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E.O.F.T. 15/16 RATIONAL GUT FEELING Life is a series of decisions. Sometimes we make them listening to our brain, sometimes listening to our gut.

Most of them are made unconsciously, not even noticed by our fellow human beings—most of the time they are of little consequence. The E.O.F.T. 15/16 is different. Decisions and consequences matter. You can’t draw a line between what’s good and bad—because sometimes that difference doesn’t exist.

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O NE K O T A N The Lost Island: a ski adventure in the Russian far east

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M A STERS O F S L A C K Who is Jaan Roose? A short portrait of the slackline star

29 O u t d oo r Against Cancer An initiative that shows: Strength lies in motion

Cover photo: Franz Faltermaier for E.O.F.T. ; Photo credits for the pictures on this page will be found next to the corresponding articles

34 Made in China Stefan Glowacz visits the Gore factory in China

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A L INE A C R O SS THE S K Y An alpine master stroke: the Fitz Roy Traverse

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UN B R A NDED 4 friends and 16 mustangs: a journey across the American West

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B u r n i t Do w n Talking about boards and brakingmarks­—an interview with James Kelly

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UN ‰ E A L Behind the scenes: how the One Shot was filmed

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1 H 4 6 M IN Speed record on the matterhorn: an interview with Dani Arnold

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38 Z EISS B IN O C U L A RS Every outdoor fan would like to own a pair

40 GOPRO: J O K K E F L IES For him the world is upside down: Basejumper Jokke Sommer

3 M INUTES WITH T A M A R A L UNGER A short reflection on men, inner peace and advice from a mother

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RUSSIAN ROULETTE FREERIDING ON ONEKOTAN It all started with a satellite image. In 2012, freeriders Matthias Mayr, Matthias Haunholder (alias Hauni) and Phil Meier saw a mysterious crater lake on Google Earth with a perfectly formed volcanic cone at its center. Three years later they took off, determined to be the first to master the volcano on skis.

The setting of their expedition: Онекотан—an isolated island in the middle of the Pacific Ring of Fire.

Finally Freeriding on Onekotan: Matthias Mayr on his first jump into the crater

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“It was a huge success, but also massive agony —that’s for sure!”

Phil Meier

It’s very obvious from above: there’s an island on the island.

“The island’s unique beauty, the fact that it's uninhabited and that we couldn’t find any winter images online was reason enough to plan a ski expedition to Onekotan,” says Matthias Mayr, a professional freerider from Salzburg, Austria. The athletes’ daring plan: to master a wintercrossing of the hopefully frozen crater lake in the island’s interior on skis, be the first to climb the steep Krenizyn volcano jutting out from the middle of the lake and then ski down its virgin slopes. “It was the first time that we wanted to go somewhere, where no one had any previous experience to draw from and where we couldn’t simply be rescued.”

The adventure begins In late March 2015, after countless months of preparation and survival training, the three freeriders land on the Russian Kamchatka Peninsula to continue to Onekotan by boat. But they soon encounter their first major obstacle: No one wants to take the Europeans to the uninhabited island located 500 kilometres offshore.

The local fishermen are too afraid—for their boats and for their lives. In winter the ocean is studded with razor-sharp ice floes, wild storms rage across the entire region and the water temperature this far north in the Pacific hovers just above freezMatthias, Hauni and Phil are finally on their exhausting ing. A number of negotiations journey to Krenizyn. The cargo and a wodge of roubles later, ship that brought them to the the team manages to find an island wasn’t far from capsizing official government freighter several times.

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willing to take them to the island—accompanied by the Russian national anthem blaring from the ship’s sound system.

After a 30-hour trip Matthias, Hauni and Phil finally near their goal with their nerves on edge. The heavy waves had threatened to capsize the ship more than once. By the time the freighter’s small dinghy has dropped off the team on Onekotan’s black volcanic beaches and starts disappearing on the daunting horizon, one thing is perfectly clear to everyone: From now on they are completely on their own!

Alone on the island The athletes spend the next few days setting up a weatherproof base camp and exploring their surroundings. This time of year there is no one on the island except for a few curious red foxes that stop by to visit the camp from time to time. No trees grow in Onekotan’s subarctic climate and the island is covered entirely by snow. “The wind was the biggest problem, because the storm basically never let up,” Matthias says. The very first night the tent poles break and have to be reinforced with driftwood.

On their third day on the island, Phil, Hauni and Matthias strap on their skis and begin their first recce moving towards the crater lake. But with an icy headwind of more than 130 kilometres per hour, they have to give up half way. “Somehow the weather constantly batters us and it’s really tiring,” Hauni writes in his journal. They need a new plan and decide to set up another camp closer to the edge of the crater.

