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Month: August 2011

  • Canyoning in the Valais.

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteCanyoning shows you some beautiful geographical locations but is nonetheless a dangerous sport. Make sure to practice jumping from lower heights before trying an eight meter jump. A via ferrata friend injured herself. It brought back flashbacks from another canyoning trip I never want to experience again. For that reason I…

  • Le Rocher de Naye Via Ferrata

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    Reading Time: < 1 minutethe Rocher de Naye via ferrata is a fun via ferrata which takes about 1hr and a half to complete. I went today with some glocals friends. It went well and everyone got to the top. I did not take the difficult stretch this time. I will do it in full…

  • Via Ferrata de la Tour D’ai.

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteLa Tour D’ai in Switzerland is a great opportunity to look across to the Canton de Vaud and the Lac Léman. From here you can look at several canton. The via ferrata has a nice little walk to the base. At this point you start the climbing. It’s an easy aerial…

  • La via Ferrata du Grand Bornand

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbout two weeks ago I explored this via ferrata with friends. It’s a nice one worth the visit. In particular notice how close we got to the chamois. [flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157627407235074″]

  • Via Ferrata du Moléson

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteA few weeks ago I explored the Via Ferrata du Moléson and these are the images I came back with. [flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157626944582830″]