Winter on Moldoveanu Peak: Snow, Starry Sky, The Joy of Ascent and Garmin Technology

#hiking #Făgărași #Moldoveanu #VerticalStories #Garmin #technology At Transylvania Mountain Festival we rejoice for each mountain story shared by the people close to us. This year, we had the joy to meet Rodica Voicu, a supporter of the TMF initiatives, who has been following us from the distance, online and has won the nice Garmin Instinct Solar, orchid color, offered by Garmin Romania at the festival raffle! Being a scientist and mathematician, passionate by the mountains and mountaineering, [...]

PODCAST #EP8 | YUCCA FILMS : BEST LEARNING COMES FROM PUSHING LIMITS ON PERSONAL PROJECTS

After years of experience directing content for TV, cinema, and brands, Pierre Cadot and Thomas Guerin associated to create Yucca Films. Based in the Chamonix valley, both skiers and climbers, they decided 4 years ago to focus on outdoor & mountain film projects. With deep stories and images of passionate individuals in the mountains, they create films that stick to the truth and bring back from the outdoor, moments that could not be told otherwise. Collaborating with different talents, they produce and direct projects, from the story line to [...]

PODCAST #EP7 CHARLOTTE EDELSTEN: SLEEP STRATEGIES FOR PERFORMANCE & ENDURANCE EVENTS

Charlotte Edelsten is a Sleep Specialist and Human Movement Scientist. Having completed her PhD in human movement biomechanics and physical activity performance and participation, she moved to the French alps and took a post doctoral position at Geneva University Hospital in 2009, where she worked between the sleep laboratory and the laboratory of kinesiology (movement). This is where her interest in sleep developed. Charlotte has held several academic posts over the past few years, where she researches the [...]

PODCAST #EP6 COLIN HALEY: ON ALPINE & ADVENTURE CLIMBING

Colin Haley is an American alpinist who has done some of the toughest climbs in Patagonia and quite a few spectacular link-ups, some in a unique style. He has grew up in the United States, surrounded by nature, with the Cascade Mountains as a secondary backyard. He received his first ice axe when he was 11 years old.  The next year, while climbing the classic West Ridge of Forbidden Peak together with his father and his older brother, he [...]

Interview: ADRIAN VĂLEAN – The Harsh Paths Of Freedom

#interviu #AdrianVălean #TMF2020 #ski #alpinism #rockclimbing An incredible motivation, loads of talent and a great stubbornness: this is Adrian Vălean, in short, one of the most active climbers, skiers and mountain guides in Romania. Adrian Vălean, an IT engineer, has been noticed in our alpine community due to its expeditions and ascensions in the Caucasus, the Himalayas,  the Andes, the Alps and most important for setting foundation of some of the most ample and highly specialized projects in [...]

PODCAST #EP5: ELLEN BRENNAN FRAT – FLYING IS LIKE MAGIC

Ellen Brennan Frat, wingsuit BASE-jumper from USA, moved in 2012 close to Chamonix for access to the Alps’s verticals.   She follows her passion of wingsuit BASE-jumping, to explore the boundaries of what we think is possible. Her dedication to the sport, has lead her to become one of the top female athletes in her field. Best known for her feats in wingsuit competitions, Ellen has become known as the “Fastest Flying Woman in the World.” We [...]

INTERVIEW: LUDO RAVANEL – ALPINISM IS NOW FACING THE CLIMATE CHALLENGE

#LudoRavanel #Alpinism #ClimateChange #MerdeGlace #AiguilleduMidi #Research #Science   Ludo Ravanel is a researcher, glaciologist and geomorphologist, mountain guide at the Chamonix Guides Company and science communicator. He comes from one of the oldest families in the Chamonix valley, whose roots can be traced until the 1300’s. Behind him there are several generations of guides, including his father, and the high mountains are an environment where he was immersed since an early age. Young, he used to visit the [...]

PODCAST #EP4: ALEX BUISSE – DOCUMENTING EMOTION THROUGH ADVENTURE PHOTOGRAPHY

Alex Buisse is a professional adventure photographer who has worked in Chamonix for a decade. He has climbed, skied and flown, all over the Mont Blanc range. His work is currently divided between adventure and humanitarian/development projects. Whether it is a runner focusing before an Olympic race, a refugee becoming the first of her community to receive a university degree, or a climber looking up at the mountain he will measure himself against, emotions are the common thread, [...]

PODCAST EP#3: CHLOË LANTHIER – WE DON’T REALLY HAVE LIMITS

Chloë Lanthier is an elite multi-sport athlete with over 25 years of experience competing on an international platform. She loves cross-country mountain biking and trail running, backcountry skiing, skate skiing, training hard and well, pushing herself and exploring the unknown mentally and physically. With her racing background, mountaineering skills, knowledge of the human body and decades of training, she loves to share and help athletes maximise their physical and mental potential. She is a consultant, author, speaker and [...]

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