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His sense of achievement is even greater
when he is able to share it with v isitors – he
gets more enjoyment f rom that than a fabu-
lous day spent exploring a ll by himself.
And yet, ever y now and again, Dani
feels the need to set out a lone. “In the winter
I occasiona lly head out for a long descent on
powder snow. That resets my mind and gives
me the patience to dea l with v isitors again.”
In summer, he likes to f u lf il persona l climb-
ing goa ls. “When you f ina lly sca le a peak that
has taken hard work and training and then
you look back on it at home,
that ’s the best feeling!”
Whether a lone or with
others, Dani, who speaks f lu-
ent Swedish, is happiest out
and about in the Engelberg
va lley and feels lit tle pu ll to
v isit any f ur ther-f lung locations. “There are so
many things to do right here on my doorstep,”
he says. What ’s more, he has a girlf riend and
young child, so doesn’ t like to be away f rom
home for too long. Dani has a lready climbed
such Swiss classics as the Eiger and the Mat-
terhorn – primarily for the sake of his training.
But those peaks are not the pinnacle as far as
he is concerned; he prefers the summits and
ski tour routes closer to home. “Loca ls know
how it is when they climb the Hahnen,” he
says. “Get ting to the top gives them an entirely
new perspec tive on the mountain. You get a
new feel for your own loca l area.” In summer,
he loves to climb the Titlis or hike around the
Spannor t/Sch lossberg region. His favourite
place to be in winter is on and around the
Brisen. “There’s of ten good snow and hard ly
any people. It ’s a place where you can experi-
ence the natura l tranquillity of the A lps.” Dani
wants Engelberg’s v isitors to look beyond the
v illage itself to the entire Engelberg va lley and
the region as a whole. The area of fers a vast
range of ac tiv ities year round. Dani doesn’ t
see it as competition for Engelberg when v isi-
tors spend a day on the Buochserhorn: “If they
go back home and ta lk about their wonder f u l
holiday, they’ ll be ta lking about Engelberg too.”
During his of f ice hours at Engelberg
Mountain Guide and the Prime Ski School,
Dani of ten turns his mind to the issue of how
to encourage winter v isitors to return in the
summer, and how to get people to tru ly ap-
preciate the size of the Engelberg va lley and
ever y thing there is to do here.
He ended up combining his
many indiv idua l ideas in one
big projec t: the f irst Engel-
berg Outdoor Guide, which
came out in the autumn. Dani
took care of most of the work
that went into the Outdoor Guide, which is
intended both to inform and inspire its readers.
The Outdoor Guide presents ideas for outdoor
ac tiv ities such as climbing, skiing and biking
tours, accompanied by impressive and appea l-
ing images and other graphics. “I want to show
a ll the things Engelberg has to of fer. For exam-
ple, I want f reeriders to see the great climb-
ing tours they can join in the summer.” Dani
has high hopes for his Outdoor Guide: “This
f irst issue isn’ t per fec t as yet, but I hope the
Guide is well received enough that I can bring
out a second edition f u ll of even more ideas.”
In the winter, Dani Perret
loves to spend time on and
around the Brisen.
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