Walking and skiing plans 1995

July

25-26/7: Mt Blanc (Ref des Cosmiques - Ref des Grands Mulets)
27-30/7: Derborence via the Cabane Rambert and the Gr Muveran

August

5-6/8: Barre des Ecrins

November

25/11: Thanksgiving dinner

December

9-10/12: Skiing weekend Tignes
17/12: Jura walk

Walking and skiing plans 1996

January

3-5/1: skiing course Schladming

March

Skiing weekend in Bourg St Pierre, March 22nd to 24th, currently 2 places available.

April-May

A couple of therapeutic 100-300 m walks ...

June

Short and slow re-education walks, also suitable for lazy people:

8/6: Combe de Branveau (chalet - col 400 m, 3 h)
9/6: Demorney (chalet - col, 440 m, 3 h)
12/6: Calame (gouffre, 650 m, 4-5 h)
16/6: Ch de Bévy - Colomby de Gex (cross, 820 m, 4-5 h)
22/6: Montchanais (500 m, 3 h)
28/6: Ch de la Chaz (600 m, 3 h)
30/6: Pt Salève round tour (Pas de l'Echelle - Camp des Allobroges, 470 m, 3 h, afternoon walk)

July

Gentle walks in Jura and Berner Oberland, knee permitting:

6/7: Knee inauguration at the Reculet with raclette on the way down in the chalet de Curson.
13/7: Rawilpass, crossing over from the Valais to the Berner Oberland.
17-18/7: Aig du Tour, usual way from Ref Albert I.
21/7: Crêt des Danses, Mt Pelé, Mt Sala, P 1543, Jura afternoon walk.
25-28/7: Plan sur Bex - Cab de Plan Nevé - Col S des Chamoix - les Filasses - Derborence, for invitation contact Josiane Coppey.

August

3-4/8: Rateau (3809 m), birthday celebration, Grenoble area, to participate, contact Monika Wielers.
10/8: Saléve via Nationale
17-18/8: Bec d'Epicoune (3529 m)
22/8: Crêt de la Neige by night
24/8: Reculet
31/8: Charvin (2409 m)

September

7/9: Aig. Crochues (climbing II-III)
8/9: Mt Chauffé
15/9: Para
22/9: Tournette (round tour)
28-29/9: Croix de la Belledonne (round tour, Monika Wielers)

October

5/10: Combe du Mt Charvet
12/10: Grape harvest in Ardon.
13/10: Traverse of Fontanabran (2702 m, Col de Fenestral to the Col de Barberine, 900 m up, some sections II, F)
26/10: Reculet afternoon walk
27/10: Grammont round tour (le Flon - St Gingolph, return by boat)

November

From Nov 1st to Dec 1st, CFF Autumn offer for half price card holders: day cards at 25 FS.

2/11: Aig de Baulmes and Suchet (Swiss Jura)
9/11: From Lenk to Lauenen via the Tube
23/11: Open door day from 10 AM to 4 PM at the SLF, the Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche research, Fluelastrasse 11, Davos, 5 min from the railway station.
23/11: Saanenmöser

December

7-8/12: Skiing weekend in Alpe d'Huez, contact Monika Wielers
7-8/12: CAF - fondue weekend at the Ratou
15/12: Crozet-Col de la Faucille on skis (via Colomby and Mt Rond, about 4h)
20/12: Going to Tervuren, feel free to pay us a visit !

Walking and skiing plans 1997

All year long, CFF day cards for 29 FS for half price card holders.

January

5/1: CAF - introduction ice (la Pleureuse)
25-26/1: Skiing and ski touring weekend near the Col du Grand St Bernard, Also the Scandinavian full moon bivouac on the Jura.

February

8/2: Grand Crêt - Crêt de la Neige
16-17/2: Crozet - la Chaz and vv

March

1/3: Pt Bargy (skiing tour, PD, 850 m up)
5/3: la Poutouille (walk)
8/3: Col du Tour Noir (skiing tour, F, 850 m up)
15/3: Gralet (walk)
16/3: Mts Telliers (skiing tour, F, 1030 m up)
18/3: Hundsrügg (Saanenmöser to Weissenbach, snowshoes)
21/3: Trou de la Mouche, combe de Pacaly to Combe de Grand Crêt (skiing tour, AD, 1020 m up)
22-29/3: Moriond, les Arcs (Aig Grive, Crête des Lanchettes, Combe du St Esprit)
30/3: Mt Charvet (1250 m up of which 150 m on the return, PD or PD+)

April

5-6/4: Cab Bertol
12-13/4: Arolla-Zermatt (skiing tour, PD, last day of the Haute Route)
14/4: Col d'Entrèves, Gl du Géant (sight-seeing tour)
19-20/4: Strahlhorn (skiing tour, PD)
25/4 to 2/5: Alex Boresch - Aletsch area skiing week (Groß Wannenhorn, Finsteraarhorn, Hinter- and Groß-Fiescherhorn, Groß-Grünhorn)

May

10-11/5: Going to Tervuren, pay us a visit !
23-25/5: Monika Wielers - Traversée des Calanques, St Pons.
30/5-1/6: Pierpaolo - Rif Gnifetti, 3 days in the Mt Rosa area (Ludwigshöhe, Corno Nero, Balmenhorn, Vincent pyramide twice and a bit of Lyskamm).

