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Via Alpina
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Photos from Trips: Via Alpina Switzerland

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Beginning the Swiss Via Alpina in beautiful Sargans



Heading to Elm on stage 2



Heading to the Klausenpass
  Climbing up to Surenenpass on stage 6    Via Alpina Switzerland

Vorder Schloss between Altdorf and Engelberg



The towering peaks above Raminer Matt from an alpine meadow



Looking up to the cliffs of Gerschniberg on the way to Engstlenalp
  Looking down over Trübsee    Via Alpina Switzerland

On the high route to Meiringen



Heading over Balmeregghorn to Planplatten



Alpine Flowers on stage 8
  Looking down over Trubsee    Via Alpina Switzerland

The Via Alpina with the Wetterhorn behind



Woodstock under the Eiger



Looking back to the Wetterhorn above Grindelwald
  Descending through the meadow below the Eiger, Jungfrau and Monch    Via Alpina Switzerland

The car free village Wengen with the Jungfrau behind



Looking down to the Lauterbrunnen valley



The view from the Schilthorn cable car from Murren
  Leaving the Rotstockhütte for Sefinafurgga    Via Alpina Switzerland

Rotstockhutte, one of the optional hut stays on the Via Alpina



At the Sefinenfurgga pass



Descent to Griesalp
  Looking down from Blüemlisalphütte to the Hohtürli, the highest pass on the route    Via Alpina Switzerland

Sunset from Blumisalphütte at 2,834m



Looking back up to Blüemlisalphütte



The narrow path descends from the Hohturli to Kandersteg
  Looking down to Oeschinensee on the the descent from Kandersteg    Via Alpina Switzerland
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Heading from Kandersteg to Adelboden on stage 14



Stage 14



The final stretch to Montreux on Lake Geneva

Via Alpina - our week-long trek on the VAS
Via Alpina: Bernese Oberland - a grand week-long trek on the VAS


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