Category: Swiss Life
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Dirtbag Diaries, Part 1: Live from Chamonix
Song of the week: Doors – Noah Kahan Dirtbag [ˈdəːtbaɡ]: a climber who dedicates their life to the pursuit of climbing at the expense of traditional markers of success such as career, a roof over one’s head, or regular showers. Can be seen living out of their cars or sleeping rough near popular crags, dumpster diving…
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Open Water: Sailing Sicily to Sardinia
Alas, I’ve only just restarted the blog and I am already behind again. I’ve had a very busy summer, what can I say! Song of the trip: Harvest Moon – Neil Young, to memorialize some of the craziest moons I have ever seen Sapore di Sale — Gino Paoli. You can’t go to the sea…
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Touching the Matterhorn: Swiss National Day in and around Zermatt
Hello, everyone…I’m back! Last I left you I had just finished an epic crossing of the Andes on horseback (which remains one of the most intense things I’ve done). I lost track of time and never wrote about the rest of my Argentina travels. Rest assured they included Malbec tastings, tango classes, and plenty of…
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Eva on the Via Francigena (and beyond) 