Postcard from Switzerland – La Dole
Reading Time: < 1 minute A collection of images taken up near La Dole earlier today.
A Curious Little Fox
Reading Time: < 1 minute I enjoy to go on walks that last from one to two hours and to explore the area where I live. In doing so I see interesting wildlife. Just yesterday I came across a furry little fox. I didn’t have my proper camera so I had to go home and get it. This is some…
Suunto are filling the gap that mobile phone manufacturers are leaving open.
Reading Time: 2 minutes For a period of time I would buy new mobile phones every six months. This was to test new hardware, new operating systems and new versions. Recently mobile phone development has hit a development wall. http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/31/white-nexus-4-available/ of a phone is excellent, if that’s the reason you chose one phone or another. That’s not how I…
Snowshoeing while scuba diving
Reading Time: < 1 minute A new Swiss scuba diving sport.
Two via ferrata later in Leysin
Reading Time: < 1 minute Running down a ski slope in hiking shoes is fun. You’re jumping, bounding and landing back down. The snow is slush and you sink, you rise up and fall on the second thought. Continue for a few hundred meters and you get to the bottom. You can also sledge down and get soaked without worrying…
Fog at the Lac De Joux
Reading Time: < 1 minute On 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 minute Today 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″]
An Autumn walk at the foot of the Jura.
Reading Time: < 1 minute An 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″]
St Hilaire du Touvet РVia Ferrata du Belved̬re
Reading Time: 2 minutes St 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 challenging one you…
Via Ferrata de Tière, first of the season
Reading Time: 2 minutes The 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 up to this…