There are many crystal hunting secrets. When I meet crystal hunter Jean-Franck Charlet in his house in the Chamonix Valley, my biggest question, of course, is where, in the immeasurable amount of granite, you can …
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Signs of a Black Grouse This beautiful grouse snow angel was made by a black grouse (Tetrao tetrix). It’s a snow hole with wing marks where the grouse has left its shelter. Black grouse dig …
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My first summer working at Alpenwild I was assigned to be the specialist over the Tour du Mont Blanc. To better get to know the Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB) I traveled to the Alps …
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You don’t get to see owls very often while trekking through our mountains (the Alps), and definitely not up close. However, I’ve spent the month of November volunteering at a Wildlife Hospital, Centre régional de …
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The Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB) is the most popular trek in Europe as well as one of the most rewarding and fulfilling. On the other hand, it is also one of the most strenuous …
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Hikes in the U.S. that give a gauge of a day trekking the Chamonix- Zermatt Haute Route. “Am I fit enough to hike the Haute Route?” Whether you are thinking about the Chamonix to Zermatt …
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The Jungfrau is a UNESCO World Heritage site and offers some of the most spectacular hiking in Switzerland. The town of Interlaken is the gateway town you will go through to get to the Jungfrau …
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