Pixmin http://www.pixmin.org/blog Photography and web development by Gaëtan Priour Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:53:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Honeymoon in the Wilderness http://www.pixmin.org/blog/2012/04/17/honeymoon-in-the-wilderness/ http://www.pixmin.org/blog/2012/04/17/honeymoon-in-the-wilderness/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:50:16 +0000 Gaëtan http://www.pixmin.org/blog/?p=437

The less you have, the more you are self-sufficient, and you feel more relaxed.

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For this episode of Far Out, VICE went to Chilean Patagonia to meet Faustino Barrientos, one of Lake O’Higgins’ most infamous inhabitants.

Lake O’Higgins comprises a portion of the border between Chile’s Aysén region and Argentina’s Santa Cruz province. Since 1965, Faustino Barrientos has lived alone on the shores the lake, in a house built from the remains of a shipwrecked fishing vessel. He’s a pastoralist, living mostly off the land and his livestock, with few modern amenities. His nearest neighbors are in Villa O’Higgins, a small community of several hundred people, 25 miles away, accessible only by a two-day horseback ride through rugged mountain animal paths. Every few years, Faustino makes this ride to sell his cattle in town.

Currently 81 years old, Faustino is reaching the end of his life, and his self-imposed isolation is being encroached upon by the forces of government, economy, and tourism. In December 2011, VICE went to document his lifestyle and speak with him about the changing face of Patagonia and the gaucho lifestyle.

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]]> http://www.pixmin.org/blog/2012/04/12/cheap-alcohol-stove/feed/ 0 Making of an axe http://www.pixmin.org/blog/2012/04/12/making-of-an-axe/ http://www.pixmin.org/blog/2012/04/12/making-of-an-axe/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:17:31 +0000 Gaëtan http://www.pixmin.org/blog/?p=423 The Birth Of A Tool. Part I. Axe Making (by John Neeman) – A beautiful beautiful video of the making of an axe, working three raw materials (iron, wood and leather) into a beautiful tool.

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Cached copy from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberian_hitch

Siberian Hitch (or Evenk knot) is a knot used to attach a rope to an object. The hitch is thought to have originated from the Evenk people of Siberia.[citation needed] It is a quick release hitch often used by Ray Mears during his bushcraft television series. The hitch is known for the ease in which it can be tied even whilst wearing gloves or mittens in cold climates. This hitch is also slipped and therefore can be released by pulling the short end of the rope.[1]

It consists basically of three loops. The first is made by looping the rope around the object to which it is to be attached (leaving enough length of rope at the end). In the end is then made a loop, which is given a half twist and bent around the main rope. The remaining end is then looped again and bent around the other side of the main rope and inserted into the previous loop. This is a structural description. There are also ’shortcuts’ to this, as shown in the external link.

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Many more photos over here »

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