The Rockers' Peace Meeting (Swiss Stories 2017, by Christian Bobst) - Swiss Press Award
![The Hells Angels traveled from Zurich to Valais for "Back to the Roots," the summit meeting of Swiss motorcycle clubs. Over 300 bikers made their way to the event. They interpreted traffic rules liberally.](https://swiss-press-award.storage.googleapis.com/submissions/2016/11394/34206-11394-d74e89-45a4b481-6d6303-tiny.webp "The Hells Angels traveled from Zurich to Valais for "Back to the Roots," the summit meeting of Swiss motorcycle clubs. Over 300 bikers made their way to the event. They interpreted traffic rules liberally.")
Christian Bobst
The Hells Angels traveled from Zurich to Valais for "Back to the Roots," the summit meeting of Swiss motorcycle clubs. Over 300 bikers made their way to the event. They interpreted traffic rules liberally.
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Photo / Swiss Stories
2017
Christian Bobst
Their symbol is the winged skull. No other club is surrounded by more myths than the Hells Angels. For the first time, the bikers are now offering an insight into Switzerland's most important MC gathering: "Back to the Roots." The gathering is considered the foundation for the peaceful relationship between motorcycle clubs (MCs), which in other countries often engage in bloody gang fights.
