It’s very simple: Subscribe to our event newsletter (it’s ad-free), and as soon as a new hike is posted, you’ll receive a notification in your inbox. This usually happens two weeks before the hike, though in the spring it might be as little as one week in advance, since lingering snow and weather conditions can sometimes be difficult to predict. As soon as the hike is posted on the website under “Events,” you can sign up there using the form. You’ll then quickly receive confirmation of your spot (spots often fill up very quickly). You can also find all hike dates for the current year in the overview under “Events.”

Our participants are generally between the ages of 25 and 50, though sometimes younger or older people join us as well. Our team also falls within this age range – so we have a diverse mix of life experiences!

We think so! You see more and more women in hiking, but in more extreme sports like mountaineering, ski touring, etc., all-female teams are still severely underrepresented. For example, only 2.7% of mountain guides are women. Many women also state that they prefer and learn better in women’s groups and would like to have more female coaches. There is also a lack of female role models, as most mountaineers are still men. We would like to contribute to changing all this – we are not interested in excluding men (maybe there will be mixed events in the future), but in empowering and strengthening women. In addition, there are already many examples of such women’s communities in other countries, but there were none in Switzerland yet – so we thought we’d just start one! 

Yes you can. We offer hikes in different levels of difficulty. We offer longer/more intense ones but also hikes that are easy to intermediate. The respective level will be chalked down as such, so you can easily identify beginner hikes. On these ones you won’t run out of breath and will be still able to talk to others 🙂 During the hikes you will notice very quickly who is accustomed to more intensive routes and who is a beginner. One will be more interested in photography and others are keen to hike up the mountain as fast as possible. If you get to talk to other women who share the same interests, arrange to meet them for a another hike on your level. It’s important to us that like-minded women can meet and connect 🙂 And by the way: If you would rather take the cablecar up or prefer an easier trail that is ok. Everyone is free to hike with us on their own terms 🙂

That always depends somewhat on the event – usually between 5 and 12 people, we rarely have larger groups. We want everyone to be able to talk to each other personally, and experience has shown that this is difficult with larger groups or could feel too anonymous. Exception is our annual get together / hut weekend, there we have max. 20 people incl. team.

Our Instagram page was launched mid-July 2018 and the webpage was added in mid-September 2018. Since then, our community has grown rapidly – we are very happy about it!

We offer our hikes almost all over Switzerland. Our hiking organizers are at home in Valais, Central Switzerland and the Zurich area and accordingly usually offer routes in their immediate vicinity.

Yes, but less than in summer. This has mainly to do with the fact that we currently cannot offer ski tours and co. for liability reasons (as we are not mountain guides). We have organized snowshoe hikes so far and will offer winter activities from time to time in the future 🙂

We usually do not organize food/drinks or reservations unless explicitly stated. All events are privately organized, hence we usually don’t charge fees of any kind – but donations (via TWINT) are always welcome to support us. Please bring your own meals with you and if a reservation has to be made beforehand, kindly do it in your name. You will get all the information you need after signing up for the event.

No. We are not a for-profit organization; we run our community out of conviction and passion. We work on a volunteer basis because we want to share our love for the mountains with others. Nevertheless, we are grateful for donations to help cover our time and other expenses (such as website hosting and software, which currently amount to about 300 CHF per year—an amount we have been covering out of our own pockets so far).

It is important to us that you keep in mind that these hikes are private and not professional events. We are not an official company, we are “only” passionate hikers who love Switzerland. We run this project during our free time and provide a platform to connect other women with the same passion. By attending one of our events, you are responsible for your safety and attend at your own risk. Any liability will be denied. Please make sure that you are well equipped for all weather conditions! This includes: good hiking boots, rain jacket, rain pants, water, food, sunscreen and all other important and necessary essentials. All hikes will take place in all weather conditions, except for thunderstorms. Should an event not take place, we will inform all participants via mail / Whatsapp.

Currently, all our positions are filled, but we are always happy to read about motivated women who have their own ideas and would like to get involved. Just drop us a line – who knows, maybe it’s a good fit! We look forward to hearing from you!