For many hikers the W-Trek is a first introduction to multi-day trekking in Patagonia. Parque Nacional Torres del Paine offers everything you'd expect from Patagonia - the rugged mountains, the turqoise lakes, the endless glaciers and of course the unpredictable weather. Get dressed and ready for a first class adventure between granite spires, icebergs and Guanacos.

It was on the bus from El Calafate to El Chaltén, when I first saw the panorama of the cordillera and the shapes of Cerro Torre and Fitz Roy with my own eyes. And in this very moment I realized that trekking in El Chaltén was going to be something really special. Patagonia is a photographer’s dream and in the upcoming days I would immerse myself in the world of the rugged mountains of Parque Nacional Los Glaciares.

Finding an untouched area like the surroundings of the Giglachseen lakes is difficult in Austria. The lakes are located in an alpine valley above the tree line and are a breath of fresh air in the jungle of exploited mountains in Austria.

If there is something like the epitome of an alpine view from a mountain hut, it might as well be the incredible view of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo seen from Rifugio Locatelli in the Dolomites. For generations this view has inspired climbers, hikers and photographers to go out themselves and experience the beauty of the italian Alps firsthand and up close - and there is probably no better place to do that than at Rifugio Locatelli.

Lago di Braies has become such a popular destination for tourists and photographers alike that quietness and solitude aren't easy to find. One weekend, when winter had set in early, things were quite a bit different. Late in October, when the buzz of high season was already gone, snow had fallen over night. It covered the lake and the surrounding Dolomites mountains with a fluffy white layer and we were lucky enough to have the winter landscape all to ourselves.