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John Harlin III - Hiking, biking, climbing and kayaking around Switzerland's borders in three months

John Harlin III - Hiking, biking, climbing and kayaking around Switzerland's borders in three months
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All around Switzerland, a distance of 1,900 kilometres, in three 
months using muscle power alone: US-based mountaineer and journalist 
John Harlin begins his tour of Switzerland's borders at St Gingolph 
in canton Valais on June 23. He will be posting reports, pictures and
videos daily on: swissinfo.ch
John Harlin III has set himself no small challenge: he intends to 
follow the entire length of Switzerland's borders - almost 1,900 
kilometres - on foot, by bike and kayaking in around three months.
"Besides my desire to explore so much of Switzerland's beauty and 
culture, I have long craved a long expedition-style adventure with a 
clear goal that has meaning. To me, the ability to circle an entire 
country as rugged as Switzerland in three months' time gives a 
beautiful focus to a great physical adventure," says Harlin, summing 
up the motivation behind this endeavour.
Harlin will begin his tour on June 23 in St Gingolph on the 
southern shore of Lake Geneva, right on the Swiss-French border, 
travelling counter-clockwise around the country. During his 
three-month trip, Harlin will receive logistical support from 
Switzerland Tourism. His reports, pictures and videos will appear 
exclusively on the English- language pages of swissinfo.ch several 
times a day from June 23.
Harlin's route and current location can be tracked online at any 
time courtesy of the Swiss Google Maps site. Also available will be a
variety of background reports, dossiers on specific topics and 
collections of links about Switzerland. Harlin's Twitter updates will
also be translated into German, French, Italian and Japanese.
Harlin believes the biggest challenge on this three-month journey 
will be tackling a number of peaks over 4,000 metres high as well as 
difficult climbs such as the Aiguilles Rouges du Mont Dolent, the 
Matterhorn's Furggen-Grat and the Piz Badile. He will have to ascend 
and descend thousands of metres through inhospitable territory with 
no marked paths. While he's out there, Harlin plans to meet fellow 
alpinists, scientists, historians and others (maybe even you) to hear
stories and paint a meticulous and nuanced picture of the country 
based on the geographical, political and cultural threads that hold 
it together.
John Harlin III was born in 1956 and grew up in Germany and 
Leysin. After his father died on the north face of the Eiger, his 
family returned to the US, where he graduated in Environmental 
Biology from the University of California. In addition to his 
climbing activities, he now works as a journalist and publishes the 
American Alpine Journal.
www.swissinfo.ch/harlin
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Broadcasting Corporation). Its role is to inform Swiss living abroad 
about events in their homeland and to raise awareness of Switzerland 
in other countries. swissinfo achieves this through its nine- 
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http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/index.html

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John Harlin
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Monika Gysin
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Mobile: +41/76/412'64'05
E-Mail: monika.gysin@swissinfo.ch

Christophe Giovannini
Editor in Chief
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Mobile: +41/79/460'26'39
E-Mail: Christophe.giovannini@swissinfo.ch

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