American travellers started a quiet invasion of the sleepy alpine hamlet years ago followed by other English-speaking tourists. But Gimmelwald has remained unspoilt, and the locals want to keep it ...

Walking high above Gimmelwald, my favorite Swiss village, with Olle, who teaches farm kids in the village school, I always feel like a wide-eyed student. We meet a massive cow loitering atop a ...

Swiss climber Katherine Choong has redpointed Jungfraumarathon at Gimmelwald in Switzerland. This is her second 9a after Cabane au Canada at Rawyl in 2018 Katherine Choong from Switzerland recently ...

As we’ve had to postpone our travels because of the pandemic, I believe a weekly dose of travel dreaming can be good medicine. Here’s one of my favorite European memories from high in the Swiss Alps — ...

Swiss climber Alexander Rohr has made the first ascent of Oblivion, an old project at Gimmelwald in Switzerland now graded 9a. The Swiss climber explained "There is no real rest and the main problem ...

Step into the tranquil world of Gimmelwald, a snow-covered mountain village nestled in the heart of the Swiss Alps. This off-the-beaten-path destination is home to about 100 people and exudes alpine ...

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