Mont Blanc
Easy sunshine
Popped into Switzerland for the afternoon, amazing views
Approaching Col de Chesery, sadly the cheese shop was closed
Col de Bise
GR5 Topographic Maps
I’m off to the Alps this weekend with my brother to walk the GR5, 400 miles of mountains from Mont Blanc to the Med. They’ve had a record snow year over there (best in 50 years apparently), and we’re rather optimistically starting in June – should be quite interesting on some of the high passes..! I’ve been using the French Geo Portail site to stitch together some topo maps for trip, thought I’d post the finished map set to save someone else the bother :)
Get the maps:
Here’s a link to the Zip file to download (250mb).
It’s a PDF of 77 A4 maps to colour laser print (doesn’t bleed when wet like inkjet), I’ve mapped out most of the main alternative routes (GR55, GR52 etc) and some other variations that looked interesting. The orange line has mile markers along it to make it dead easy to gauge distances at a glance.
Beer Scooter
A friend has just made his first short film – Beer Scooter by Nathan Cooper. A lighthearted take on how you get home when you’ve had one too many to remember. Beautifully shot Nathan, I’ve ridden that scooter home many at time :)
Things Organised Neatly
If you have an obsessive compulsive disorder you’re going to love this, Things Organised Neatly is a treasure trove of well-ordered miscellany. Curated by art student Austin Radcliffe.
Via: ISO50.
The little boy / girl who lost their name
Some friends of mine have been busy making a Kids book, The Little Boy / Girl Who Lost Their Name is personalised print on demand storybook based on your child’s name. I gave them a little bit of help on the recent site update, now you can preview your custom book before you buy. Just head over, add a name, select whether it’s for a boy or girl and flick through your book!