There’s little to rival arriving somewhere (anywhere) in Switzerland by train. Clean, efficient and always punctual, they glide serenely across this compact country of mountains and lakes. Just over a

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In his paean to the sport, Feet in the Clouds, Richard Askwith explains pithily: “You run up the fell; you run down again.” Simple it may be; easy it is not. Unlike trail running, which generally stic

What could be more romantic than a day in a sleigh drawn by horses, or a team of huskies? It’s a cinch to sort in Switzerland’s dramatic south-western ski resort, Verbier. Some chalet hosts will even

It’s a dog’s life. Staying in Val Cenis, the day started cold, but with the astonishing clarity of sunshine and light you only find in the mountains in winter. Kitted out in my warmest gear, I took th

Alex Roddie takes his snowshoes from Scotland to the Austrian Tyrol – and finds out just how far he can push them