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  • A Climbing Two year Old

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesA Climbing two year old is ordinary. They try to climb on to chairs, they climb to stand up. They climb up the stairs and the swings. What is less ordinary is for a two year old to rock climb like a grown up. As I watch the video below what inspires…

  • Prison Architect Game Play videos fill a niche.

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI sometimes envy people who produce gameplay videos because the barrier to entry is so low. In theory all you need is a microphone, a gaming PC or console, a capture card and the ability to talk without being asked questions. In essence you are providing an interior monologue whilst staring…

  • Climbing in Saint George – a short drive from Nyon and Morges

    Climbing in Saint George – a short drive from Nyon and Morges

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesClimbing in Saint George is interesting for those living or working between Nyon and Morges. It provides routes from 4c to 7a and above and should cover most skill levels. Access time is a few seconds. You park your car near the lumber yard and a few seconds later you’re at the climbing…

  • Climbing in Dorénaz

    Climbing in Dorénaz

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    Reading Time: 5 minutesDorénaz is a small village on the way to Sion and about 18 minutes from Saillon. It is also a few minutes from Aigle. I walked around the area before climbing two of the routes and I noticed that the rocks around here appeared to be magnetite. I saw rust where old…

  • The Third part of the Saillon VF

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday afternoon after two top rope climbs in Dorénaz we drove to the Via Ferrata de Saillon to climb this one. It is a via ferrata that I know well. This time I decided that I wanted to try the third part of the Saillon VF once again. What makes the third…

  • Paragliding from Plan Praz to the Mont Blanc

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesIn this video we see someone paragliding from Plan Praz to the Mont Blanc. To do this the individual finds ascending air at a number of points going from 2800 metres up to 5000 meters before finally landing on the summit of the Mont Blanc. This video gives you a practical example…

  • Colin Furze and the 360 Swing

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen you have lengths of pipe, a welder, a water container and a big enough garden you can get up to some mischief. Colin Furze and the 360 Swing are an interesting demonstration of this. In the first two videos you see him build the structure and in the next two videos…

  • Gallantry and Rock Climbing

    Gallantry and Rock Climbing

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    Reading Time: 6 minutesGallantry and Rock Climbing are a good combination. In Rock climbing the person with more experience or comfort helps the person with less comfort. In some cases it might be helping people walk on trails and in other cases it may be walking at the pace that is comfortable for others. According…

  • Squadron Scramble – book review

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesSquadron Scramble is an interesting book to read in post-BREXIT England because it highlights aspects of the Second World War that BREXITers forget about. It looks at how the main character had to flee France via Dunkirk as well as the situation that Polish airmen had found themselves in. First they lost their…

  • Climbing Virtual Reality, Uniform and Grip

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesClimbing Virtual Reality tuition is an interesting idea. Learning to climb is fun because it is a physical and intellectual challenge. The first step is to familiarise yourself with the sensations of climbing and learning to see where foot holds are and where hand holds are. When you begin the hand holds are…