#specialevent — Public Fediverse posts

GamerPauly`s Road to 700 Twitch Has Begun!

https://gamerpauly.wordpress.com/2026/05/25/gamerpaulys-road-to-700-twitch-has-begun/

GamerPauly`s Road to 700 Twitch Has Begun!

https://gamerpauly.wordpress.com/2026/05/25/gamerpaulys-road-to-700-twitch-has-begun/

GamerPauly`s Road to 700 Twitch Has Begun!

https://gamerpauly.wordpress.com/2026/05/25/gamerpaulys-road-to-700-twitch-has-begun/

GamerPauly`s Road to 700 Twitch Has Begun!

https://gamerpauly.wordpress.com/2026/05/25/gamerpaulys-road-to-700-twitch-has-begun/

ABQ Food Truck Park moves to new location

A popular food truck park is moving up in the world.The ABQ Food Truck Park moved last Tuesday from Louisiana Bo…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Food #Albuquerque #alexchavez #eubankboulevard #foodtruckpark #foottraffic #lasttuesday #lot #louisianaboulevard #newhome #newlocation #newmexico #owner #people #quitero #sanantonioboulevard #SPECIALEVENT #weekend #xavierquintero
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2655842/abq-food-truck-park-moves-to-new-location/

ABQ Food Truck Park moves to new location

A popular food truck park is moving up in the world.The ABQ Food Truck Park moved last Tuesday from Louisiana Bo…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Food #Albuquerque #alexchavez #eubankboulevard #foodtruckpark #foottraffic #lasttuesday #lot #louisianaboulevard #newhome #newlocation #newmexico #owner #people #quitero #sanantonioboulevard #SPECIALEVENT #weekend #xavierquintero
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2655842/abq-food-truck-park-moves-to-new-location/

ABQ Food Truck Park moves to new location

A popular food truck park is moving up in the world.The ABQ Food Truck Park moved last Tuesday from Louisiana Bo…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Food #Albuquerque #alexchavez #eubankboulevard #foodtruckpark #foottraffic #lasttuesday #lot #louisianaboulevard #newhome #newlocation #newmexico #owner #people #quitero #sanantonioboulevard #SPECIALEVENT #weekend #xavierquintero
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2655842/abq-food-truck-park-moves-to-new-location/

ABQ Food Truck Park moves to new location

A popular food truck park is moving up in the world.The ABQ Food Truck Park moved last Tuesday from Louisiana Bo…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Food #Albuquerque #alexchavez #eubankboulevard #foodtruckpark #foottraffic #lasttuesday #lot #louisianaboulevard #newhome #newlocation #newmexico #owner #people #quitero #sanantonioboulevard #SPECIALEVENT #weekend #xavierquintero
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2655842/abq-food-truck-park-moves-to-new-location/

ABQ Food Truck Park moves to new location https://www.diningandcooking.com/2655842/abq-food-truck-park-moves-to-new-location/ #Albuquerque #AlexChavez #EubankBoulevard #food #FoodTruckPark #FootTraffic #LastTuesday #lot #LouisianaBoulevard #NewHome #NewLocation #NewMexico #owner #people #quitero #SanAntonioBoulevard #SPECIALEVENT #weekend #XavierQuintero

ABQ Food Truck Park moves to new location https://www.diningandcooking.com/2655842/abq-food-truck-park-moves-to-new-location/ #Albuquerque #AlexChavez #EubankBoulevard #food #FoodTruckPark #FootTraffic #LastTuesday #lot #LouisianaBoulevard #NewHome #NewLocation #NewMexico #owner #people #quitero #SanAntonioBoulevard #SPECIALEVENT #weekend #XavierQuintero

ABQ Food Truck Park moves to new location https://www.diningandcooking.com/2655842/abq-food-truck-park-moves-to-new-location/ #Albuquerque #AlexChavez #EubankBoulevard #food #FoodTruckPark #FootTraffic #LastTuesday #lot #LouisianaBoulevard #NewHome #NewLocation #NewMexico #owner #people #quitero #SanAntonioBoulevard #SPECIALEVENT #weekend #XavierQuintero

https://www.europesays.com/iran/126553/ Memorial service for forces who served in Iraq #ArmedForces #BritishArmedForces #ChinookHelicopter #Iraq #JohnsonBeharryVC #NationalMemorialArboretum #PAMedia #SpecialEvent #TheIraqWar #VC