June

7/6: climbing (Col de l'Etala)
21/6: raclette at the chalet de Curson, walk via Reculet and Crêt de la Neige
28/6: Roc de Tavaneuze, Roc de la Corne (Chablais)

July

Alex Boresch plans two weeks of tours in the Valais (Fletschhorn, Lagginhorn, Lenzspitze NNE face or NE ridge, Nadelgrat, Dom, Täschhorn, Zinalrothorn N ridge, Obergabelhorn)

9/7: Tour Sallière (Emosson area, 3250 m, 1380 m up, walking with a bit of glacier and a ridge rated F, 1 day)
10/7: Rauflihorn, from Matten to Grimmialp
15-16/7: Alex Boresch - Lagginhorn and Fletschhorn
19/7: raclette in the chalet de Curson
21-22/7: Alex Boresch - Lenzspitze (NE face, descent via Nadelhorn)
25-28/7: Peter Zemp - Piz Bernina, traverse from Italy to Switzerland

August

9-11/8: Zinalrothorn (usual way from the Rothornhütte), Obergabelhorn (up via Wellenkuppe, down over Coeurgrat)
14/8: raclette in the chalet de Curson, departure around 17:30 from CERN, return in the moon light
16-18/8: Gr Jorasses (up via Whymper rocks, down from Pte Walker)
19-22/8: Mt Blanc (up via Ref des Gr Mulets and Ref du Goûter, down via Aig du Midi)
31/8: climbing, dalle d'Anthon

September

6/9: climbing, S face of the Cornettes de Bise
7/9: raclette, chalet de Curson
9/9: climbing, Col des Aravis
12-14/9: Ref Pierredar, Derborence
16/9: Dt du Géant (usual route in the SW face)
17/9: Pierpaolo - slide show of the various summer outings
20/9: la Berra (from la Roche to Plessalb, Préalpes fribourgeoises)
21/9: Châtel (from Montricher to le Pont, Swiss Jura)

October

The climbing wall in the Halle Perdtemps in Gex is open to CAF members on Tuesday and Friday evenings from 14/10 onwards, between 20:00 and 22:00.

3/10: climbing in the Salève
4/10 and 6/10: grape harvest in Ardon
4-5/10: Dt d'Hérens (up via E shoulder, down via W ridge to the Tiefmattenjoch)
19/10: Peter Zemp - Bernerplatte, walk with assorted literature and gastronomy
25/10: Ptes de Chavasse, de Chalune and d'Uble from the S

November

1-2/11: Monika Wielers - Gorges du Verdon and Mt Ste Victoire.
15/11: Dt de Vaulion (gentle walk in the Swiss Jura, afterwards raclette)
22/11: Kaiseregg (traverse from Jaun to Boltigen)

December

7/12: Noirmont
11 or 12-14/12: Bjørn Flemsæter - Skiing weekend in Val d'Isère

Walking and skiing plans 1998

January

11/1: Mt d'Or, from Vallorbe to le Lieu
Sundays: CAF - introductory ice climbing course

February

1/2: CAF - ice climbing, Samoèns
7/2: Becca Collinta and le Pey (skiing tour 1200 m up, PD)
8/2: CAF - ice climbing, Gl d'Argentière

March

7/3: les Diablerets - l'Etivaz
8/3: Peter Zemp - Engadin ski marathon
14/3: Tête de l'Herbette
15/3: Pte des Carmélites
21-22/3: Rimpfischhorn

April, May

11/4 to 17/5: Sabine Kraml - 5 weeks to Nepal: from Jiri into the Hinku valley, to the Mera peak (ca. 6400 m), via the Zatrwala pass to the Khumbu valley for a visit of the Tengbotche monastery, return from Lukla.
30/5: Vanil Carré via the crests (train, walking with a short rock section)

June

The Flégère and Index lifts work every day from 13/6 onwards.

1/6: Passage du Dérochoir, round tour (walking)
6/6: Mt Chauffé via the crests (AD-, climbing II-III)
7/6: Reculet, Crêt de la Neige, Grand Crêt & raclette
14/6: Peter Zemp - Frümsel (2267 m, Toggenburg area, one of the Churfirsten)
20/6: Tournette (Montmin round tour)
21/6: Jos Kuipers - Ammertenpass, Lenk to Engstligenalp (walking, train)

July

The chalet de Curson, under the Crêt de la Neige, serving dishes made from sheep cheese and milk, is open on Sat and Sun in June and September, Wed through Sun in July and August, and on request for groups. Information: Christian and Carmela Rouph, Bergerie de Baisenaz, 01710 Thoiry, tel: 0450412655 (mobile phone in the chalet: 0686970294).

Roger Hurst arrives on 9/7 and leaves on 28/7. Sabine Kraml arrives on 19/7 and leaves end of August.

4-5/7: CAF - Balfrin (from Gasenried to Saas Fee, F and PD, 2 days)
15-16/7: Biv de la Maye, Arête Gallet (2 days, AD)
17-19/7: Josiane Coppey - from les Diablerets over the Sommet des Diablerets and the Quille du Diable to Derborence (2 days, PD, optional AD)
25-26/7: CAF - Weissmies traverse (Almagellerhütte - Hohsaas, PD)
29-30/7: From the Combe de l'Enfer to the Combe d'Envers, the Jura crest between Longeray and Gex (40 km and 2830 m altitude difference in 2 days)

August

5/8: raclette in the chalet de Curson (evening outing)
9-13/8: Aig de Bionnassay (Ref des Conscrits - Dômes de Miage - Ref Durier - Aig de Bionnassay - Ref du Goûter - Mt Blanc - Ref des Cosmiques, 4 or 5 days, mostly PD with an AD section).
22-24/8: Peter Zemp - Piz Morteratsch
27/8: Foot of the Col de l'Etala, raclette in the chalet de Curson (evening outing)

September

6/9: from Wiler to Kandersteg over the Lötschepass (walking, train)
19-20/9: CAF - Combin de Corbassière (from Mauvoisin to Bourg St Pierre, F, 2 days)
24/9: raclette in the chalet de Curson (evening outing)
26/9: From Schwenden to Zweisimmen over the Seehore

October

The climbing wall in the Halle Perdtemps in Gex is open to CAF members on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday evenings between 20:00 and 22:00.

