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The Grimsel Snake
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A dramatic cloud formation in the mountain region between cantons Bern and Wallis
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Random things in September
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A familiar array of “adventures” which I feel fortunate to regularly enjoy.
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2020 Retrospective – Winter into Spring
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The first part of my personal retrospective of a year which – to my eternal relief – wasn’t as bad on a personal level as it could easily have been.
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Immersive 360° spherical video
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Technology introduced by YouTube last year allows you to click, drag and change your point of view inside a video: watching the action and looking around the camera in any direction.
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Visit Switzerland: The Alpine Passes
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I occasionally receive emails from people all over the world, who find my photos and blog and want to know which places in Switzerland are unmissable for their upcoming trip. The most recent one has inspired me to make a series of blog posts in response, the first of which covers the high altitude mountain…
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Away from the world
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The alpine passes in early or late season offer a reminder to the untamed nature of the mountains.
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The road less travelled
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A solitary hiker walks the remote, single-track high alpine road between the Oberaarsee lake and the Grimsel Pass road, in canton Bern.
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Hiking to the Oberaar glacier
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Hiking along the milky Oberaarsee to the ice cave at the terminus of the Oberaar glacier.
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Hiking amongst the glacial screes
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Walking into the middle of nowhere from the heights of the Furka Pass.
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Gries Pass
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Attempting to get away from baking temperatures, we headed for the mountains and a hike across summer snow fields to the Gries glacier.
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The view around the corner at Susten Pass
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Finding a magnificent view of a scene I know well, by going up a little road and turning a corner.
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Going the extra mile
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I decided to take advantage of glorious warm weather and the Easter bank holiday to visit the closed stretch of road near the upper reaches of the Susten pass in Switzerland.
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Looking back on 200,000 kilometres
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All good things come to an end, and it’s time to say farewell to my trusty Avant.
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Through the Windows
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A personal history of computer desktop wallpaper, a Microsoft Switzerland competition in which you can take part, and some free landscape photos for you to download.