Scale is the key to EU independence, Enrico Letta tells ELIAMEP-IOBE event

Greek Finance Minister and Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis (left) listens as Enrico Letta speaks during the event at…
#Economy #EconomyofEU #EconomyoftheEU #EUeconomy #Europe #specialevent
https://www.europesays.com/2987240/

Kansas City Royals say ‘special event’ planned to discuss future https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/680638/ #AMWednesday #AdvancedPlan #announcement #Baseball #CeoJohnSherman #club #CurrentHome #Event #funding #future #important #Kansas #KansasCity #KansasCityRoyals #KansasCity #KansasCityRoyals #kc #KCMO #MissouriGovMikeKehoe #MissouriLeader #MLB #royals #RoyalsChairman #SpecialEvent #stadium #stadiums #StateLine #team #update #wednesday

Kansas City Royals say ‘special event’ planned to discuss future https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/680638/ #AMWednesday #AdvancedPlan #announcement #Baseball #CeoJohnSherman #club #CurrentHome #Event #funding #future #important #Kansas #KansasCity #KansasCityRoyals #KansasCity #KansasCityRoyals #kc #KCMO #MissouriGovMikeKehoe #MissouriLeader #MLB #royals #RoyalsChairman #SpecialEvent #stadium #stadiums #StateLine #team #update #wednesday

SF Giants News: Oracle Park promotions this weekend https://www.byteseu.com/1915132/ #BaseballFans #California #GoldenStateValkyries #NewYorkYankees #OraclePark #SanFrancisco #SanFranciscoGiants #SanJoseStateUniversity #SpecialEvent #Sports #TheMets

Garden centre kicking off spring with evening shopping event https://www.allforgardening.com/1680936/garden-centre-kicking-off-spring-with-evening-shopping-event/ #AyeshaNickson #CommunitySpirit #dobbies #FoodTastings #Galton #garden #GardenInspiration #PlantCombinations #ProgrammeManager #SpecialEvent #SpringShoppingEvening

Garden centre kicking off spring with evening shopping event https://www.allforgardening.com/1680936/garden-centre-kicking-off-spring-with-evening-shopping-event/ #AyeshaNickson #CommunitySpirit #dobbies #FoodTastings #Galton #garden #GardenInspiration #PlantCombinations #ProgrammeManager #SpecialEvent #SpringShoppingEvening

‘Gulfcoasting’ at Beyond the Garden Gates Tour https://www.allforgardening.com/1676710/gulfcoasting-at-beyond-the-garden-gates-tour/ #CraftsStyleGardenTrellis #creativity #Edison #entertainment #FordWinterEstates #FutureGeneration #garden #GardenGatesTour #GulfCoastNewsApp #gulfcoasting #HistoricHome #IconicMoonlightGarden #JasonDrew #LateNews #PrivateGardenGate #SpecialEvent

‘Gulfcoasting’ at Beyond the Garden Gates Tour https://www.allforgardening.com/1676710/gulfcoasting-at-beyond-the-garden-gates-tour/ #CraftsStyleGardenTrellis #creativity #Edison #entertainment #FordWinterEstates #FutureGeneration #garden #GardenGatesTour #GulfCoastNewsApp #gulfcoasting #HistoricHome #IconicMoonlightGarden #JasonDrew #LateNews #PrivateGardenGate #SpecialEvent

Apple préparerait au moins 5 annonces produits pour le 4 mars !
https://mac4ever.com/194820
#Mac4Ever #Apple #SpecialEvent

#Apple hat zum ersten #SpecialEvent des Jahres eingeladen. Dieses Mal wird es aber wohl keine große #Keynote, sondern eher ein „privates“ Event für eingeladene Medienvertreter. Der Startschuss fällt am 4. März um 15 Uhr deutscher Zeit. Was ebenfalls nicht zu den üblichen Keynotes aus #Cupertino passt: Es gibt Einladungen für verschiedene Orte.