3/10: Josiane Coppey - grape harvest
10/10-18/10: Monika Wielers - a week in Corsica, with Paglia Orba and Mt d'Oro.
27/10: Pierpaolo Rebecchi - slide show Nepal by Wolfgang Adam

November

During the month of November, CFF Autumn offer for half price card holders: day cards for 33 FS which are valid the whole weekend, and after 9 AM during the week.

15/11: Peter Zemp - Berner Platte
17 or 18/11: Nightly meteor outing to see the Leonids
28/11: Pte de la Gay and Sur la Pointe, skiing tour (F)

December

4-6/12: Dieter Kaiser - Skiing weekend in Val d'Isère
17/12: les Follys (Tête, Pointe and Arête) and Alpage de Jotty (skiing tour, F, 1050 m)
21/12-5/1: Going to Tervuren, feel free to pay us a visit !

As of Jan 1st 1999, price increase of 6-packs of CFF days cards. Day cards purchased before Jan 1st will still be valid for 3 years.

Walking and skiing plans 1999

January

16/1: les Gets (piste)
20/1: Pointe de sur Cou (skiing tour, F)
23/1: Wistätthorn from St Stephan (skiing tour, F)
24/1: CAF - introduction ice (Trient)

February

13/2: Jura (St Cergue, les Pralets)

March

6-7/3: Skiing weekend in the St Bernard region (2-day skiing tour rated F or piste skiing)
14/3: Peter Zemp - Engadin ski marathon, can be combined with skiing tours from the Bernina pass
19-24/3: Josef Pellizzari - Skiing tours in the Stubaier Alpen around the Guben-Schweinfurter Hütte (Hochreich Kogel, Kraspes Spitze)

April

2-5/4: Monika Wielers - Easter outing in the Provence (Colorado provençal, Fontaine de Vaucluse, Lubéron)
8-11/4: Traversée du Beaufortain from Moûtiers to les Contamines (skiing tour, 4 days)
24-26/4: Peter Zemp - Tödi via the normal route from Tierfeld, near Linthal (skiing tour, 3614 m, +1306 m to the Fridolin hut and +1503 m to the top, skiing tour PD/BSA)

May

9-10/5: Allalin and Alphubel from Längflue (skiing tours, PD)
23/5: Gralet - Capitaine (Jura)

June

The sheep of the Baisenaz are going to la Calame in the weekend of June 5-6th. First meals served in the chalet de Curson on Sat June 26th and Sun June 27th.

3/6: Montchanais and Colomby de Gex
4-6/6: l'Evêque (skiing tour, PD)
12/6: le Catogne, from Champex to Sembrancher
20-21/6: Tête Blanche and Petite Fourche (snow/ice 50°, PD-AD)
26/6: Raclette (evening outing)

July

Roger and Chai-Yin arrive on July 16th.

Chalet de Curson open Wed through Sun as of Sat July 3rd.

3-4/7: CAF - Gr Paradiso normal route from Pont (Italy, 2 days, F-PD, introductory outing)
8-9/7: Arête des Cosmiques (AD), Gl du Géant - Montenvers
15/7: Reculet - Curson - Crêt de la Neige, evening outing with raclette
16-19/7: Venediger group and Gross Glockner
23-25/7: Derborence via the Haut de Cry

August

11/8: Full solar eclipse

September

October

24/10: Peter Zemp - Wanderung im Spätherbst, 3rd edition

November

17-18/11: Leonids expected to reach their maximum between 3 and 6 AM
27/11: l'Allondon I (le Moulin - les Baillets)

December

21/12-5/1: Going to Tervuren, feel free to pay us a visit !

Walking and skiing plans 2000

January

8/1: l'Allondon II (les Baillets - Moulin Fabry)
15/1: le Lion I (l'Allondon - le Gr Journans) and l'Ouaf
19/1: l'Allondon III (Moulin Fabry - Sergy)

February

5/2: l'Allondon IV (source - Sergy)
27-28/2: Jens Spanggård - Build your own igloo and ... sleep inside !

March

12/3: Peter Zemp - Engadin ski marathon, can be combined with tours in the Bernina pass area
17/3: Mt Racine from la Tourne to la Corbatière, a section of the European long distance trail from the Pyrenées to the Neusiedler See.
25-26/3: Change to summer time
31/3: Pierre de Lune

April

2/4: Crozet (skiing)
20/4-27/4: Corrado Cicalò - Sardegna: Porceddu, Badd'e Pentumas (Valle di Lanaitto) and Codula de Luna (Teletottes - Cala de Luna).

May

1/5: le Turet

June

7-8/6: Marie du Jura
10/6: Reculet and Crêt de la Neige with a raclette in the chalet de Curson
24/6: Jura walk

July

1/7: Château & Dent d'Oche (1400 m, path)
5/7: Monika Wielers - evening outing in the Jura with raclette (meeting at 5:30, Canadian office b40, bring a light)
8-9/7: Saleina
22-23/7: Ofenhorn via S flank, W ridge or SSW ridge and E face (Binntal, 2 days, F-PD, introductory outing)
29-30/7: Gr Paradiso up from Rif. Federico Chabod, down to Rif. Vittorio Emanuele II.

