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Clean Water for Hikes and cycling, without the weight

Jun 26, 2017

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in environmental, reviews, Rock climbing, Swiss walks, Switzerland, tech related, Via Ferrata

Reading Time: 3 minutesClean water is important to have when you’re cycling, hiking or climbing in summer but the issue is that it is heavy. When I go cycling I go with just one flask and I fill up the water bottle when I get to fountains that are marked as safe to drink from.…

My first Wehike Hike

May 1, 2017

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richard

in reviews, social networking, Swiss walks, Switzerland

Reading Time: 3 minutesWehike is a website dedicated to find people with whom to hike. People can contribute hikes to wehike and then they or other people can organise events based on the hike information. This includes a GPX file and images. At the moment this site is in beta so they are looking for…

The SUUNTO SPARTAN SPORT WRIST HR BLUE

Mar 18, 2017

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richard

in cycling, observation, reviews, Swiss walks, tech related

Reading Time: 2 minutesI have logged 799 activities with my Suunto devices. This includes hikes, via ferrata, climbing, swimming and scuba diving. I like Suunto devices because their battery life is good enough to last through entire days of hiking and the battery lasts for weeks between charges when used as a simple watch. I…

The Gopro Hero 5 karma advert is aspirational

Mar 8, 2017

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in observation, reviews, social media, Video, youtube

Reading Time: 2 minutesI love sports and I love the outdoors. I really like snowboarding when the conditions are good and when there are few people. I love to climb, to hike and to do via ferrata. Last year during a film festival I was invited to try Paragliding for free and the flight lasted…

Steep – A Snowboarding, skiing, Parapente and Base Jumping game

Dec 6, 2016

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richard

in France, reviews, social networking, Video, youtube

Reading Time: 2 minutesWinter is coming and snow has fallen on the local peaks and then melted again. The temptation to go snowboarding in real life is back. While waiting to go and do sports in the real world Ubisoft give us the opportunity to simulate the experiences of snowboarding, skiing, base jumping and paragldiding.…

Black Mirror – A television series

Dec 4, 2016

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richard

in reviews, social conscience, social media, Social Media Deontology, social media living room, tech related, Uncategorized

Reading Time: 2 minutesBlack Mirror – a television series Black Mirror is a television series that was broadcast by Channel 4 a few years ago and made available to Netflix audiences recently. The series explores a variety of topics and issues to do with technology from death to crime and existentialism. It also explores themes…

Prison Architect – a game review

Sep 22, 2016

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richard

in reviews

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe leaves are going from Green to brown and are starting to fall. At the same time nights are getting longer and temperatures are decreasing. As a result of this the fun sports season is slowing down and getting ready for hibernation. In effect the prospect of outdoor sports is decreasing. This…

Attack on Titan – The Jack Septic eye play-throughs

Sep 12, 2016

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richard

in reviews, youtube

Reading Time: 2 minutesOne of my favourite play through series at the moment is Attack on Titan by Jack Septic Eye. I haven’t watched the manga series so I don’t know the context of the series. I like this series because I find the story okay and I like the idea of swinging around between…

Watching independent film rather than mainstream cinema

Aug 28, 2016

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in observation, reviews, short film, Video, vimeo

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen I saw the Wired headline below I was happily going to say that I haven’t been to see a film at the cinema in years but that isn’t strictly true. As you have seen from my blog I have been an active appreciator of independent films. I was at FIFAD earlier…

Prison Architect Game Play videos fill a niche.

Aug 24, 2016

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richard

in reviews, youtube

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…

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