Iguazú Falls
At perhaps the most spectacular waterfalls on earth (Argentina/Brazil)
Tag: world natural heritage
Talampaya and Ischigualasto (Valle de la Luna)
Bizarre rocks and the oldest dinosaurs in the world (Argentina)
At the Gulf of Porto (Corsica)
Hikes along the most beautiful bay of the beautiful island with Calanche di Piana, Cabo d’Orto, Capu Rossu, Monte Senino.
Durmitor
Mountains in Montenegro
Plitvice Lakes
Karst landscape with lakes and waterfalls in Croatia
Slovenian Karst
Caves, sinkholes, poljes — the term karst derives from the uplands of the same name in Slovenia
Everest Three Passes Trek
Trek over the passes Renjo La, Cho La and Kongma La to Everest Basecamp, and to vantage points such as Gokyo Ri, Ngozumba Tse, Kala Patthar and Chhukhung Ri.
From Kandersteg to Grindelwald: Trekking in the Bernese Oberland
5-day hike in Switzerland: Kandersteg via Oeschinensee, Blümlisalphütte, Sefinafurgga to Mürren (cable car); Kleine Scheidegg, Eigertrek, Grindelwald (cable car), First to Schynige Platte
Perito Moreno Glacier
A walk on perhaps the most fascinating glacier in the world in Los Glaciales National Park (Patagonia, Argentina)
Dolomites High Route n. 9
Two-week long-distance trek across the Dolomites
Traverse of Teide and Pico Viejo
The most beautiful way to climb Teide is to traverse Montaña Blanca, Teide and Pico Viejo with an overnight stay at the Refugio de Altavista
Tenerife
It was about time that I paid a visit to the Canary Islands. After all, Teide is the highest hotspot volcano after Hawaii’s and much quicker to reach… However, there are also a few important differences to Hawaii, for example, a stratovolcano like Teide is not exactly typical of a hotspot, nor are the large … Continue reading “Tenerife”
La Gomera
Valle Gran Rey, Garajonay and Roque de Ojila (Canary Islands, Spain)
Angel Fall
Journey to the highest waterfall in the world at the Tepuis of the Gran Sabana, Venezuela
Roraima Tepui
Hike into the “Lost World” of the Roraima Tepui: a table mountain on the Gran Sabana in Venezuela, with bizarre rock formations, endemic species and a lot of rainfall
Glarus Thrust and Bregaglia Granite
Short geological excursion in Switzerland
Nevado Pisco
Climbing Nevado Pisco (5752 m), a spectacular panoramic mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in northern Peru
Alpamayo Trek
Trekking in the Cordillera Blanca in Peru: In 10 days around Alpamayo and its beautiful neighbours
Norwegian Fjords
The most beautiful fjords in Norway: Viewpoints like Preikestolen on the Lysfjord, views of the Geirangerfjord, hikes high above Eidfjord and Nærøyfjord.
Sarek
Trek across the inaccessible Sarek National Park in the heart of Lapland, Sweden
Wadi Rum
By jeep, camel and on foot through a desert of rocks and sand in the south of Jordan
Zhangjiajie: the sandstone towers of Wulingyuan
Surreal landscape in Hunan (China)
Guilin cone karst
Around Yangzhou, once again, cone karst at its finest – admittedly quite similar to the corresponding landscapes in northern Vietnam or southern Thailand. The best thing is to cruise through the landscape on a bicycle (if only it weren’t so brutally hot), because between the rocky limestone mountains everything is flat. I was less prepared … Continue reading “Guilin cone karst”
Halong Bay
Cone karst island world in the north of Vietnam
Expedition to Oldoinyo Lengai
Fieldwork for my diploma thesis at the World’s only active carbonatite volcano
Excursion: Volcanism Southern Italy
More than 2 m of pumice was deposited on the first day of the 79 AD eruption of Vesuvius. The weight caused roofs of buildings to collapse, but people died in the pyroclastic flows (surges) that came down the mountain towards the end of the eruption. A caldera formed during the eruption, and Mt. Somma … Continue reading “Excursion: Volcanism Southern Italy”