August

4/8: raclette in Curson, evening outing
10-12/8: Aletschhorn (SW ridge from the Oberaletschhütte, NE ridge to the Mittelaletschbiwak)
13/8: Crêt de la Neige, raclette
23/8: Nicolas Chatillon - Crêt de la Neige, raclette (departure 5 PM, entrance A)
26-27/8: Uli Feichtinger - Event in Gmunden with Traunstein, lake and BBQ

September

3/9: Pierpaolo Rebecchi - blueberry picking near Samoëns
8-10/9: Mt Pers, traverse of the Piz Palü and Zupò, Piz Bernina VN and Fortezza to Boval
14-17/9: Cécile Boucard & Pierpaolo Rebecchi - Ste Pazanne
30/9: chamois at Narderant, raclette

October

Chalet de Curson open Sat lunch to Sun lunch, and on demand for groups of at least 12 until 15/10 (included).

7/10: Sheep coming down from la Calame
8/10: Marie du Jura, Reculet, Crêt de la Neige
22/10: Arête de la Besse, round tour in the Aravis.
28/10-1/11: Auvergne part 1, Vic sur Cère to Landeyrat

November

11/11: Dt de Bourgo and Dt du Chamois (Gruyères area, walking)
18/11: Montchanais
25/11: le Raveyrot (Jura)

December

2/12: Napf from Luthern Bad to Romoos
10/12: Chasseral from Lordel to Courtelary
15-17/12: Nils-Joar Høimyr, Karl Gunnar Lindell - Skiing weekend in Saas Fee
20/12: Rüwlishore, from Turbach to St Stephan
22/12-4/1: Going to Tervuren, feel free to pay us a visit !

Walking and skiing plans 2001

January

14/1: Tête de Bostan from le Charny (skiing tour, +1220 m, PD).
28/1: Sur Cou

February

4/2: Peter Zemp - Haute Combe and les Rodomonts (skiing tour)
11/2: Mt Rogneux SW flank from Liddes (skiing tour, +1600 m, PD)
25/2: Pte Verte and Roc des Tours (Chinaillon, skiing tour)

March

3/3: CAF - Annual dinner in the Coq Rouge: aperitif, appetiser, terrine de lapereau, suprême de volaille with gratin and vegetables, cheese or dessert, coffee - 220 FF, wine included. Enrolment until 1/3.
17/3: Narderant
20/3: Jura crest

April

1/4-7/4: Pierpaolo Rebecchi - Aletsch region. Reports with photos by Pierpaolo and by Peter Z.
21/4: Narderant
24/4: la Chaz
28-29/4: Albert Heim

May

12/5: Arnergale, from Fürgangen to Reckingen (snowshoes or skis, +1670 m)
19-20/5: Grossglockner from the Lucknerhaus
27-28/5: Arolla-Zermatt via Ref des Bouquetins and Tête de Valpelline

June

2-3/6: Curson, Crêt de la Neige, Reculet, Marie du Jura
23/6: Reculet, Crêt de la Neige, Curson, la Calame
24-25/6: Tsantéleina via the N face (PD+)
30/6-1/7: CAF - Grande Lui from the Cab de Saleina to la Fouly (2 days, PD)

July

2-3/7: CAF - Aig d'Argentière via the Gl du Milieu
8/7: CAF - Giferspitz (walking, from Lauenen to Turbach, 1380 m up, 1570 m down)
11/7: Reculet, Curson, Crêt de la Neige, Reculet
21-22/7: CAF - Pigne d'Arolla and Serpentine (2 days, PD)

August

26/7-26/8: Hunza valley and Mustagh Ata (photos)

September

15-16/9: Peter Zemp - Borgno - San Lucio - Scalinatella - Cimadera
21/9: Markus Brugger - Dinner in the chalet de Curson + Crêt de la Neige
28-29/9: CAF - Mt Fleuri from the Combe de la Grande Forclaz

October

6-7/10: Josiane Coppey - Grape harvest in Ardon, walk from Ardon to le Liapey
14/10: Schopfenspitz, from Schwarzsee to Jaun
20/10: Peter Zemp - Wanderung im Spätherbst, 4th edition: Berner Platte in Grosshöchstetten
27/10: Pointe d'Areu via the Passage du Saix, return via the Forclaz

November

3-4/11: Aig du Tour, from ref Albert I via the Col du Midi des Grands, S summit via its N ridge, return over the Col Sup du Tour
11/11: Mt Tendre from Bière to le Pont
25/11: Crêt des Mouches from la Balmette

December

14-16/12: Gunnar Lindell - Skiing weekend in Zermatt
21/12-4/1: Going to Tervuren, feel free to pay us a visit !

Walking and skiing plans 2002

January

5/1: CAF - Securité neige (la Dole)
8/1: CAF - la Berte
12/1: Peter Zemp - Albristhorn (from Adelboden to Matten, skiing tour)
13/1: CAF - Nant d'Ant (ice)
20/1: CAF - Vallon de Sales (ice)

February

1-2/2: Nils Høimyr - Scandinavian almost-full moon outing

March

3/3: Noirmont
15-16/3: Chalets de Salvadon, Pointe de Sans Bet
25/3: Plaine Morte

April

1/4-23/4: Trek in Langtang

May

3/5: le Crêt de Chalam (Jura)
19-20/5: Leckihorn cross (skiing tour)
25-26/5: Grammont and Cornettes de Bise

June

The chalet de Curson is open as of mid June. Sheep are expected to walk up to la Calame in early June.

