Hey Leute, hier sind wir: Mikko Vermas und Tero Teelahti, zwei fröhliche Familienväter mittleren Alters aus Südfinnland. Unser Leben ist im Vergleich zu dem unserer Altersgenossen relativ normal verlaufen. Außer, dass wir aus irgendeinem Grund vor Jahren süchtig nach Expeditionen und Skifahren in kalten Klimazonen... Continue reading
Ich bin es gewohnt zu reisen und mich frei zu bewegen, um meiner Arbeit als Bergführer und meinen damit verbundenen Projekten nachzugehen. Ein schneller Trip nach Chamonix, ein Flug nach Schottland zum Mixed-Klettern oder eine kurzfristige Reise in den warmen Süden zum Klettern – all... Continue reading
Yvon Chouinard once said WHEN EVERYTHING GOES WRONG—THAT’S WHEN ADVENTURE STARTS. If that’s true, then my 5-week expedition to Antarctica was the adventure of a lifetime. Not only did things go wrong, it seemed that nearly anything that could go wrong, did. And while I’m... Continue reading
During the winter of 2019/2020, I embarked on an ambitious 30-day expedition to the interior of Antarctica. The goal was not only to complete the last of the Seven Summits, but also to research female physiological responses to prolonged polar expeditionary travel. From the start,... Continue reading
During the Austral summer in the southern hemisphere—the opposite of our summer months—the sun comes up and doesn’t set again for months. It’s 24 hours of daylight, and not even a dusk-like daylight, we’re talking broad daylight. When I arrived at Union Glacier around 1... Continue reading
Marmot athlete Stephan Gander tells us about his breathtaking hike- and fly-tour to the summit of the Nederjoch and why these special moments mean so much to him. After the first snowfall in the mountains, I immediately picked up my cell phone and wrote my... Continue reading
Outdoor Gear with a Conscience Marmot has been designing top-of-the-line mountaineering equipment and camping gear since 1974, when it opened in a century-old building in Grand Junction, Colorado. The company’s driving philosophy is based on three principles: People, Product, and Planet. Marmot believes that designing... Continue reading
Night Photography – Never Stop Learning Cold wind blows down from the mountainside. The world is completely quiet. There’s not much to see aside from the beams of your friends’ headlamps bobbing down the trail a few steps ahead of you. Stop for a second... Continue reading
Solo in Nord Norwegen Am Amboss der Götter: Marmot Athlet Robert Jasper musste sich dieses Jahr einen Plan-B für seine geplante Expedition überlegen und erzählt von seiner erfolgreichen Erstbegehung am größten Granitobelsik der Welt! Aufgrund der COVID-19 Krise und der damit einhergehenden Einreisesperre musste ich... Continue reading
It’s that one crux move that Stefan Glowacz and Markus Dorfleitner shook off day after day, week after week, month after month and, in the end, year after year. The mysterious “Black Wall” in hell valley, on the north side of the Wetterstein mountains above... Continue reading
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