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The storm finally dies down on the seventh day. Once again, the team heads off towards the volcanic cone.

And then—finally—the athletes set eyes upon what they’d only seen on satellite images. “We could see the entire lake with the volcano jutting out from its center in all its glory. It was incredibly beautiful. Everyone went really quiet and just let it sink in,” Hauni later writes in his journal. But the initial euphoria is soon followed by bitter disappointment. The lake is completely free of ice except for a small field of ice floes, putting the entire expedition at risk. What if the brittle ice floes won’t bear the weight of the athletes and they can’t even make it to the Krenizyn volcano?

miss the opportunity and the group starts to cross the precariously thin ice floes in the crater once more. “The ice cracked suspiciously and my heart skipped a beat,” Hauni writes in his journal. But once again they are able reach Krenizyn safely and finally make it to the summit. An excited high-five is followed by satisfying turns along the perfect ridgeline of the volcano. “It was an amazing, magical moment,” Hauni later says safely back in camp. Phil is excited, too.

Only 30cm thick, the ice is “The volcano summit was the thin—the freeriders have to biggest reward. I felt like I be extremely careful on the way across the crater lake. was in another world.”

The trial of fire The next day the weather is surprisingly good, the wind has died down and the plan is clear. Today they are finally going to tackle the volcano, despite yesterday’s crushing discovery. Slowly, Matthias, Hauni and Phil run a few lines down to the crater base and examine the ice floes: They are about 30 centimetres thick and randomly piled up on the surface of the lake. If you fall in, you’re lost. The water is too cold and—with the wind chill factor it feels like -48° Celsius. One after the other, the adventurers attach their ropes carefully to an inflatable boat they brought with them and move from floe to floe in slow motion. After what feels like an eternity, they make it to the volcano and the freeriders can start the ascent. But once again the weather turns and their old friend the storm hits them with full force. With winds at over 150 kilometres an hour it is impossible to go on. Disappointed, they decide to turn back.

Three days later, the winter weather on Onekotan is perfect and the volcano beckons. No one wants to

Caught in the storm Less than a week later, back at base camp, all happiness has evaporated. “We’re stuck on the island and, with a cyclone brewing, our lives are in danger, too,” Hauni writes in his journal. The freighter that was supposed to pick the adventurers up from the island days ago had to turn back to Kamchatka because of a storm warning—without the freeriders on board. They’ve used up all their supplies. Their clothes are soaked through and the team’s mood is turning ice cold as well. At the very last minute, they manage to call for help from the mainland via satellite telephone. The freeriders are flown out of Onekotan just before the cyclone hits.

Back on Kamchatka, Hauni writes in his journal, “It will probably take a while for me to really grasp this adventure. Right now I feel emaciated, haggard and a few years older. The experience was unforgettable.

One thing I can say for sure: It was by far the most intense experience I’ve ever had.”

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Patagonia Beyond the Seven Hills The Fitz Traverse has been defeating experienced alpinists for years.

But now, American big wall specialists Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold, of all people, have managed to link up all major peaks of the Cerro Fitz Roy skyline—a spectacular feat of alpinism.

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The mother of all traverses: Seven rugged peaks pierced the unpredictable Patagonian skies with 4000 metres of vertical granite.

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“I don’t think the crampons work that well.” Alex Honnold stands on the Fitz Roy peak. Below him: the outline of icy granite rocks in the dark. Above him: the Patagonian sky with millions of stars. “And how do I put them on again?” Alex asks, looking wide-eyed at his partner Tommy Caldwell.

It’s 2:30am as Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell reach the third summit of their expedition. They want to succeed where even the best alpinists have failed: To cross the entire Fitz Roy range—the mother of all traverses. Seven jagged peaks, 5 kilometres of gnarly granite with an elevation of 4,000 meters.

Tommy and Alex set up camp just below the summit.

Alex sits huddled in the tent, his beanie pulled down tight. Tommy films him with a small phone camera.

“This is a day we won’t forget any time soon,” Tommy says. The sides of the tent flap in the icy wind. It isn’t much warmer inside than it is outside. But Alex and Tommy try to make the best of it. They will only have a few hours to rest their cold bodies before the first rays of sunlight hit the peak and they have to move on.

They reach the last part of the Fitz Roy Traverse the next day via the north ridge of the Aguja de l’S. Just before nine o’clock that evening they stand on the final summit.