31/5-2/6: YCC - Sail+Hike weekend 1, Port Choiseul-Villeneuve by sailing boat, le Flon-Grammont-St Gingolph on foot, St Gingolph-Villeneuve by train and steam boat, Villeneuve-Versoix by sailing boat
19/6: Thomas Röblitz - raclette in the Chalet de Curson
22-23/6: CAF - Tour Sallière & Mt Ruan (simple glacier and climbing II in brittle rock, camping)

July

6-7/7: Peter Zemp - Spannort from Engelberg to Erstfeld
20/7: Aig Crochues
26-28/7: Sex Carro - Gr Chavalard - Gr Dt de Morcles (from Branson to les Plans sur Bex)

August

16-18/8: Pnte Lachenal (E and W ridge from the N), Tour Ronde (SE ridge, VN) and Mt Blanc de Tacul (NW side, VN)
22-25/8: Uli Feichtinger: Event in Gmunden, on 23-24/8 Dachstein via the E and W ridges, photos

September

18/9: Reculet evening outing

October

12-13/10: Pointe de Bellegarde via Salvadon from Sixt to Samoëns
27/10: Rochers de Naye from les Cases to Veytaux

November

1-3/11: YCC - Sail+Hike weekend 2, by sailing boat from Port Choiseul to la Tour de Peilz, by train to les Cases, on foot to the Rochers de Naye, by train back to la Tour de Peilz

December

1/12: Peter Zemp - Wanderung im Spätherbst, 5th edition: Berner Platte in Hotel Sternen in Grosshöchstetten
7/12: Creux du Van via the Dos d'Âne and Vers chez Amiet, from Noiraigue to Travers
13-15/12: Nils Høimyr - Skiing weekend in Zermatt
18/12-7/1: Going to Tervuren, feel free to pay us a visit !

Walking, skiing and sailing plans 2003

January

11/1: Pointe d'Autigny
12/1: CAF - ice climbing (Combe de l'Envers)

February

8-9/2: CAF - Colomby

March

30/3: Combe de la Forclaz (Aravis)

April

16-23/4: Corrado Cicalò - Selvaggio Blu, photos

May

4/5 - Serra de S Luis
10/5 - Moinhos

July - August

23/6-6/9: Peter Gallinelli - From St Malo via Scotland, Føroyar and Iceland to Greenland with the Imram

November

9/11: Dt de Broc (Gruyères area, walking)
15/11: Soliat, from Travers via the Creux du Van to Champs du Moulin
21/11: Gastlosen, climbing on the S side of the Wandflue.

December

5-7/12: YCC - Sail+Hike weekend 4, by sailing boat from Port Choiseul to le Bouveret, from the lake (372 m) to the Grammont (2171 m), visit to Château Chillon and return by sailing boat to Port Choiseul
12-14/12: Nils Høimyr - Skiing weekend in Zermatt
22/12-4/1: Going to Tervuren, feel free to pay us a visit !

Walking, skiing and sailing plans 2004

January

6/1: Tête de Bostan (skiing)
17-18/1: CAF - Securité neige

February

6-7/2 or 7-8/2: Nils Høimyr Scandinavian full moon outing
21/2: l'Etivaz - le Para - les Diablerets, skiing tour
29/2: Sur Cou, skiing+walking tour

March

3/3: Tête de la Combaz (les Contamines, skiing tour)
15/3: Vuache, loop from Savigny
27-28/3: Ref des Bouquetins

April

31/3-1/4: Pnte de Boveire (via the NNW ridge from the Cab Brunet)
17-18/4: Urner Boden - Gemsfairenstock - Claridenhütte - Clariden

May

16/5: Hochmatt (arête de Verdy)
27-28/5: Wittenberghorn from les Diablerets to Gstaad

June

6-7/6: Aig du Tour (couloir de la Table)
17/6: CAF - Mt Aiguille, the first alpine route in history - Antoine de Ville with 7 colleagues, on June 26th 1492 by the Julian calendar, at the request of Charles VIII to find out whether ... there are angels at the top (nowadays rated PD, with sections of 4 if one doesn't use the cables, and long rappels on the descent)
20/6: CAF - around the Fontanabran, from Emosson via the Col de Fénestral to Emaney and back via the Col de Barberine (PE)

July - August

12/7-3/9: Peter Gallinelli - From Reykjavik via Scoresbysund, Jan Mayen, Lofoten and Bjørnøya to Svalbard with the Imram

September

19/9: Gummfluh from Château d'Oex to l'Etivaz

October

30/10: Gl des Nantillons

November

7/11: Pnte de Marcelly

December

3-5/12: YCC - Sail+Hike weekend 5, by sailing boat from Port Choiseul to le Bouveret, from there to Novel by taxi and via Lovenez to the Grammont (2171 m). Return by sailing boat to Port Choiseul.
11/12: Peter Zemp - Wanderung im Spätherbst, 6th edition: Berner Platte in Hotel Sternen in Grosshöchstetten
18/12-3/1: Going to Tervuren, feel free to pay us a visit !

