Richard's blog

Category: Swiss walks

  • The Saturday Recycling Trip

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesI love to recycle but recently on Saturday I have been hiking or climbing so I couldn’t go to the recycling centre. The result is that I often accumulate recycling for several weeks. One day I finally have a saturday morning free, and that isn’t a public holiday, and I take things…

  • Threads Thoughts

    Threads Thoughts

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesFor several days I have replaced Facebook with Threads and the experience has been good. I have found that the community, so far, is ordinary, rather than geeky, and friendly rather than trolling or flamey. I have been posting and commenting for a few days now and although four or five comments…

  • YouTube and Power Without Responsability

    YouTube and Power Without Responsability

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s easy to say "You get awful recommendations because of the content you watch on Youtube". I could say that very easily, but I don’t accept that premise because I took a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies and I learned to think about deeper topics. I thought about media ownership, control…

  • The Missed Hike

    The Missed Hike

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I could have been coughing and spluttering on the train like someone did last week, except that I would have worn a mask. Yesterday I had a fever and when I was sitting at the desk in the morning I felt awful so I went for a siesta that lasted for…

  • I Regret Not Masking

    I Regret Not Masking

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI should have masked a few days ago, Now I feel worse than before but I slept well. I will write when I feel better.

  • A Windy Walk in Geneva

    A Windy Walk in Geneva

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday I went to Geneva. I considered going by car, and then either going to do the Fort L’écluse via ferrata or dropping by decathlon. In the end I took the train and walked around Geneva. I went to Geneva to pick up the things for the Vernier run on Friday…

  • Two Five Kilometre Hikes and a Run in Gruyère

    Two Five Kilometre Hikes and a Run in Gruyère

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I woke up feeling tired so I questioned whether I should cancel the Gruyère hike but chose not to. I felt more tired than usual and I couldn’t understand why until I checked my activities. I ran five kilometres on Friday, then again on Saturday, and then Sunday I went for…

  • Two 5ks and a 9km Walk

    Two 5ks and a 9km Walk

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday I am too tired to write a post. I have done two 5 kilometre runs in the last two days, and today I walked over 10 kilometres. My calves, and my tiredness are telling me to take a rest day tomorrow. I might wake up and feel fine tomorrow but…

  • Time Spent Cycling, Hiking and Walking

    Time Spent Cycling, Hiking and Walking

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesThis year I have spent 350 hours hiking and walking according to Strava. In contrast I have spent just 44 hours cycling. If I had spent as much time cycling as I did walking then my cycling fitness would be higher than it is at the moment. Part of me wishes that…

  • The Water Bottle Paradox

    The Water Bottle Paradox

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesThis weekend when I hiked to Valangin I thought that I would found a water fountain along the way, so I took just 600ml of water. A few weeks ago when I went to Charmey I took the same amount of water because I didn’t want too much weight for the Via…