Category: Switzerland
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Fog at the Lac De Joux
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn Wednesday I went to the Lac de Joux as the fog was lifting off the lake [flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157628110677339″]
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Hike near Leysin in the Canton De Vaud
Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday was a warm day. With a group of people we went to Leysin for a hike. Here are some pictures from the event. [flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157628177774925″]
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An Autumn walk at the foot of the Jura.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn Autumn walk at the foot of the Jura. It was earlier today as I was doing the later shift. [flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157627857326021″]
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St Hilaire du Touvet РVia Ferrata du Belved̬re
Reading Time: 2 minutesSt Hilaire du Touvet is a place I have always thought of as one where in Septembre there is an adventure film festival. What I found out on Saturday is that it has two interesting via ferrata. There is an easier one which you can explore as a novice and a more…
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Via Ferrata de Tière, first of the season
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe weather was good today and spring is here. As a result I headed back to the Valais for the first Via Ferrata of the season. I felt a little nervous at first as I had not done any via ferrata for a few months but that fear soon left. The walk…
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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″]
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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…
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A walk through the Vaud countryside.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEvery sunday I try not to use the car at all. As a result I went for a walk through the local countryside and experimented with the new camera. I was looking at the streams but they were quite low, not such a great opportunity to test the underwater part. [flickr-gallery…
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A blog of interest and walking
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen I started reading Made in England by Gentlemen the blog was about technology but over the past few months the subject of the blog has changed. It’s now a blog about walking, and it’s not just any walk. They had decided to spend several months walking the Continental Divide trail and…