After four rolling miles along Lac des Dix, a reservoir in southwest Switzerland with the tallest gravity dam in the world, we began the abrupt climb towards Col de Reidmatten. The trail soon lost its ...

This year, a highlight of my European summer was the day I spent hiking in the Berner Oberland region of the Swiss Alps. I was with a wonderful group of traveling friends, all eager for a ramble in ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Mother Nature had one of her wildest moments shaping the Alps, which thrust up millions of years ago when the African and Eurasian ...

I’m trekking down the side of a Swiss mountain and I see my salvation far below in the lush green valley. The structure appears no bigger than a dot, yet it has what I’m craving: a hot meal and a bed.

We are sharing the hiking trail -- and the spectacular Swiss Alpine views with a herd of goats in the Jungfrau region of the Alps and one goat keeps nudging me from behind, just like my two daughters ...

This year, a highlight of my European summer was the day I spent hiking in the Berner Oberland region of the Swiss Alps. I was with a wonderful group of traveling friends, all eager for a ramble in ...