Cornelia Mertens

Hiker with an orange backpack standing on a rocky ridge above an endless panorama of Ticino peaks.

2.–5 April 2026

Via Alta della Verzasca

A multi-day high route along the ridges of the Verzasca valley, hut to hut. Exposed T5 terrain, partly secured with chains and steps, with far-reaching Ticino views.

Details coming soon.

Sunrise over layered, misty mountain ridges with a small cloud rising from the slope.

A stone hut with a red roof tucked beneath grassy slopes and rocky knolls in the early light.

Jagged grey rock peaks and ridges under a bright, partly cloudy sky.

Sharp rocky ridgelines dropping into deep valleys with distant blue mountains beyond.

Hiker with a red backpack posing under a large layered rock overhang, rugged peaks behind.

Hiker downclimbing a steep rock face on metal rungs and a fixed chain.

Two hikers scrambling up a steep grassy flank below craggy rock towers.

Two hikers taking a selfie beside a painted blue Via Alta trail marker on the rock.

Hiker posing beside a tall cairn on a broad rocky summit under a blue sky.

Hiker in sunglasses sitting on a rocky summit next to a cairn, mountains all around.

Hiker with an orange backpack looking out over a sea of green-and-grey ridges from a rocky crest.

Vintage wood-fired hut stove with a big pot and hanging ladles, jackets drying above.