marching naked in Appenzell is not a welcome sight. Next week, a hiker charged with offending the public order by strolling unclothed will appear in court. The BBC’s Imogen Foulkes weighs in on the unfolding drama of it all:
Thursday, 20 May, 2010
Hiking in the raw, the buff, the altogether. Call it what you will but marching naked in Appenzell is not a welcome sight. Next week, a hiker charged with offending the public order by strolling unclothed will appear in court. The BBC’s Imogen Foulkes weighs in on the unfolding drama of it all:
Green: New eco-hut welcomes Monte Rosa hikers
Monday, 28 September, 2009
Vincent Landon reports from the new alpine hut on Monte Rosa, which produces 90 percent of its own electricity and has caused a stir in the architectural community.
Monday, 28 September, 2009
Vincent Landon reports from the new alpine hut on Monte Rosa, which produces 90 percent of its own electricity and has caused a stir in the architectural community.
