Seven Summits of Stockholm WITH

RENATA CHLUMSKA

Looking for an adventure beyond anything you’ve ever experienced? We teamed up with expeditioner Renata Chlumska and podcaster Husky to offer a unique and fun gamification adventure for everyone. We selected seven peaks in Stockholm to represent The Seven Summits: When you reach the top of each height, you can unlock and listen to Renata’s stories from her expeditions - all on the app Storyspot.

On December 15, 2014, Renata became the first Swedish woman to climb the highest mountain in every continent; a feat known as “The Seven Summits”. A legendary challenge that you now can do - with Renata as your virtual guide.

- I recently celebrated 25 years as a professional adventurer. Despite the fact that I have carried out extreme expeditions on the other side of the world and are now aiming for space, I know that the adventure is always near: We don’t actually have to travel far, or leave the city, to experience them. Taking some of the world’s highest mountains to Stockholm and inspiring more people to reach new heights feels both cool and relevant. People want to get out more than ever, be active, discover their local area or new places - and this project is the perfect adventure to do yourself, or with the family, says Renata.

Listening to the stories on Storyspot, you will learn what it was really like standing on top of the world’s highest mountains. For example, when you have climbed Hammarbybacken (representing Mount Everest in this challenge), you will get access to Renata’s story about the last fighting steps up the world’s highest mountain - and the feeling of having managed to reach the roof of the world.

- The Seven Summits is a climbing adventure that few have the opportunity to complete for real, but now you get to take part in the highlights and at the same time embark on an urban journey of discovery. For a successful expedition, the basecamp is an important place and plays a central role. This is where you plan and prepare for the adventure, and this is where you return to relax and recharge. I cannot imagine a better basecamp than Downtown Camper.

Renata’s stories are available in Swedish and in English on the app Storyspot. Seven Summits of Stockholm is an adventure where you choose when, what, with whom, and how you go about it. But no matter how you choose to do the challenge, Renata will keep you company when you stand at the top and look out over the city.

- The summits aren’t going anywhere. You could do them all in one day, but there is no need to stress. If you take on one peak on each visit, it is a lovely walk through the city. Hammarbybacken, which represents Mount Everest, requires a little more time; count with a couple of hours to go there and back from the basecamp. But keep in mind, it’s supposed to represent the world’s highest mountain!

The seven heights that Renata and Magnus Ormestad, the founder of the Swedish outdoor podcast Husky, have chosen are:

Hammarbybacken Mount Everest (Asia), 8848 m

Tantolunden Aconcagua (S. America), 6965 m

Hagakullen Denali (N. America), 6190 m

Skinnarviksberget Kilimanjaro (Africa), 5895 m

Vanadislunden Elbrus (Europe) 5692 m

Vita Berget Mount Vinson (Antarctica) 4892 m

Långholmen Carstensz Pyramid (Oceania), 4884 m

- I dare say that anyone curious about adventure could do this. What you need is your mobile phone, the app, and a pair of reasonably comfortable shoes. You can do it alone or with the whole family and of course the children can come too. If this were a real expedition, let’s say to Everest for example, you need to think about a lot of course. But what’s so good about Seven Summits of Stockholm is that here, you do not need any special climbing equipment, no acclimatisation, and there’s no risk for avalanches and glacier cracks. Of course you have to watch out for the traffic, but otherwise you just have to make sure that your mobile phone is properly charged.

1. Download the app Storyspot.

2. Click on “Filters”, search for “Seven Summits” in the field.

3. Start your expedition. When you reach each top, you can unlock the spot in the app and listen to Renata’s story.

4. Ready for a challenge? Climb all 7 peaks, and collect a prize at Downtown Camper - just take a photo from each top and bring back to your basecamp.

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