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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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My work is focused on making videos and podcasts about science and technology topics. I specialize in developing explainatory video formats for mobile viewing, mixing animation and documentary styles. I studied filmmaking and animation at Zurich University of the Arts and began working as a video journalist at SWI swissinfo.ch in 2004. Since then I have specialised in creating different styles of animation for our visual products.

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