Interlaken in the Bernese Oberland is known to some as the adventure capital of Europe, and it’s easy to see why. Nearby can be found some of the finest mountains in the world, from the Jungfrau to the Eiger, as well as the glacier-fed lakes of Thun and Brienz. Mountain railways climbing into the ice world, legendary north faces, endless miles of hiking trails – it’s all here.

Learn more in our destination guides, and read about Jenny Tough’s adventures in and out of comfort zones as she discovers canyoning for the first time, goes hang-gliding, and contemplates the nature of her mountain connection on the Eiger.