The most prestigious find is the rare, pink fluorite, but there is a wide variety of valuable crystals to be found in the immeasurable amount of granite in the Mont Blanc area. The search for …
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Jama (ya-ma) means hole, cave or pit in Slovenian. Slovenia is gorgeous above ground and awe-inspiring below the ground. It is home to over 13,000 known karst caves (formed from the breaking down of soluble …
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Today I’m meeting crystal hunter Jean-Franck Charlet. Like many other crystal hunters, Jean-Franck is a mountain guide, born and raised in Chamonix, at the foot of Mont Blanc. The Frenchman has been “picking” crystals for …
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An unimaginable amount of crystals is hidden in the Mont Blanc Massif. The treasures are normally not easy to find. However, the beautiful, clear gem that I’m holding in the lead photo was just laying …
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It’s easy to see the massive glacial carving from the thick and heavy glaciers that once covered the southern Engadine. The wide u-shaped valleys, scraping of huge boulders, and the tall mounds of moraine left …
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I’ve heard it before. As soon I tell people that I’m going to Slovenia or hiking in Slovenia there’s a bit of a pause. Where exactly is Slovenia? Is it safe? Can you get …
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Over the Hahnenmoospass On the Via Alpina 1, Stage 15 from Adelboden to Lenk, I breathe deep knowing all the high passes are behind us. The Hohtürli and Sefinenfurgge are fading memories. Gone are the …
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Every great hike in Italy ends with gelato. At least that’s the way it feels when I’m hiking in the Dolomites. So as we hike in the Julian Alps in Slovenia, I wasn’t expecting the …
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