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The Swiss National Park was founded in 1914, making it both the oldest national park in Switzerland's Alps and in central ...

The thin air above cloud level. The views over snow-tipped mountains. The climbs over boulder and scree, and the first gasp of shock jumping into a freezing lake. The Alps leave you breathless in ...

There is something quietly disorienting about stepping off a train in Interlaken and looking up. The valley walls seem almost vertical, the peaks invisible in cloud, the scale just wrong enough to ...

Oh, c’mon. A boot for a supported trek in the Swiss Alps? Really, all you need is a pair of sneakers, some hand cream, and a toothbrush, nein? Well, maybe not. Those are pretty big peaks, and hiking ...