Fitz Traverse: The Idea Alex and Tommy met each other for the first time in Yosemite National Park in spring 2012. “You know you’re not going to fall,” says Alex, who is renowned for climbing without a rope: Honnold has been the most prolific free soloist of the international climbing community for years. Tommy is both fascinated and concerned by Alex’s approach to danger. “I wondered whether his secret lay in his ability to control the weight of his thoughts,” Tommy writes in the Alpinist Magazine about their journey to Patagonia. “When we experience fear, we run. Alex seemed to treat his reactions like the dials on his car stereo. If the music got too loud, he just turned it down and kept driving.”

In May of that same year, Alex had the idea to climb the three famous faces in Yosemite together with Tommy: Mt. Watkins, El Capitan and Half Dome. When they climbed the first face, the south face of Mt. Watkins, Alex barely used any protection. For Tommy, Alex’s

2 n d b i v o u ac F i t z Roy They reach the Goretta Pillar on February 13th. They climb the headwall that evening and reach Fitz Roy at 2.30 am.

Fitz Roy (ca. 3406)

1 s t b i v o u ac Tommy and Alex start out on February 12th via the Brenner Moschioni and reach the summit of Aguja Guillaumet (ca. 2,580 meters). After reaching Aguja Mermoz they bivouac on the ridge.

Aguja Guillaumet (ca. 2580 m)

Aguja Mermoz (ca. 2730 m)

Aguja Poinenot (ca. 3000 m)

Aguja Rafael Juárez (ca. 2450 m)

Aguja de l’S (ca. 2330 m)

Aguja Saint-Exúpery (ca. 2550 m)

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4 t h b i v o u ac The alpinists reach Rafael Juárez (ca.

2,450 meters) and Aguja Saint Exúpery on February 15th.

From there they rappel to Col de los Austríacos where they bivouac.

3 r d b i v o u ac , b e lo w Poincenot After a short night, Tommy and Alex rappel over Franco Argentina and climb Aguja Poincenot.

They want to achieve what even the most distinguished alpinists have failed to accomplish.

ST A RT February 12th 2015

Fitz Traverse Within 5 days Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold climbed the seven peaks of the Fitz Roy Massive, a line of five kilometers and almost 4000 metres of elevation. The route is graded up to 7a and yet the two athletes climbed most of the route simultaneously.

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“I’ve never been so alive,” Tommy wrote about that first trip. He’d fou nd his passion. After that, he left boulders and crags behind. He wanted to battle the biting wind, endure the cold and feel the freedom of standing on these exposed peaks.

With a tiny camera Tommy and Alex documented their alpinistic milestone.

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boldness and confidence in his own abilities was contagious. They managed to free climb the three huge faces in less than 24 hours.

“What will we be able to climb if we take these techniques to Patagonia?” Tommy wondered back then.

Patagonia is known for its spells of bad weather, its unpredictable storms and its summits jutting out from the glacier like angry peaks.

Tommy’s First Trip to Patagonia Tommy saw Patagonia’s steep peaks for the first time when he was 27 years old. Together with his friend Topher Donahue Tommy had traveled to the Southern tip of South America in 2007 to climb Fitz Roy (3,406 metres) via the Royal Flush route. As they moved toward the summit, they watched as huge chunks of ice broke away from the peak, shattering into a thousand pieces on the glacier below.

“I was sure that we were going to leave without a summit,” Tommy recalls. The storms were too wild, the conditions too dangerous. But a few days later the temperatures rose. They headed out toward Fitz Roy once again using an old trail marker they had found.

This time they planned to reach the summit via the Línea de Eleganza. The sky stayed clear, the rock was dry. It wasn’t until it got too dark for them to make out the trail that Tommy and Topher stopped, huddled together on a small, icy rock ledge. They started climbing again as soon as the first light of day pierced the darkness. By daybreak Tommy and Topher stood on top of Fitz Roy.

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Fitz Traverse: The Attempt Now Tommy is back, surrounded by the rugged peaks of Patagonia. Together with Alex, who hates the cold and has never used crampons before. Tommy’s hands are shaking. “I wanted us to have an adventure, but this is a bit too much.” Just before reaching the Fitz Roy summit that night, Tommy and Alex have to climb a half-frozen waterfall—the key to the traverse. The damp cold turns their clothes into stiff, immobile suits.

Tommy and Alex spend the night on top of Fitz Roy. The next morning they rappel over Franco Argentina and begin the ascent to Aguja Poincenot (ca. 3,000 meters). The sun is shining and the good weather is still holding up. Each time Tommy or Alex think they can’t go any further, they find a small crack or a rock ledge no larger than a millimetre to hold onto. Alex walks agilely between the patches of ice, easing into this new environment.

