In my first week at Crans-Montana I went to the tourist information centre where I acquired a map of the suggested hiking routes in the region. From the attendant I learnt that some of the ski lifts are open in summer for hikers. They told me that the cable

My base of operations in Switzerland was Crans-Montana, a town located halfway up a mountain in the canton of Valais. The easiest way to get there is by taking a funicular, and my apartment building is literally the first building on the right when exiting the top station. The