Walking, skiing and sailing plans 2005

January

3/1: Bois des Serves
4/1: Narderant
6/1: Narderant
8/1: Reculet
15/1: Croise Baulet from Cordon
25-26/1: Nils Høimyr - Scandinavian full moon outing

February

4-14/2: Nuclear Dynamics workshop in Breckenridge, visit to the Peak 10 ridge near the Briar Rose mine
17/2: Narderant
22/2: Noirmont
26/2: Tête Pelouse (Bella Cha - Grand Crêt)
27/2: Pointe des Fires (Darbon - Bise)

March

11/3: E ridge of the Pnte Noire de Pormenaz
13/3: Colomby de Gex
18-19/3: Wildstrubel (Mittlere Gipfel) and Grossstrubel, from the Gemmi to Lenk, photos
25/3-2/4: Salvatore Mele - Eolian islands (from Portorosa to Volcano, Filicudi, Lipari, Panarea, Stromboli, Alicudi, Salina and back to Portorosa via Volcano), photos

May

7-8/5: Corrado Cicalò - Orgosolo - Tiscali - Cusidore - Monte Maccione (photos)
14-15/5: Corrado Cicalò - Golgo (Baunei) - Cala Mariolu, also known as Ispuligidenìe
21/5: les Dents Vertes

June

30/5-9/7: with the Imram from Tromsø via Shetland, Orkney, the Caledonian Canal and the W coast of Ireland to St Malo

July

16-17/7: CAF - Rif. Monzino, S ridge of the Pnta Innominata
23-24/7: Pic de Tenneverge (via Pas Noir, and ridge to the Ruan till l'Aiguilette)
30/7-1/8: CAF - Besso via the SW ridge (AD, climbing up to III)

August

6-7/8: CAF - Gr Paradiso normal route up from the Rif. Chabod, normal route down to the Rif. Vitt. Emanuele (Italy, 2 days, F-PD, introductory outing)
12/8: Feigères - Gralet
26/8-28/8: Ulrike Feichtinger - Event in Gmunden 2005, walk through the Totes Gebirge I (photos)

September

18/9: Roches de Moron
29-30/9: Pnte du Vallonnet

October

15-16/10: Dts de Brenleire and Folliéran, Vanil Noir and de l'Ecri, Pnte de Paray

November

6/11: Tête de Ferret
12/11: les Quatre Têtes

December

Walking, skiing and sailing plans 2006

January

7/1: Jura forest
8/1: Croise Baulet from le Plan
14/1: Pointe de Chalune from la Chévrerie
15/1: Tête de Parmelan from Aviernoz
20-21/1: Imram - St Malo - Brest
29/1: la Berte, Col de Coux

February

10-11/2: Nils Høimyr - Scandinavian almost-full moon outing
12/2: S ridge of the Hinderi Spillgerte from Grimmialp

March

17-19/3: Beaufortain from Grand Naves to Arêches (skiing tour, 3 days)

April

10/4-20/4: Sailing around Sicily

May

6/5 - Corrado Cicalò - Golgo (Baunei) - Cala Biriola
7/5 - Corrado Cicalò - Ovile Carta - Baccu Addas - Istradalonga - Bacu Su Orruargiu - Bacu Urutzò
13-20/5 - Palau, la Maddalena, Chiesa passage, Coticcio (Caprera), Razzoli, S Amanza, Piantarella passage, Lavezzi, Bonifacio, Asinara, Fornelli passage, Stintino, Castel Sardo, Marineddu (I Rossa), C Testa, P Pozzo, Spargi, Budelli, la Maddalena, Palau
27-28/5 - Chaux Derrière, S ridge of the Tour Sallière (camping)

June

3-4/6 - FFME Auvergne: Sécurité sur Glacier (UCPA Chamonix and Mer de Glace)
10/6: Aig de Varan (from Bay, with a gastronomic stop at the Ref de Varan)
21-23/6: Cab de l'A Neuve, Essettes, E ridge Darrey, Gr Lui (photos)
29-30/6: Tour Noir, up and down via the N ridge

July

1-2/7: Weissmies (Almagellerhütte to Hohsaas, photos)
14-28/7: Imram - Brest - Isles of Scilly - Glengarriff and Inishbofin on the W coast of Ireland - Barra in the Outer Hebrides - St Kilda - Lochboisdale

August

18-2/9: Imram - Stonehaven - Lindisfarne (Holy Island) - Hidra, Mandal and Lillesand on the S coast of Norway - Skagen, København, Møn - Lübeck

November

4/11: Jura forest
5/11: Montchanais
26-29/11: Entrevaux (under the Vial from Plan du Var to Malaussène, around the Courradour, village of Argenton)

Walking, skiing and sailing plans 2007

January

4/1: Forest above the Tiocan
5/1: le Plat des Roches
8/1: Forest below the Tiocan
11/1: Crêt de la Neige (with hardly any snow !)
14/1: Crêt d'Eau, up via Sorgia, down to Fort l'Ecluse
27/1: ERFA seminar Bern

February

2-3/2: Nils Høimyr - Scandinavian full moon outing
14/2: Reculet and Crêt de la Neige, evening outing
17/2: Pointe d'Areu from Romme
21-22/2: Tour du Mt Collon (clockwise)

March

17-18/3: Rederten

April

21-22/4: Chemin des Crêtes (1): from Balsthal via the Hasenmatt to Frinvillier

May

26/5: Donnenneitto, Gorropeddu
27/5: Sa Cugia - Bacu de Montelungo - Cala Sisine
31/5: Sella del Diavolo

June

2/6: Girove Bidunnie - Cala Luna
3/6: Cala Luna - Pedra Molina - Dispensa Tavara - Girove Bidunnie
9-16/6: Annual YCC sailing outing, Elba and Corsica

July-August

26/7-30/8: Imram - Luleå - Helsinki - St Peterburg - Estonia - Nyköping

September

21-23/9: Niesen (1): Matten - Albristhorn - Gsür - Bodezehore - Drümännler - Achseten
29/9-6/10: Imram - Nyköping - København

October

12-14/10: YCC - Sail+Hike weekend 6, sailing from Port Choiseul to la Tour de Peilz, by train to les Cases, on foot via the Rochers de Naye to Caux, by train back to la Tour de Peilz, dinner and sailing back to Port Choiseul

