{"id":7702,"date":"2025-03-19T12:23:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T11:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wild-swiss-adventure.ch\/?p=7702"},"modified":"2026-03-29T15:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T13:52:09","slug":"why-we-moved-to-the-wallis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wild-swiss-adventure.ch\/en\/why-we-moved-to-the-wallis\/","title":{"rendered":"Why we moved to Valais"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Or: How to get electricity, water and a pack of huskies under one roof<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Zurich - beautiful, but not for snouts<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Zurich. 600 metres in altitude. Everything is there: public transport every minute, shops around the corner, sushi at the touch of a button.
But a pack of huskies in the middle of it all?
Rather semi-optimal.
Sure, we had a garden - but one in which a husky voluntarily mutates into a mole out of boredom. And the constant question: \"Was that a disturbance of the peace or just a passionate wolf howl?\"
The search for the perfect place began.
Spoiler: It lasted eight years. \ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Of steep slopes, dead ends & school buses<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We looked at everything.
And I mean: everything.
\u00a0 - Abandoned farmhouses with a steep slope instead of a garden
\u00a0 - Places where the nearest grocery shop was only found with GPS
\u00a0 - And houses that made us wonder whether our son would later need a driving licence or a helicopter
It was either too remote for the school or too close to the nearest neighbour. Always something.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Our Maiens\u00e4ss from above from the Schweibenbahn cable car<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Nova on a walk on the Kreuzboden<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Love at first sight (after the second viewing appointment)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Then we saw this little advert:
An inconspicuous mountain pasture in Valais, in the middle of nature, with a well, no electricity, but with a lot of heart.
The first viewing appointment fell victim to the snow. The second one almost did too.
But in March the time had come - and we knew:
That's it.
I moved in in June - with a sleeping bag, a rucksack full of energy and nerve bars and the knowledge:
\"Okay, this is going to be wild.\"<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Moving in without electricity - a slightly different start<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Phil took care of the move in Zurich (after 20 years... a lot accumulates).
Our son Nico finished his school year in good behaviour.
I commuted between the mountain hut (new job) and the building site (new home).
I also gave dog courses in Zurich.
My strategy:
\u00a0 - Visiting Zurich = packing the car
\u00a0 - Showers & hot food = in the hut
\u00a0 - Water = well in front of the house
\u00a0 - Toilet? Forest.
\u00a0 - Charge mobile phone = only as long as the generator is running
Yes, that was the moment when you learn to optimise your life to 30 % battery.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The most important part: Home for the huskies<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In addition to human things like \"electricity\" and \"latrine\", there was a real priority:
The new realm for the pack.
Because:
\u00a0 - Huskies need secure fences (not 1.50 m - rather 2 metres with escape protection)
\u00a0 - Own dog kennels for every furry friend
\u00a0 - Stone slabs against diggeritis
\u00a0 - Wind protection, freedom of movement & enough space to \"goof off\" (technical term)
And yes:
Huskies are fascinating creatures - playful, cuddly, but with a built-in mischievousness.
Loyalty like a Golden Retriever? Rather not.
Respect? Yes.
But only if you've earned it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Huskies cooling off in the dog pool<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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First sleeping area in the Maiens\u00e4ss when moving in<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Rich in stone in the Alps<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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When we were setting up, we realised once again:
We live in the Alpine region.
What does that mean?
\u00a0 - There are no straight surfaces
\u00a0 - Every attempt to level something ends with the sentence:
\u00a0 \u00a0 \"Oh, hello boulder.\"
\u00a0 - You automatically become a geologist - including pickaxe and swearing
But:
\u00a0 - There is snow.
\u00a0 - There are trails.
\u00a0 - There is peace.
\u00a0 - And there are happy huskies who feel more comfortable at -10 \u00b0C than I do in a woollen jumper.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Conclusion: Why Valais? Because it simply fits.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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It was not an easy path.
But it was our way.
A place where people, animals and nature can live together.
Where we do not disturb - but belong.
Today we have:
\u00a0 - Space for our pack
\u00a0 - Room for dreams
\u00a0 - And a life that is not always comfortable, but 100 % real.
And hey - I can now brush my teeth outside without complaining. That's something too, isn't it? \ud83d\ude04<\/p>

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Oder: Wie man Strom, Wasser und ein Rudel Huskys unter einen Hut bekommt Z\u00fcrich \u2013 sch\u00f6n, aber nix f\u00fcr Schnauzen Z\u00fcrich. 600 H\u00f6henmeter. Alles da: \u00d6ffis im Minutentakt, L\u00e4den um die Ecke, Sushi auf Knopfdruck.Aber: Ein Husky-Rudel mittendrin?Eher semi-optimal.Klar, wir hatten einen Garten \u2013 aber einer, in dem ein Husky vor Langeweile freiwillig zum Maulwurf […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":209,"featured_media":9918,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[640],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-erlebnisse"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wild-swiss-adventure.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wild-swiss-adventure.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wild-swiss-adventure.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wild-swiss-adventure.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/209"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wild-swiss-adventure.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7702"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/wild-swiss-adventure.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12058,"href":"https:\/\/wild-swiss-adventure.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7702\/revisions\/12058"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wild-swiss-adventure.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wild-swiss-adventure.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wild-swiss-adventure.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wild-swiss-adventure.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}