“It’s been a crazy four days,” Alex says on the last evening. They bivouac just below Aguja Poincenot the third night and then rappel back down to climb Aguja

In 2015 Caldwell and Honnold received the highest honour of alpinism for their pioneering traverse—the Piolet d’Or.

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Rafael Juárez (ca. 2,450 meters) and Saint Exúpery (ca. 2,550 meters). Six summits. Only one more to go.

“I can’t believe we did it,” Tommy says, looking at his hands. Patches of skin have come off and his fingernails are torn. Their tent has holes in it and their shoes are worn through. The climbers sit next to each other in the dark, eating porridge with a pair of broken sunglasses. They don’t have any more spoons. The last few days have been so bizarre that they have Flaps of skin come to laugh. off their hands The next morning, Tommy and and their finger Alex climb further up the north ridge nails are torn. of Aguja de l’S (ca. 2,330 meters), the end of the traverse. when they return to El Chaltén, the small village at the edge of the national park, Jessie Hue is waiting for them. Their friend and fellow climber has some bad news, “Chad Kellogg is dead. He was hit in the head by a rock while rappelling.” death: A Constant Companion After the trip, Tommy has some time to think about what he experienced on the Fitz Traverse. He can’t stop thinking about what risks he can afford and is willing to take for alpinism. He tries to keep the risk to a minimum as much as possible. He plans every movement and executes it with precision. But what happened to his fellow climber Chad Kellogg could have happened to him, too. “There are dangers that you can’t prepare for,” Tommy writes. “On the one hand I’m still a kid chasing dreams of distant summits.

But I’m also a father—and this means I am no longer allowed to die.”

Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold received the highest honour in the field of alpinism for their accomplishment: the Piolet D’Or. ArgentinA One year later, Tommy once again made history at The Fitz Roy Traverse lies in Southern Patagonia. Cerro Fitz Yosemite National Park. ToRoy is the highest peak of the gether with Kevin Jorgeson traverse and one of the biggest he free-climbed the Dawn attractions of the National Park Los Glaciares. wall on El Capitan.

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Wild West: Ben Masters (in front) leads the trek from the Mexican to the Canadian border.

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UNBRANDED Trailing the wild heart of America Four young men take on a 3000 mile adventure on adopted mustangs to discover the beauty of the wilderness.

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$125. That’s how much a mustang, an American wild horse, costs. It’s dirt cheap, a small token for an animal that the US government no longer knows what to do with. Nowadays there are far too many mustangs living on the plains of North America. Herds of cattle and wild horses compete for grazing pasture and, because wild horses aren’t profitable, they get the short end of the stick. To get the population under control, the government captures thousands of mustangs each year and keeps them in large, makeshift paddocks. Young American native Ben Masters didn’t want to just sit back and watch this happen, so he decided to do something.

UNBRANDED is his story.

Together with three friends who are also experienced riders, Ben adopted eleven mustangs from the government paddocks and got ready to take off on horseback across the US, a 3,000-mile adventure through the American West from Mexico to Canada.

The trip starts well before the first few miles through the scorching heat of the Arizona desert, with cheap tequila and greasy enchiladas. The dream was born in a loud, crowded bar in Texas of all places—a dream of wide, open spaces, solitude and real adventure. After graduating from Texas A&M University, the four bud-

G L A C IER N A TI O N A L P A R K The last leg of the trip takes the team through Glacier National Park with its outlandish landscapes and along the Continental Divide between the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean.

dies Ben Thamer, Jonny Fitzsimons, Tom Glover and Ben Masters aren’t quite ready to settle down. “I know what my parents want. I should get a job and everything, but I keep looking over at Ben Masters and think, to be honest, I want to do what he’s doing,” says Ben Thamer, who doesn’t have much experience but is the only (half-way) decent cook on the team.

The first state on their route, Arizona, turns out to be the hardest for the trans-American adventurers. Unrelenting heat during the day and frosty nights, treacherous patches of cactus and very little available water and grazing pasture make for a difficult start. Only with the help of Val Geissler, their fatherly mentor, are the four boys able to survive the first six weeks on the trail.

And with each mile in the saddle they learn that maps are not a true representation of reality. Just because a path is marked on the map doesn’t actually mean that it exists, and, wild horses that have been broken are still wild horses. The herd likes to take off during the night and has to be slowly rounded up again in the

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W A S A T C H P L A TE A U After a gruelling traverse and snow fields offroad quads spook the horses and a three-day search ensues to get the horses back and continue the journey.

Open range: After the inhospitable deserts of Arizona, Chief and the other horses can roam freely on the lush pastures of the Northern states.

