Santis - 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 it’s ill advised to take more than a DSLR and a lens or two. My photo and lighting kit included a Fuji GA645wi, a Ricoh GR Digital, Sunpak 383 flash and Gadget Infinity radio trigger.
Lazy 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 category. The pathway is wide and primarily maintained with heavy machinery, and during the official climbing season, you can buy food and drinks along the way. I climbed Fuji-san the third weekend of September, just after the close of the official climbing window of July 1 to August 27. I’d been in Tokyo for about two weeks and my body and soul were screaming from some escape from the manic metros and crowded Shibuya streets.
Lazy Swiss Sunday - Bös 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 an office every day.
Bös Fulen is neither incredibly difficult, nor is deceptively easy to summit. It’s the mountain [...]
The Mind in Focus - Mountains and Latin Mottos
Sometimes I find it hard to focus, bring all the elements together in some form to comprehend. A glitch just beyond the motivated shell you create to make it through the brain bleeding pressure cooker days.
This is the time when I need a reboot, pump the veins full to the 9’s of that thing you [...]
