Lazy Swiss Sunday – Bos Fulen
10,000 years ago, in the hunter-gatherer sense of our history, moving and beating the body to it’s core was needed for survival, so it is no surprise that some humans are not yet evolved enough sit in...
View ArticleLazy Tokyo Weekend – Mt. Fuji
Mt. Fuji, Fuji-san is possibly the easiest and most awestruck climbs I've ever done. A winter ascent up the iced face might warrant crampons and axes, but a summer/fall experience falls into the hiking...
View ArticleSantis – Mountaineering and Strobes
A normal hike in the Swiss hills generally means a minimum elevation gain of 1000m, and by the time you finish the tour, the elevation gain over summits and passes adds up pretty fast. So, in principle...
View ArticleLazy Swiss Sunday – First Ski Tour
In the winter of 2008 I bought a pair of NAXO N02 touring bindings, a pair of Atomic skis, Black Diamond skins, a BCA avalanche beacon, Black Diamond probe...ready to realize my ski touring dream....
View ArticleSchmoolz Indoor Dry and Ice Climbing Tools
I received a pair of Schmoolz a few weeks ago to tryout by the inventor in the UK. I’ve since spent a few trips to the gyms around Zurich with these interesting ice or dry tools for indoor climbing,...
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