One of the many natural obstacles of the journey: The Gallatin River in Montana.

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Y E L L O WST O NE N A TI O N A L P A R K With roaring geysers, herds of Bison and untouched fishing grounds this is one of the most spectacular legs of the tour.

GR A ND C A N Y O N 100 miles of detour or a dangerous ride through the canyon—Ben and the team decide to do the latter.

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T O RTI L L A M O UNT A INS In the treacherous Sonora Desert, the horses have an unpleasant encounter with the Cholla cacti.

THE R O UTE Five states and 3000 miles­—this is the route of UNBRANDED and the road to raw adventure for four young horsemen and sixteen mustangs. After training eleven adopted mustangs and adding five more horses to the string, Ben Masters, Jonny Fitzsimons, Ben Thamer and Tom Glover cross their home country—a journey that would take five months and all the courage they can muster.

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Stages of a long ride: Ben with his horses Chief, Luke and Dinosaur, the trek on its way through the Grand Canyon, Chief during training, the outfit: (left to right): Jonny, Ben Masters, Tom and Ben Thamer.

morning. But the mustangs’ wild heart has its plus side as well. When the only path to the next water source is up a steep cliff, the horses prove they are fearless and have endurance. On the way to Canada, the team encounters deep snowdrifts, marshy river deltas, steep canyons and rushing rivers. In Wyoming they cross through Yellowstone National Park and experience wild America in its original state. On the way north, horses and riders find the place that is threatening to become extinct for both. The wilder the land becomes, the less it has been touched by humans and the steeper the terrain, the less it has been taken over by civilization.

The crucial test on the last miles The trip is arduous but the team grows stronger with each obstacle that it has to overcome. But there’s still friction. Every herd has a leader which emerges after a few power struggles. The horses seem to settle this issue much faster than the riders. Ben Masters and Jonny Fitzsimmons keep quarreling about decisions like which route to take. Even though Ben Masters is the leader of the adventure, his stubbornness, which was essential when it If we don’t make came to planning and financing it, it’d like to know the project, puts the patience of what it is that his companions to the test on makes us give up. the trail. “We’ve reached a point Ben Thamer where this adventure has become a test of how much we can put up with,” Ben Thamer concludes after 2,500 miles of not batting an eyelid. The last five months have left their mark and the confrontation happens just as they are nearing their goal. One mile before the Canadian border, Jonny decides to leave the team and not finish the trip. “It’s better to leave some things unfinished,” is all he says. After a journey of five months and six days Ben Masters, Ben Thamer and Tom Glover cross the Canadian border with a cloud hanging over them.

3,000 miles older, 3,000 miles wiser and 3,000 miles richer in experience, growth and discovery. At the end of their journey, they know one thing for sure and it’s right in front of their eyes, blowing, strong and full of life; A mustang is worth way more than $125.

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Burn it down

ADRENALINE RUSH BURN IT DOWN! 1000 RUNS down his favorite hill, Tuna Canyon, in L.A.

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Longboarding at full speed on the Sierra Nevada asphalt switchback—James Kelly during the “Burn it Down” shoot

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Squealing wheels and scorching asphalt: James Kelly—alias “The American Dream”—is one of the world’s wildest longboarders.

The 25-year-old Californian easily reaches speeds of up to 100 kilometres an hour and more on his longboard. We met up with the talented athlete in Munich.

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When did you start longboarding?

I was 14. I’ve skateboarded all my life, but I really got passionate about skateboarding when I picked up a longboard.

What’s been your biggest success on the board?

I was 2012 IGSA World Champion. In 2008 when I was 18 I got second at the World Championship.

Another cool race was this race in Brazil where the top-speed is 70 miles an hour—something like 115-120 kilometres an hour. I ended up in 6th place, which I was proud of, being there for the first time.

What do you like most about longboarding?

Competitions are one side of things. But the thing about longboarding that’s super cool is that you can do it on a hill, and you can go down the hill with your friends around you—so you’re going down, you’re skating, you’re always sharing the same experiences. That’s the finest part about it.

And I can see the world through my skateboard!

Being able to meet people and live like that through like your passion, through something you love so much, is really lucky!

Do you ever get scared on the board while going down at full speed?

Being able to go down a mountain at 50 miles an hour and feeling comfortable and calm is a very cool feeling, because your adrenaline is rushing, but you still feel in control. Sometimes you push it a little too hard and I think that’s something captured in the “Burn it Down” video. I was really excited and I really pushed myself to the limit and we caught it on camera and that’s how we got a crash like that.