Alle Infos: https://www.appgefahren.de/?p=394796

#appgefahren #Apple #AppleBlog #iPhone #iPad #Mac

Hornets preserve Black history with student photo event https://www.rawchili.com/nba/600779/ #Basketball #BlackHistory #Charlotte #CharlotteHornets #CharlotteHornets #CobyWhite #GrantWilliams #Hornets #MikeJones #NBA #SpecialEvent

🎉 Sun Group mang pháo hoa đỉnh cao từ Phú Quốc & Đà Nẵng về Hà Nội, rực rỡ chào mừng thành công Đại hội Đảng! Đêm 23/1, đại nhạc hội khiến khán giả kinh ngạc với màn trình diễn mãn nhãn.

#SunGroup #PháoHoaĐỉnhCao #ĐạiHộiĐảng #HàNội #LễHộiHàNội #SựKiệnĐăcBiệt #PháoHoaViệtNam #Celebrate #Fireworks #PartyCongress #HanoiEvent #SpecialEvent

https://vtcnews.vn/tu-phu-quoc-da-nang-sun-group-mang-ca-bau-troi-phao-hoa-dinh-cao-ra-thu-do-ar999983.html

🎉 Sun Group mang pháo hoa đỉnh cao từ Phú Quốc & Đà Nẵng về Hà Nội, rực rỡ chào mừng thành công Đại hội Đảng! Đêm 23/1, đại nhạc hội khiến khán giả kinh ngạc với màn trình diễn mãn nhãn.

#SunGroup #PháoHoaĐỉnhCao #ĐạiHộiĐảng #HàNội #LễHộiHàNội #SựKiệnĐăcBiệt #PháoHoaViệtNam #Celebrate #Fireworks #PartyCongress #HanoiEvent #SpecialEvent

https://vtcnews.vn/tu-phu-quoc-da-nang-sun-group-mang-ca-bau-troi-phao-hoa-dinh-cao-ra-thu-do-ar999983.html

Tối 16/12, Gala Giải thưởng Hành động vì Cộng đồng 2025 với hạng mục đặc biệt diễn ra tại Nhà hát Hồ Gươm (Hà Nội), trao giải vinh danh dự án, ý tưởng xuất sắc vì cộng đồng.

#GiảiThưởngHànhĐộngVìCộngĐồng2025 #CommunityActionAwards2025 #VinhDanhCộngĐồng #CommunityRecognition #SựKiệnĐặcBiệt #SpecialEvent #TàiTríVìXãHội #SocialImpact

https://vietnamnet.vn/hang-muc-dac-biet-tai-dem-gala-giai-thuong-hanh-dong-vi-cong-dong-2025-2473239.html

🎭 SỰ KIỆN ĐẶC BIỆT CHƯA TỪNG CÓ tại Nhà hát Lớn Hà Nội!

Lần đầu tiên trong lịch sử, Nhà hát Lớn Hà Nội tạm khép lại cánh cửa biểu diễn thường nhật để trở thành chính "sân khấu của mình". Sự kiện độc đáo này sẽ diễn ra trước khi Nhà hát Lớn buông rèm!

#HanoiOperaHouse #NhàHátLớnHàNội #VănHóaViệtNam #VănHóaGiảiTrí #HàNội #SpecialEvent #VietnameseCulture #Hanoi #CulturalEvent #Sânkhấu

https://vietnamnet.vn/su-kien-dac-biet-chua-tung-co-truoc-khi-nha-hat-lon-ha-noi-buong-rem-2459616.html

✨ #GarbatronicEntertainment presents #GabrielMartínez's girlfriend: #JosefaNúñez 💕🐾 in this magical moment of #Love #Garbatronic #Couple #Romance #SpecialEvent #JosefaAndOurGabriel

