Luc Reym⌬nd
@lreymond.bsky.social
Organic chemistry passionate 🧪, mountain addict 🧗 & freediver 🤿. EPFL scientist and @spirochrome.com co-founder. 🇨🇭
With snow in the garden, that means skiing season is definitely getting closer!
November 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
With snow in the garden, that means skiing season is definitely getting closer!
Hike'n fondue in Valais with friends! 😋
The fall colors are splendid.
The fall colors are splendid.
November 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Hike'n fondue in Valais with friends! 😋
The fall colors are splendid.
The fall colors are splendid.
Went looking for quartz over the weekend. I was lucky to find a nice untouched pocket with well-formed crystals (after 3h of search!). The first picture shows the cluster in situ within the crack and the other one shows the same crystals as a detached piece.
November 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Went looking for quartz over the weekend. I was lucky to find a nice untouched pocket with well-formed crystals (after 3h of search!). The first picture shows the cluster in situ within the crack and the other one shows the same crystals as a detached piece.
Firing water rockets with the kids never gets old, especially for me! 🚀
November 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Firing water rockets with the kids never gets old, especially for me! 🚀
🥝 The kiwi harvest is the last one of the year in the garden.
Happily surprised by the quantity given the very moderate bloom in spring.
Happily surprised by the quantity given the very moderate bloom in spring.
November 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🥝 The kiwi harvest is the last one of the year in the garden.
Happily surprised by the quantity given the very moderate bloom in spring.
Happily surprised by the quantity given the very moderate bloom in spring.
There are only a few things in life cooler than crawling inside a lava tunnel.
Incredible geological formations, narrow sections followed by rooms with over 3m high ceilings and pilars.
Incredible geological formations, narrow sections followed by rooms with over 3m high ceilings and pilars.
October 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
There are only a few things in life cooler than crawling inside a lava tunnel.
Incredible geological formations, narrow sections followed by rooms with over 3m high ceilings and pilars.
Incredible geological formations, narrow sections followed by rooms with over 3m high ceilings and pilars.
Cold blurry colors for a cold morning hike at dawn. We hoped to hear the deer rut calls (Brame du cerf in French) but the mountain remained silent today.
October 5, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Cold blurry colors for a cold morning hike at dawn. We hoped to hear the deer rut calls (Brame du cerf in French) but the mountain remained silent today.
10 jars yield out of 3.5kg of fruit.
October 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
10 jars yield out of 3.5kg of fruit.
Sticky drop, time to stop!
October 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Sticky drop, time to stop!
Evaporation stage, nearly done
October 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Evaporation stage, nearly done
Quince/apple gelly workshop. Currently extracting the polymers responsible for the gelation before filtration, sugar addition, evaporation of 40% the solvent and aliquoting.
Kitchen chemistry!
Kitchen chemistry!
October 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Quince/apple gelly workshop. Currently extracting the polymers responsible for the gelation before filtration, sugar addition, evaporation of 40% the solvent and aliquoting.
Kitchen chemistry!
Kitchen chemistry!
Sichuan pepper from the garden, that's the 2nd year I get some berries.
Smells incredibly good.
Smells incredibly good.
October 4, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Sichuan pepper from the garden, that's the 2nd year I get some berries.
Smells incredibly good.
Smells incredibly good.
Got myself a new pair of mountain buddies after the passing of my 10+ years old pals.
October 1, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Got myself a new pair of mountain buddies after the passing of my 10+ years old pals.
I love harvesting mushrooms! Those will be pickled for later, when Raclette temperatures arrive!
September 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I love harvesting mushrooms! Those will be pickled for later, when Raclette temperatures arrive!
Full UV-VIS spectrum apero incoming.
Choose your wavelength!
Choose your wavelength!
September 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Full UV-VIS spectrum apero incoming.
Choose your wavelength!
Choose your wavelength!
Quartz crystals harvest in Alpine granite cracks with 8 yo during the last weekend.
We got lucky to find some nice specimens!
We got lucky to find some nice specimens!
August 25, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Quartz crystals harvest in Alpine granite cracks with 8 yo during the last weekend.
We got lucky to find some nice specimens!
We got lucky to find some nice specimens!
Perfect weekend for spending a night in a mountain hut in the Swiss alps to escape the heat.
August 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Perfect weekend for spending a night in a mountain hut in the Swiss alps to escape the heat.
Is this zucchini trying to send me a message?
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August 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Is this zucchini trying to send me a message?
☣️
☣️
A full palette of shades of grey in the early morning.
August 10, 2025 at 8:16 AM
A full palette of shades of grey in the early morning.
Ouch, that's a 2009 version of me on the screen with still some hair on the summit of my skull 🤣 . Should send Triana a more recent image 😅
July 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Ouch, that's a 2009 version of me on the screen with still some hair on the summit of my skull 🤣 . Should send Triana a more recent image 😅
Bivouac in the Swiss alps at 2400m with family and friends this weekend.
July 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Bivouac in the Swiss alps at 2400m with family and friends this weekend.
I love the shine of Silicon Rhodamine in the morning sun ✨
July 10, 2025 at 7:44 AM
I love the shine of Silicon Rhodamine in the morning sun ✨
Doesn't get any less boring to prep them for boiling!
July 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Doesn't get any less boring to prep them for boiling!