Is there a road that you wouldn’t dare skate down on your board?

No, I don’t think so. Back when we were first skating in 2008/2009 when the sport was a lot younger, me and my friends would always go to places where other people would say, “Hey, we’ve got this cool hill but you can’t skate it.”

And we would say, “Oh, we gotta go! Bring it on!”

How many different boards do you ride in a season?

Usually I have three boards I’m skating with all the time. I have my downhill board for skating miles. Then I have my short board for skating

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J am e s K e lly is the winner of the International Gravity Sports Association World Championship and the Angie’s Curves Downhill World Cup in California, among others

bowls and in parks and a cruiser board with soft wheels. You know, I skate it all, I skate everything, but my passion and my skill is definitely the longboard.

How many slide gloves do you get through each month/week/day?

(Laughs) It depends on what you’re skating.

Usually they last about 2 months or so. But the wheels, they get worked more than anything.

So there are some roads where you have to change a set of wheels after two runs, because you did so much sliding.

How many serious crashes have you had?

Honestly I’ve been really lucky. The “Burn it Down” crash—I think that was probably one of the worst crashes I’ve ever been in. I hit a car before while filming, that was a really bad crash—that was back in 2011, but I’ve never broken any bones.

Do you have any special advice for a newcomer trying to get into downhill boarding for the first time?

Learn how to slow down first. Before you go fast you have to learn how to control your speed.

Other than that, get slide gloves.

Could you ever imagine having a 9-to-5 office job?

(Laughs) I’ve tried to put myself in those shoes a couple of times. Now I’m 25. It´s hard to imagine, but hopefully I could do it in skateboarding shoes.

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M a s t e r s of Slack

DANCING ON THE SLACKLINE

It’s easy to hide in the woods in Estonia because half of the country is covered with forest. Years ago, after World War II, these woods were the perfect refuge for the Forest Brothers, Estonian partisans fighting Soviet rule. Today, the woods serve as training grounds for Estonia’s biggest export since Skype: Jaan Roose. He has all the space he needs in these woods to come up with new tricks and perfect them on the slacklines he’s run between the trees. No matter whether summer or winter, but definitely not before noon.

It’s almost as if Jaan wants to stay out of sight, though he has nothing to hide. The 23-year-old is one of the best trickliners in the world. Yet he’s modest about his achievements. He’s almost embarrassed by the fact that there’s a trick named after him. For Jaan, competitions aren’t just about the trophy; he’s more concerned about staving off boredom—both his own and the audience’s. “Sure, winning's better than losing.

But for me it’s really about the show. I like how people react when they see my tricks.”

In 2012 he got the chance to show the whole world just how impressive his slackline talent is. “I was asked to go on world tour with Madonna. Back then I was still studying and my slackline technique was really sharp.

EST O NI A The small country on the Baltic Sea is home to some of the toughest slackliners. They’ll train no matter what—ignoring bad weather and pain.

Like Andy Lewis used to say: “Who knows … maybe they raise their kids with wolves.”

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And I didn’t have anything planned for that year.”

Andy Lewis got the same offer—and turned it down.

But Jaan saw it as an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel around the world for seven months and perform on the world’s biggest stages at 88 concerts from Tel Aviv to Córdoba. Practice for the show started four months before the tour went on the road: slacklining, dancing, parkour—from first thing in the morning until late at night, six days a week. “Madonna had a bunch of choreographers,” Jaan says, “I was just in charge of the slacklining parts. But of course she always had the last word. She would On my second look at what you’d come competition I was up with and if she liked it, then ok. If not, you’d knocked out by have to start all over Andy Lewis in the again. It happened three first round. I didn’t times.” Madonna’s standfeel bad about it. ards were very high, but It was an honour to even she was impressed by how hard Jaan worked compete against him. on his choreography. She Jaan Roose nicknamed him “The Machine” and he taught her how to slackline.

Just a few years earlier he wouldn’t have even dared to dream of all this. As a teenager, Jaan had to ride his bike 20 kilometres when he wanted to meet up with his friends. Back then he didn’t even know what a slackline was. It was all about parkour for him and his friends—until Jaan watched a slackline clip on YouTube for the first time in 2010. “It was a slackline competition. I remember that Andy Lewis was there and that he landed on his face trying to do a double backflip.

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In just five years estonian Jaan Roose has become one of the best trickliners in the world. He’s not much of a talker, but he doesn’t need many words to prove who’s the boss on the slackline.

M a s t e r s O f Slack

J aa n Roo s e was born in 1992. He’s currently living in Setomaa in the south east of Estonia. In 2010 he discovered his slacklining talent. His favorite discipline is tricklining but he’s also interested in weird records: In January 2015 he managed to land 109 front flips in a row on the slackline — in 26 minutes.