10-year-old signs with Marquette University basketball team at special event https://www.rawchili.com/nba/286056/ #10YearOldBoy #10YearOldSign #anemia #athlete #B.J.Matthews #b.j. #Basketball #bj #cell #College #disease #Eagles #Event #Golden #HeadCoachShakaSmart #HealthChallenge #impact #intent #kid #man #marquette #MarquetteUniversityBasketballTeam #matthews #men #Men's #Milwaukee #NationalLetter #News #organization #sickle #Signing #SpecialEvent #team #unviersity #Wisconsin #wisn

Spooky Season is almost here and Ronald McGillvray & I are going to celebrate in style, with a special reading event! From Sept. 12-14, EIGHT of our Kindle edition ebooks will be FREE worldwide! Mark your calendars and get ready for an all-new episode of "The Post Mortem Report" in October!

@bookstodon @specfic @scifi @horrorbooks

#Kindle #ebook #ebooks #book #books #read #reads #reading #readingcommunity #specfic #scifi #horror #thriller #comingsoon #specialevent #spookyseason #bookstodon

【当落】Princeの単独公演と同じ場所で岩橋玄樹くんがトークショー『 Fleur-de-lis』を開催！ https://www.vivizine.com/981260/ #actor #FleurDeLis #jr #Prince #SpecialEvent #いわち #トークショー #俳優 #品川プリンスホテル #岩橋玄樹 #岸優太 #当落 #当選 #発表 #神宮寺勇太 #結果 #落選

【当落】Princeの単独公演と同じ場所で岩橋玄樹くんがトークショー『 Fleur-de-lis』を開催！ https://www.vivizine.com/981260/ #actor #FleurDeLis #jr #Prince #SpecialEvent #いわち #トークショー #俳優 #品川プリンスホテル #岩橋玄樹 #岸優太 #当落 #当選 #発表 #神宮寺勇太 #結果 #落選

【当落】Princeの単独公演と同じ場所で岩橋玄樹くんがトークショー『 Fleur-de-lis』を開催！ https://www.vivizine.com/981260/ #actor #FleurDeLis #jr #Prince #SpecialEvent #いわち #トークショー #俳優 #品川プリンスホテル #岩橋玄樹 #岸優太 #当落 #当選 #発表 #神宮寺勇太 #結果 #落選

【当落】Princeの単独公演と同じ場所で岩橋玄樹くんがトークショー『 Fleur-de-lis』を開催！ https://www.vivizine.com/981260/ #actor #FleurDeLis #jr #Prince #SpecialEvent #いわち #トークショー #俳優 #品川プリンスホテル #岩橋玄樹 #岸優太 #当落 #当選 #発表 #神宮寺勇太 #結果 #落選

Apple stellt am 9. Septmber neue Produkte vor
Am 9. September, abends um 19:00 Uhr, ist es so weit. Apple stellt die neue iPhone-Generation vor. Mit dazu wird auch ein neues Modell der Apple Watch https://www.iphone-blog.ch/2025/08/26/apple-stellt-am-9-septmber-neue-produkte-vor
#apple #applewatchultra #iphone #specialevent

Taking the checkered flag at Indy by racing and radio

https://swling.com/blog/2025/07/taking-the-checkered-flag-at-indy-by-racing-and-radio/

#SpecialEvent #W9IMS

Best Cheap Things to Get at Aldi This Month; February Seasonal Items

2025-02-01T11:04:01Z Sh…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Dessert #Italiandesserts #aldi #appetizer #BusinessInsider #day #desserts #february #februaryseasonalitems #goodspecialtygrocery #holiday #Italia #Italian #italiandesserts #italiano #italy #month #occasion #romanticmeal #shelf #SPECIALEVENT #superbowllix #valentine
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2175984/best-cheap-things-to-get-at-aldi-this-month-february-seasonal-items/

Best Cheap Things to Get at Aldi This Month; February Seasonal Items

2025-02-01T11:04:01Z Sh…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Dessert #Italiandesserts #aldi #appetizer #BusinessInsider #day #desserts #february #februaryseasonalitems #goodspecialtygrocery #holiday #Italia #Italian #italiandesserts #italiano #italy #month #occasion #romanticmeal #shelf #SPECIALEVENT #superbowllix #valentine
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2175984/best-cheap-things-to-get-at-aldi-this-month-february-seasonal-items/