November

3/11: Aventicum - Morat/Murten
10/11: La Chaz, Narderant
17/11: Colomby de Gex, from Col de la Faucille (on skis !)
30/11: Noiraigue - Mt Racine - la Sagne Eglise

November

8/12: les Diablerets - Foetersoey (via de Col de Voré)

Walking, skiing and sailing plans 2008

January

4/1: la Pierre
6/1: Branveau
8/1: Narderant
13/1: Reculet
19/1: ERFA seminar Bern
21/1: Turbach - Rüwlishore - Wistätthore - St Stephan (skiing tour)
26/1: Pnte d'Andey and the ridge W of Solaison
27/1: Lauenen - Stübleni all sides and ridge - Lenk

February

3/2: Plaine Joux - Barmeché
9-10/2: Mt Rogneux from Champsec
16/2: Curson
23/2: Mts Telliers (Combe de Drône)
27/2: Annual general meeting aCAPela
29/2: Pt Varappes

March

8/3: Palanche de la Cretta
18/3: le Chantonnet

April

5-6/4: CSP 420 (CNV)
26/4: Chemin des Crêtes (2): from Frinvillier via the Chasseral to Villiers (Dombresson)
30/4-4/5: EC Surprise (Zug)

May

10-11/5: Breithorn (W) and Schönbielhütte
22-23/5: Le Gr Veymont + Mt Aiguille
24-25/5: Open de Rolle D35

June

7-15/6: YCC - a few of the Dalmatian islands between Dugi Otok and Vis
21/6: Crêt du Nû from Craz (shoe try-out)
22/6: Feigères - Gralet (evening outing)
26/6: Pnte de Nandalaz (loop from Sous l'Aiguille)
28-29/6: CNM, AGEFIrace

July

18-20/7: Niesen (2): Grimmialp - Männliflue, Winterhore, Wyssi Flue, Hohniesen, Schmelihore, Mäggisserehore, Tschipparällehore, Steischlaghore - Frutigen
24/7: Curson, evening outing

August

5-18/8: Imram - Kirkwall - Pentland Firth - Loch Eriboll - Kinlochbervie - Loch Laxford - Skye with visit to the Cuillins - Eigg - Loch Teacuis - Sound of Mull - W Loch Tarbert on Jura - Sound of Islay - Tayinloan
21-24/8: CS Surprise, Morges

September

18-19/9: Pnte de Méribel, Ref du Plan des Gouilles, Plan du Pré

October

18-19/10: Chemin des Crêtes (3): from the Hôtel du Chasseral to Noiraigue, via the Mt Amin and Mt Racine to Noiraigue
26/10: Chemin des Crêtes (4): from Noiraigue, via the Creux du Van and the Chasseron to Ste Croix

Walking, skiing and sailing plans 2009

January

17/1: Reculet from la Riviere
24/1: TdO Bern
31/1-1/2: Daubenhorn, Kandersteg

February

11/2-11/3: Visit to SINP

March

1-10/3: Bijoy Chakraborty - Singalila ridge (Manebhanjang - Sandakphu - Falut) and return via Gorkye and Sreekhola to Rimbik
13-14/3: Nils Høimyr - Scandinavian full moon outing
15/3: Crêta de Vella

April

4-7/4: Bourg St Pierre - Zermatt
25/4-9/5: Sailing from Marmaris to Bozborun, Knidos, Bodrum, Kos, Kalymnos, Nissyros, Tilos, Chalki, Symi, Fethiye and Kaunos and back to Marmaris

May

29/5-5/6: Sailing from la Trinité to Groix, Lorient, les Glénans, Bénodet, Belle Ile, Houat, Hoedic, Dumet, Morbihan and back to la Trinité

June

11-18/6: MPGD2009 and RD51, with a hike in the Samaria gorge

July

8/7: Reculet (Arête Gaby) and Crêt de la Neige
25-26/7: Criterium Surprise YCG

August

7/8: Thomas - Raclette Curson
22/8: Belle Etoile YCG
29-30/8: Y+D Match race YCC

September

3-6/9: CS Finn and Contender CVN
10/9: Marie du Jura - Crêt de la Neige (+ highest point of the Jura)
12-13/9: Championnat 870 et Toufinou 9.5 CNPr
26-27/9: Criterium Surprise CNV

October

3-6/10: CS 420 (Lugano)
29-20/10: Chemin des Crêtes (5): from Ste Croix via the Mt/Aig de Baulmes, the Jougnena valley and the Mt d'Or to Vallorbe

2010

January

3/1: Diemtigtal avalanche

March

16-26/3: Bijoy Chakraborty - Yuksom, Dzongri tour, Kechipalri, Dubdi, Hongri and Tashiding monasteries

April

16/4: la Louvatière
22-23/4: Chemin des Crêtes (6): from Vallorbe over the Dt de Vaulion, the Mt Tendre and the Crêt de la Neuve to St Cergue.

May

27-30/5: CS Star (Ascona)

June

11-13/6: Euromasters Laser (Neuchâtel)
28-29/6: l'Evêque (walking, F/PD)

July

1/7: Dt de Corjon (from les Cases to Rossinière)
7/7: le Suet - Lachat
14-15/7: Mönch (VN SE ridge), W Walcherhorn

August

26-27/8: Ulrike Feichtinger - Haindlkarhütte, Peternpfad, Planspitze, Hesshütte, Wasserfallweg to the Event in Gmunden.