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Role model: Although Andy Lewis has been a huge inspiration for Jaan the Estonian has choosen a different path.

I’d never seen anything like it. I just thought, wow! I want to do that, too! But back then I couldn’t afford a slackline.” Still, he had the chance to balance on his first slackline at a parkour event that he and his friends organised. He was a natural talent. His knees stopped shaking after just half an hour.

Everything And because Jaan tried to do his first backflip that same is hard before evening, someone gave him a it’s easy. slackline.

Jaan Roose Jaan’s mind has been set on slacklining ever since. He usually comes away with a few bruises, but so far he hasn’t broken any bones.

He used to train eight hours a day, but now he allows himself time to relax. His body needs time to recover. But you have to train regularly if you want to stay on top of the game. Was it easier to develop new tricks in the early days of the sport? Jaan doesn’t believe so. “The level was lower in general. The hardest tricks today will seem like basics in five years. People sometimes work by themselves for months on a new trick. And as soon as the first person lands it, it gets easy for everyone else. All you have to do is watch the video in slow motion and copy the movements.”

Would the sport have progressed so fast without YouTube? Hardly.

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best slackliners and even workouts on the slackline developed by physio specialists help you improve your strength and coordination.

Anyone can learn to balance with this tutorials. Connect with the open minded slackline family from all over the world!

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la r É u n i o n – A d v e r t o r i al

VOLCANO HOTSPOT PURE NATURE ON LA RÉUNION

The volcanic island of La Réunion, the French overseas territory in the Indian Ocean, covers 2,500 square kilometres and, thanks to its varied landscape, is considered to be one of the last adventure playgrounds on earth.

Mountain bikers, climbers, paragliders and canyoning and hiking enthusiasts can still come here to forge their own paths into the wild, untamed outdoors. With lush vegetation, tamarind forests, wild orchids and tropical ravines, the three valley basins, Mafate, Salazie and Cilaos, provide an extreme contrast to the volcanic landscape’s barren scenery. From the coral reefs along the coast to Piton de Neiges, the highest mountain in the Indian Ocean—a 3,000-metre difference in altitude with a landscape that is constantly changing: lava fields dot vast plateaus and bare mountaintops drop down into green valleys populated with steep waterfalls.

One of the island’s highlights is the last active volcano, Piton de la Fournaise (2,631 metres). Its eruptions are among the world’s most impressive natural phenomena—but they’re completely safe. Over time as the lava flows make their way to the sea, they carve out huge underground galleries, caves and tunnels— most recently during the eruption in August 2015.

Cavers and volcanologists have been exploring these volcanic tunnels for years, but the hidden treasures of Piton de la Fournaise aren’t restricted to researchers.

Volcano lovers can take guided cave tours to explore the tunnels themselves. But don’t underestimate the winding labyrinth. A tour can take up to seven hours!

UNESCO has recognized the unique, special quality of the volcanic landscapes, valleys basins and plateaus of the island of La Réunion and named the island a World Heritage Site. 42% of the island is protected national park.

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La Réunion is one of the last paradises. It’s hidden in the Indian Ocean right between Madagascar and Mauritius.

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The volcanic island of La Réunion with its rugged interior landscape and lagoons on the west coast offers countless possibilities for an exciting outdoor vacation.

O UTD O O R A G A INST C A N C ER

Outdoor Against Cancer

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Can you be sick but stay active? Of course, says Petra Thaller.

With her “Outdoor Against Cancer” initiative, Petra Thaller, who herself has cancer, hopes to motivate people to get outside, do outdoor sports and enjoy nature with their friends.

“Don’t go to the movies. Don’t take the underground. can improve their chances of getting better if they do Avoid crowded indoor spaces.” That was the advice sports during chemotherapy. Because Petra Thaller that Petra Thaller’s doctor gave her when he told her saw firsthand that it works, she decided to share her she had cancer. But she didn’t want to completely cut experience with others and launched the “Outdoor against Cancer” project. “The herself off from the rest of the bad thing about cancer is that world and devote her entire life people hide themselves away,” to fighting the disease alone. she says. “That’s why you need She wanted to get out and go to get outdoors. Go outside. skiing despite chemotherapy or Spend some time somewhere just go for a run along the Isar you’ve never been before.” She River. And she realized, “I can wants people to meet new actually go on living just like I friends, spend time with old did before.” It was ok to do ones and stay active. “A lot of sports, even if she sometimes rehabilitation efforts aren’t exfelt like she was running with tensive enough. It takes more the handbrake on. She never than just one ski trip.” That’s lost sight of the goal of her ten why the first “Outdoor Against month treatment: to get better.

