Field camp 2009
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 31st, 2009
Fresh back from our annual field course in ‘rock’ engineering geology…
Monthly Archive for July, 2009
Bishorn
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 13th, 2009
This weekend I joined Valentin, his dad (Othmar), and girlfriend (Patrizia) on a climb of the Bishorn. The guided climb was a gift from V’s mother to his father, in honor of Othmar’s 59th birthday. I was lucky to get to come along. The Bishorn is one of the more accessible Alpine 4000m peaks, but [...]
Time with the folks
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 3rd, 2009
Another visit from the folks, our second annual marker of how long we’ve been away. This time we collectively decided on a practical approach where they took weekday trips on their own (in a sweet Ford focus) and we went out together on the weekends. Our first trip was to the Gruyeres region (of cheese [...]
what a guy
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 1st, 2009