Dave messaged me from New Jersey with a simple request: "Hi! I'm new to hiking and fell in love with Switzerland after my last trip." He wanted to hike solo in the Swiss Alps. Exciting, yes, but also intimidating, as he'd never traveled alone or hiked seriously before. So he reached out to me for help with a custom itinerary. Together, we planned a 4-day hut-to-hut trek through the Uri region, a quieter part of Switzerland.