Best Cheap Things to Get at Aldi This Month; February Seasonal Items https://www.diningandcooking.com/2175984/best-cheap-things-to-get-at-aldi-this-month-february-seasonal-items/ #aldi #appetizer #BusinessInsider #day #desserts #february #FebruarySeasonalItems #GoodSpecialtyGrocery #holiday #Italia #Italian #ItalianDesserts #italiano #italy #month #occasion #RomanticMeal #shelf #SPECIALEVENT #SuperBowlLix #valentine

Best Cheap Things to Get at Aldi This Month; February Seasonal Items https://www.diningandcooking.com/2175984/best-cheap-things-to-get-at-aldi-this-month-february-seasonal-items/ #aldi #appetizer #BusinessInsider #day #desserts #february #FebruarySeasonalItems #GoodSpecialtyGrocery #holiday #Italia #Italian #ItalianDesserts #italiano #italy #month #occasion #RomanticMeal #shelf #SPECIALEVENT #SuperBowlLix #valentine

Best Cheap Things to Get at Aldi This Month; February Seasonal Items https://www.diningandcooking.com/2175984/best-cheap-things-to-get-at-aldi-this-month-february-seasonal-items/ #aldi #appetizer #BusinessInsider #day #desserts #february #FebruarySeasonalItems #GoodSpecialtyGrocery #holiday #Italia #Italian #ItalianDesserts #italiano #italy #month #occasion #RomanticMeal #shelf #SPECIALEVENT #SuperBowlLix #valentine

Inspector Montalbano’s epicurian passions celebrated at Thessaloniki book fair https://www.diningandcooking.com/2097708/inspector-montalbanos-epicurian-passions-celebrated-at-thessaloniki-book-fair/ #books #culture #Food&Drink #Italia #Italian #ItalianRegionalCuisine #italiano #italy #RegionalCuisine #SPECIALEVENT

Sigma Is Hosting a New York Pop-Up To Showcase the BF Camera https://petapixel.com/2025/03/03/sigma-is-hosting-a-new-york-pop-up-to-showcase-the-bf-camera/ #specialevent #Equipment #inperson #newyork #sigmabf #popup #sigma #News

#HartfordForum #Highlights #Connecticut #Tourism's #LGBTQ #Push.

#State and #LGBTQ #leaders gathered at a #specialevent in #Hartford recently to celebrate how #Connecticut has #markets itself to #LGBTA #tourists, especially those from LGBTQ-#hostile #Florida.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Connecticut #Travel #Tourism #PinkTourism #Representation #Culture

https://patch.com/connecticut/hartford/hartford-forum-highlights-ct-tourisms-lgbtq-push

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Every year the Moléson tourism board and related teams provide people with the oppotunity to do the Face, and the Pillar by night. I have wanted to experience this multiple times in the past but because either of work, or weather, I had to cancel the plan to experience this.

The idea is simple. Sunset is at 20:25. People start climbing the VF from 1900 onwards with the option of doing the "easy" Pillar or the hard "Face". As I did The Face a few weeks ago in daylight I did The Pillar instead. My decision was based on two things. The first is that I had organised to go with a group, and I felt a sense of responsibility to help those with less experience should they require it.

Some Thoughts

Two thoughts I had during this climb is that it's like caving, rather than diving. When you look up you can see people making their way up both faces simultaneously. You can hear cow bells in the fields below as well as the sound of crickets. Every so often you notice plenty of small spiders. The legs are thin and the bodies are not big. If I'm indoors I would hate to put my hands so close to spiders but on a VF it doesn't bother me. I thought that I may see bats but noticed none. Either they don't have enough insects around there or they have no caves or caverns within which to sleep. It's possible that they're active between midnight and 4 am as indicated by a sign near the Areuse river.

Fear and Physicality

When you're climbing by night the landscape is different. You can see far, due to city lights and car lights. You get a sense of height but not as you would if you were doing this climb during daylight. In daylight you would see everything. At night you see as far as your light will reach, or other groups ahead and behind you.

