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I am a media asset manager, camera operator and more. I hike, cycle and climb in my free time. During the COVID-19 pandemic I am blogging on a daily basis to keep a record for future generations.

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  • The small matter of Cairo

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat makes the situation in Cairo so interesting is the number of media outlets that you can use as sources. From 24 hour news channels like France 24, Al Jazeera, BBC World and others to individual people with mobile phones. For France 24 you have three languages to chose from, with…

  • Jaiku is back

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteRemember Jaiku? it’s that site that was compared to twitter and behaved like friendfeed before friendfeed existed. Over the last two days activity has increased on that site as at least twenty people go back to communicating on the site. It’s a throw back to a community that had been quite…

  • Glympse and real time location sharing

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteGlympse is a real time location software that allows you to share your location with twitter, facebook, by e-mail or via a number of other social networks. It is simple and intuitive to use. Connect your facebook, twitter and other services with the application. When you are heading to work or…

  • Skiing for a change

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteSkiing images from last year. [flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157625574004661″]

  • Reading Time: < 1 minuteSome images from a recent trip to Sweden [flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157625500853894″]

  • Via Ferrata de Thones

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteVia Ferrata – Thones The via ferrata is an hour’s drive from Geneva and for the most part is a fairly easy ferrata apart from the last bit where you negotiate an overhang. [flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157624918874615″]

  • Via Ferrata – Les Baumes du Verneau

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteVia Ferrata – Les Baumes du Verneau [flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157625005769366″]

  • Via Ferrata in the mist. Moleson in the Jura.

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteVia Ferrata in the mist [flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157624857106763″]

  • Flight to the Monzino Refuge and hike.

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteA short helicopter flight to a mountain refuge in Aosta, on the Italian side of the Mt Blanc. Good fun, walk to the glacier and back. I also tested my Iphone 4 phone. [flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157624937122156″]

  • Via Ferrata de Tière

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn the valley close to Champéry there is a via ferrata. Via Ferrata are routes passing on rock faces thanks to the help of metal pedals, hand and foot pedals and bridges. On this Via Ferrata you climb up vertically and horizontally depending on the moment. Some obstacles are easier to…