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John Harlin explains the nuts and bolts of mountaineering

The Swiss “Border Stories” adventurer demonstrates how to use essential climbing gear to get up a mountain, and prevent fatal falls. (Michele Andina, swissinfo.ch)

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A documentary and animation filmmaker from Bern, Michele studied film at Zurich University of the Arts. He's been a swissinfo.ch video journalist since 2004 and has a special interest in developing new video formats for mobile viewing, mixing animation and documentary styles.

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The adventure begins…June 2010

This content was published on “About 2,000km,” he says, a map of the country splayed out before him. “But when you consider all the up and down, it’s probably going to be more.” Harlin, an accomplished American mountaineer and writer, is about to embark on a three-month odyssey to trace the entire Swiss border under his own power. The idea…

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This content was published on Using the latest technology including GPS and Google Maps as well as integrating Facebook and Twitter, swissinfo.ch is providing Harlin with a digital diary to tell the story of his journey along the rivers and ridges that form the frontier. Stage two of the adventure begins at a point on the Rhine River where Lilliputian…

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This content was published on The American climber and writer has returned to the Swiss Alps to complete his Swiss Borders adventure, circling the country of his childhood. Harlin, who kayaked and mountain biked Switzerland’s northern and western borders last year, spoke to swissinfo.ch as he prepared to complete his journey by hiking and climbing the alpine section that divides…

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