At one point I heard one person in another group say "don't look down" and this felt odd to me. I always look down. With rock climbing, and especially when abseiling down I learned that if you don't look down constantly, when it comes time to descend you will be surprised by how high you are, and feel fear. By constantly looking down the change is gradual.It also implies that people doing this VF are afraid of heights.

Logistics

The illuminated event is well organised. You can book via a web form up until 1400 the same day, or you can see if you can get a ticket on the spot. They check off your name from the list. They get emergency contact info, check that you have all the required gear, and snacks. They also provide you with a ticket for soup at the end of the VF in the restaurant.

One of the best aspects, in my opinion is that they have a team at the start of the VF routes, to log you in and then three individuals at various points along the route to check that everyone is okay. In case of an emergency they are ready to abseil down in case of bad weather, or use the helicopter in case of good weather. If you push beyond your limits then people are there to support you.

A Howling Wind At the Top

One of the key features of this specific climb is that there was a very strong wind. At moments there were gusts strong enough to require you to fight back to remain upright, both on the VF but also when walking from the end of the VF to the télécabine. That wind made it cold, which is why people didn't stop and wait at the summit, but chose, instead, to head for the télécabine, and the restaurant below.

And Finally

It's an interesting experience that is worth doing. By the end of it I was exhausted so I'm happy that I did not do a hike that morning. It's when I finished that I felt exhausted, and barely able to stay awake. I don't remember being this tired after a daytime vf. I am rarely so tired after a daytime VF.

https://www.main-vision.com/richard/blog/the-illuminated-moleson-via-ferrata/

#gruyère #molÃSon #night #nocturnal #specialEvent #viaFerrata #yearly

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Every year the Moléson tourism board and related teams provide people with the oppotunity to do the Face, and the Pillar by night. I have wanted to experience this multiple times in the past but because either of work, or weather, I had to cancel the plan to experience this.

The idea is simple. Sunset is at 20:25. People start climbing the VF from 1900 onwards with the option of doing the "easy" Pillar or the hard "Face". As I did The Face a few weeks ago in daylight I did The Pillar instead. My decision was based on two things. The first is that I had organised to go with a group, and I felt a sense of responsibility to help those with less experience should they require it.

Some Thoughts

Two thoughts I had during this climb is that it's like caving, rather than diving. When you look up you can see people making their way up both faces simultaneously. You can hear cow bells in the fields below as well as the sound of crickets. Every so often you notice plenty of small spiders. The legs are thin and the bodies are not big. If I'm indoors I would hate to put my hands so close to spiders but on a VF it doesn't bother me. I thought that I may see bats but noticed none. Either they don't have enough insects around there or they have no caves or caverns within which to sleep. It's possible that they're active between midnight and 4 am as indicated by a sign near the Areuse river.

Fear and Physicality

When you're climbing by night the landscape is different. You can see far, due to city lights and car lights. You get a sense of height but not as you would if you were doing this climb during daylight. In daylight you would see everything. At night you see as far as your light will reach, or other groups ahead and behind you.

At one point I heard one person in another group say "don't look down" and this felt odd to me. I always look down. With rock climbing, and especially when abseiling down I learned that if you don't look down constantly, when it comes time to descend you will be surprised by how high you are, and feel fear. By constantly looking down the change is gradual.It also implies that people doing this VF are afraid of heights.

Logistics

The illuminated event is well organised. You can book via a web form up until 1400 the same day, or you can see if you can get a ticket on the spot. They check off your name from the list. They get emergency contact info, check that you have all the required gear, and snacks. They also provide you with a ticket for soup at the end of the VF in the restaurant.

One of the best aspects, in my opinion is that they have a team at the start of the VF routes, to log you in and then three individuals at various points along the route to check that everyone is okay. In case of an emergency they are ready to abseil down in case of bad weather, or use the helicopter in case of good weather. If you push beyond your limits then people are there to support you.

A Howling Wind At the Top

One of the key features of this specific climb is that there was a very strong wind. At moments there were gusts strong enough to require you to fight back to remain upright, both on the VF but also when walking from the end of the VF to the télécabine. That wind made it cold, which is why people didn't stop and wait at the summit, but chose, instead, to head for the télécabine, and the restaurant below.

