Les Dents du Midi – A Swiss Landmark

2.10.2025 – From Champéry to the Haute Cime – My Journey into the seven Dents du Midi

I set out from Champéry early in the morning, the village still quiet, the peaks of the Dents du Midi glowing in the first light. The trail rose quickly through forest and pasture, pulling me higher into the mountains.

By the time I reached the Cabane de Susanfe, I felt the closeness of the mountains all around. I continued for the Haute Cime, the highest of the seven Dents. The climb was steep and rocky, every turn testing my breath and my legs, but also filling me with anticipation. When I finally stood at 3,257 meters, the panorama stopped me in my tracks: an endless sweep of peaks, clouds drifting below, silence broken only by the wind or birds.

On the long way back, tired but content, I carried with me more than just the view. The Haute Cime gave me that rare gift mountains sometimes offer: the reminder of how small we are, and at the same time how limitless we can feel.