Hi all. Here are the pics of my short trip to the Säntis, a mountain near to St. Gallen. I wanted to make a hike with my new military boots, so that they get comfortable to wear. It took me 1.45h to get up, which was quit strenuous but also a lot of fun, and the view from top is just amazing. You can see approx. up to 200 km from here, like to the Eiger and the Jungfrau, and to 6 countries (Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Italy, France...). It is in the same area as the Hohe Kasten, whose pics you find here: http://mshoherkasten.blogspot.com/
greetz Marco 

 

The Säntis from below 

 

 

 

Way up... 

 

A police chopper, maybe on training? 

 

 

 

A huge "Steinbock" 

 

First view of the "Kurfirsten" 

 

 

Nice view of the Alpstein line 

 

The last part 

steep one 

On top.. 

The "Kurfirsten"