Richard's blog

Category: youtube

  • The Selfie Stick cutter

    —

    by

    richard
    in , ,

    Reading Time: 2 minutesIn some cities you see a strange set of creatures and the selfie stick cutter is there to resolve this issue. People carry long poles at the end of which they stick their camera. They look at the phone held at a safe distance and smile, do victory symbols and other such gestures.…

  • Negotiating Overhangs

    —

    by

    richard
    in , ,

    Reading Time: 2 minutesNegotiating overhangs is physical, fun and sometimes scary. It is for this reason that the Via Ferrata de Thônes via ferrata section is such fun. It gets your adrenaline pumping as you fight to keep hold and clip and unclip in the relevant sections. It forces you to overcome your fear of…

  • Thoughts on Youtube Backstage

    —

    by

    richard
    in , , ,

    Reading Time: 2 minutesYoutube backstage is a consequence of Youtube comments not playing nicely within Google+. Google+ is a pleasant social network where people who want to have conversations and share pictures can meet and broaden their horizons. It is a place where you can write comments that are as long or as short as…

  • A Climbing Two year Old

    —

    by

    richard
    in , ,

    Reading Time: 2 minutesA Climbing two year old is ordinary. They try to climb on to chairs, they climb to stand up. They climb up the stairs and the swings. What is less ordinary is for a two year old to rock climb like a grown up. As I watch the video below what inspires…

  • Prison Architect Game Play videos fill a niche.

    —

    by

    richard
    in ,

    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…

  • Colin Furze and the 360 Swing

    —

    by

    richard
    in ,

    Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen you have lengths of pipe, a welder, a water container and a big enough garden you can get up to some mischief. Colin Furze and the 360 Swing are an interesting demonstration of this. In the first two videos you see him build the structure and in the next two videos…

  • FIFAD Day 2 – a day of introspection about exploration.

    FIFAD Day 2 – a day of introspection about exploration.

    —

    by

    richard
    in , , ,

    Reading Time: 2 minutesFIFAD Day 2 FIFAD’s second day’s documentaries were introspective. They looked at mining in Bolivia, Jean Troillet’s life of adventure and the film Sherpa. Tous Les Jours La Nuit Tous Les Jours La Nuit is a documentary by Jean-Claude Wicky who passed away recently. The documentary looked at the lives of Bolivian miners who…

  • FIFAD Day 1

    FIFAD Day 1

    —

    by

    richard
    in , , ,

    Reading Time: 2 minutesFIFAD Day 1 From the 6th to the 13th of August 2016 The International Alpine Film Festival, FIFAD, is taking place in the Alpine town of Les Diablerets. This is a week long festival of Alpine films covering the environment, extreme sports, adventure and more. Alpland Alpland is a photo exhibit outside…

  • Getting Up Getu – some impressive shots

    —

    by

    richard
    in , , ,

    Reading Time: 2 minutesGetting up Getu is short documentary climbing video about Alex Honnold and Felipe Camargo climbing a beautiful roof climb. The most spectacular aspect of this video is the size of the arch that they are climbing. In two or three shots you see the size of the rock formations compared to the…

  • Bouldering as an art form

    —

    by

    richard
    in ,

    Reading Time: 2 minutesI see Bouldering as an art form. By watching people climb you see that they have learned to use their bodies as well as the environment to get any mechanical advantage they can find. In some cases it requires the use of a leg wedged in to a space. In other situations…