And Finally

It's an interesting experience that is worth doing. By the end of it I was exhausted so I'm happy that I did not do a hike that morning. It's when I finished that I felt exhausted, and barely able to stay awake. I don't remember being this tired after a daytime vf. I am rarely so tired after a daytime VF.

https://www.main-vision.com/richard/blog/the-illuminated-moleson-via-ferrata/

#gruyère #molÃSon #night #nocturnal #specialEvent #viaFerrata #yearly

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Every year the Moléson tourism board and related teams provide people with the oppotunity to do the Face, and the Pillar by night. I have wanted to experience this multiple times in the past but because either of work, or weather, I had to cancel the plan to experience this.

The idea is simple. Sunset is at 20:25. People start climbing the VF from 1900 onwards with the option of doing the "easy" Pillar or the hard "Face". As I did The Face a few weeks ago in daylight I did The Pillar instead. My decision was based on two things. The first is that I had organised to go with a group, and I felt a sense of responsibility to help those with less experience should they require it.

Some Thoughts

Two thoughts I had during this climb is that it's like caving, rather than diving. When you look up you can see people making their way up both faces simultaneously. You can hear cow bells in the fields below as well as the sound of crickets. Every so often you notice plenty of small spiders. The legs are thin and the bodies are not big. If I'm indoors I would hate to put my hands so close to spiders but on a VF it doesn't bother me. I thought that I may see bats but noticed none. Either they don't have enough insects around there or they have no caves or caverns within which to sleep. It's possible that they're active between midnight and 4 am as indicated by a sign near the Areuse river.

Fear and Physicality

When you're climbing by night the landscape is different. You can see far, due to city lights and car lights. You get a sense of height but not as you would if you were doing this climb during daylight. In daylight you would see everything. At night you see as far as your light will reach, or other groups ahead and behind you.

At one point I heard one person in another group say "don't look down" and this felt odd to me. I always look down. With rock climbing, and especially when abseiling down I learned that if you don't look down constantly, when it comes time to descend you will be surprised by how high you are, and feel fear. By constantly looking down the change is gradual.It also implies that people doing this VF are afraid of heights.

Logistics

The illuminated event is well organised. You can book via a web form up until 1400 the same day, or you can see if you can get a ticket on the spot. They check off your name from the list. They get emergency contact info, check that you have all the required gear, and snacks. They also provide you with a ticket for soup at the end of the VF in the restaurant.

One of the best aspects, in my opinion is that they have a team at the start of the VF routes, to log you in and then three individuals at various points along the route to check that everyone is okay. In case of an emergency they are ready to abseil down in case of bad weather, or use the helicopter in case of good weather. If you push beyond your limits then people are there to support you.

A Howling Wind At the Top

One of the key features of this specific climb is that there was a very strong wind. At moments there were gusts strong enough to require you to fight back to remain upright, both on the VF but also when walking from the end of the VF to the télécabine. That wind made it cold, which is why people didn't stop and wait at the summit, but chose, instead, to head for the télécabine, and the restaurant below.

And Finally

It's an interesting experience that is worth doing. By the end of it I was exhausted so I'm happy that I did not do a hike that morning. It's when I finished that I felt exhausted, and barely able to stay awake. I don't remember being this tired after a daytime vf. I am rarely so tired after a daytime VF.

https://www.main-vision.com/richard/blog/the-illuminated-moleson-via-ferrata/

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I'm at 5/15 stations in the log in some very light operating. CW only so far. I'm sure I could scoop them up on FT8, but would rather not.

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Copied from a post on the the Facebook VHF/UHF Weak Signal #AmateurRadio page:

TODAY, 0000 UTC 6-15-24 starts the #6meter #SMIRKcontest. Ends: 2359 UTC on 6-16-24 (48 hr contest). Make as many contacts on #6m as possible, exchange #SMIRK # ‘s if you have them and collect them if you don't.

Log Submission info below. Website needs some updating but info is correct.

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(More info in the comments below.)

http://smirk.info/contest.html