2011

January

13/1: La Chaz, Narderant
22-23/1: RD51 school - skiing weekend Avoriaz
29/1: ERFA seminar Ittigen

February

6/2: Colomby
18-19/2: Norwegian full moon BBQ (St Cergue, la Dôle, la Baudichonne)

March

11-12/3: Chemin des Crêtes (7): St Cergue - la Faucille
20/3: Mts Telliers (Combe de Drône)

April

17/4-12/5: Bursa (1/5 Yalova, 8/5: Keles)

May

29/5: Monthly YCC race

June

12/6: GRG
16-19/6: Nanuq - Dujardin
25-26/6: YCC - match race Surprise
30/6: Poutouille

July

4/7: Naz-Colomby-2 (P1680)
5/7: Marie du Jura - Crêt de la Neige
11/7: Ochse (round trip)
27/7-31/7: O'pen Bic World Cup Ascona

August

13/8: Versoix - Founex (YCC)
14/8: Laser Neuchâtel
19-20/8: Belle Etoile YCG
21/8: St Jean de Gonville - Polvette (evening outing)
24/8-28/8: Event in Gmunden - walk through the Totes Gebirge II (Almsee - Pühringerhütte - Wildensee - Rinnerhütte - Rinnerkogel - Schönberg - Ebensee)
31/8: Gruben - Schwarzhorn - Dreizehntenhorn - Augstbordgrat - Schalb (Embd)

September

2-4/9: Championnats de série Gr Surprise SNG
9/9: Curson (evening outing)
17-18/9: Régates de série Gr Surprise, Luthi, Toucan YCG
17-18/9: Critérium Surprises CNV
21-22/9: Derborence - Lodze - Daillon
28/9-2/10: CS Dolphin, Hilterfingen

2012

January

11/1: Crozet
17/1: Lauenen - Rothorn - Lenk
28/1: ERFA seminar Ittigen

February

3-4/2: Norwegian full moon BBQ (just above the Valserine source - la Baudichonne - la Rippe)
13/2: Tête de Bostan from les Allamands (skiing)

March

7/3: Lacs and Mts Jovet (N-S)
9/3: Tardevant
11/3: Col d'Annibal
28/3: Gralet

April

28-29/4: CSP Laser (CNV)

May

6/5: Opening YCC
10/5: Sémy - Bouaz
14/5: Combe de l'Enfer

June

10/6: GRG hearings
22-29/6: EC A-class catamaran (Arco)

July

August

8/8-12/8: SM Optimist
19/8: Versoix-Founex (YCC)

September

October

November

December

Enrolment for outings proposed by the French alpine club (CAF) are taken Thursday evening at the permanence. Please send mail if you're interested in the private outings. Timing computed according to the Swiss walking time tables or taken from the CAS guide books, which is also the source of the various abbreviations. Perhaps you're also interested in finding out about the origin of some names of places in the Alps, or in the translation of some technical terms.

Further ideas

For good days ...

Alphubel skiing tour from Täsch to Saas Fee (3 days, PD+)
Bovine or Fenêtre d'Arpette (train, walking, TMB) with visit to Martigny
Pointe de Bellegarde and Mt Ruan, from Sixt Fer à Cheval to Champéry; Mt Ruan via Ref de la Vogealle (3050 m, 2 days, walking with a bit of glacier and a bit of climbing, rated F - introductory tour)
Peter Zemp - Piz Bernina via the Crast Alva and traverse of the Piz Palü (4 days, AD)
normal W route or N-W traverse of the Bietschhorn
tour through the Niwärch, Gorperi and Lauderi bisses
Pt Mt Blanc (3400 m. 1350 m up, half rock half snow, PD)
Bortelhorn
Grande Casse (3855 m, 1st day: Pralognan - Ref du Col de la Vanoise (900 m, 3 h, path), 2nd day: Ref - Gr Casse (1300 m, ? h, PD)
Pt Charmoz and Aig. de l'M, (Chamonix, climbing III-IV)
Gr Cornier (Zinal area, traverse, AD+, 2 days)
Mt Dolent via the Arête Gallet (2 days, AD)
Mt Gelé / Pointe d'Otemma (2 or 3 days, PD)
Mt Blanc via the Aig Grises (Rif Gonella - Ref du Goûter - Mt Blanc, 3 days, PD)
Pte Isabella (skiing or on foot, 2 days via the Ref du Couvercle)
Pas de Lona (from Grimentz to Eison or vv, walking or snow shoe tour)
Mannliflue (train, walking)
Mischabel (traverse in 3 days, PD and AD)
Mont Pourri (3779 m, 1st day: les Lanches - Ref du Mt Pourri (850 m, 3 h, path), 2nd day: Ref Mt Pourri - Mt Pourri (1400 m, 5 h, PD)
Monte Rosa traverse (3 days, F to AD)
Rothorn/Schwarzhorn (from Engstligenalp to the Wildstrubel and down to the Lämmernhütte, next day via Schwarzhorn and les Outanes to Crans Montana, skiing tour)
Seeberghorn from les Diablerets to Feutersoey (also snowshoes)
Taillefer (walking, Grenoble area, contact Monika Wielers)
Pawel Majewski - Tatra mountains (crowded in July and August)
Vanoise (round tour with peaks in 3-4 days)
From les Diablerets to Kandersteg on skis or snowshoes, 4 days

Otherwise ...

Forêt de la Haute Fillière round tour (cave, 800 m, 6-7 h)
Bel Oiseau (quick access from Emosson)

See also my impressions from earlier outings, including a list of miserable failures.

Further proposals can be found on the pages of Monika Wielers, Peter Zemp, Raymond Nicole, David Viry, Sabine Kraml and Thomas Röblitz. Lots of skiing tour proposals and reports can be found at the EPFL.

To my introductory page.