Cancer” programs are going to And with small steps she got launch in autumn 2015 under closer to that goal. “I ran reguthe slogan #stayfitgethealthy: larly along the Isar. At some P e t r a T h all e r ( 5 2 ) snowshoeing, skiing, hiking, cypoints I had to walk because is editor in chief of MOUNTAINS4U cling, climbing—for cancer paI just couldn’t run anymore. I tablet magazine. She hosts sports tients and their friends and made a deal with my two kids programs on RTL and SAT1 and has been involved with outdoor and family. “Thanks to the support that they were allowed to push mountain sports topics for more than of sponsor funding, these prome out the door even if I was 30 years. She started her own grammes will also be available having a bad day. And that’s excompany two years ago and launched to people who otherwise actly what they did.” The treatthe “Outdoor against Cancer” programme in March 2015. wouldn’t be able to afford ment involved eight cycles with them,” says Petra Thaller. The a three-week break in between. program is also going to inPetra Thaller noticed how her strength and motivation disappeared in three-week in- clude urban sports. She’s already collaborating with tervals. But she also noticed how they returned. “Be- the people who run the 4Fcircles Outdoor Fitness Stufore the next round of chemo began I was able to run 12 dios with 500 studios in Germany. Her dream is to build kilometres again without a problem. That’s when I real- the first “Outdoor against Cancer” house in the mounized that being outdoors is just amazing.” She began to tains sometime in the next three years... Petra Thaller delve deeper into the topic. More than 2,000 studies has a lot of plans. But she’s not worried. “Making other have already been conducted on the topic of sports people strong makes you strong, too.” and cancer. But many patients don’t know that they www.outdooragainstcancer.de

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Brandon Semenuk: “Compared to a contest run I’d say it’s pretty similar. It’s like the judges say you killed it. But instead of judges it is filmmakers saying they nailed the shot. It was a cool feeling and a crazy experience.”

un‰eal The One Shot — Fully in the Flow “At first we started to joke around and then we were like: We could actually make that happen.” Darcy Wittenburg­— Co-Producer and director of un‰eal.

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the route Glaciers, bears, horses— the film co-produced by Teton Gravity Research and Anthill Films touches on many surreal aspects of mountain biking. But one segment stands out because of its sheer elegance. The One Shot with Brandon Semenuk is a first-class understatement.

The scenery? Blue sky, green hills, so beautiful that you might think Peter Jackson was involved.

And in their midst a lonely track down which a lone rider in black and gray rides. But all of that, which seems so smooth and simple on the screen, was actually the most complicated shoot in the history of mountain biking film.

“We wanted to capture the essence of the mountain bike,” explains director Darcy Wittenburg. That’s why the filmmakers didn’t cut the segment out of 30 to 40 different shots like they typically would, but shot it in a single take. But they needed a tight plan to really be able to portray the rider’s feelings, his flow. Brandon Semenuk and the film crew had to be in perfect sync for exactly 2 minutes and 13 seconds.

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Helmets on!

Go with the flow!

Backflipbarspin to no hand

Road for camera Pickup

Here’s where the road crosses the track: timing is crucial!

Brandon changes from slopestyle bike to his downhill fully

After 2 minutes and 13 seconds Brandon ends his run with 13 meter jump

Brandon Semenuk THE RIDER When it comes to capturing a hell of a run on a custom-made slopestyle course in one take on the first run, you’d be hard pressed to find a better rider than Brandon Semenuk, probably the best dirt biker in the world —even if he was a little under par on the day of the shoot, having injured his wrist.

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The Crew

The crew left to right: Adam Billinghurst (Builder), Darren McCullough (Cinematographer), Brandon Semenuk (Rider), Colin Jones (Cinematographer), Darcy Wittenburg (Director), Kyle Jameson (Builder), Jeff Herbertson (Builder)

Da r cy W i t t e n b u r g DRIVER & DIRE C T O R What were you thinking during the shoot?

I concentrated entirely on the markers the pick-up needed to reach by a certain point during the One Shot. All I could think about was the exact speed and reaching the next marker in time. Near the end I was getting more and more nervous because the consequences of one of us making a mistake became more serious the closer we got to the end of the run.

What was your biggest fear during the One Shot?

Most of the time our biggest fears are about things that we can’t control ourselves.

Number One: I was scared

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that Brandon would get hurt.

But what was also important was everything that could have ruined the shoot: wind, rain, problems with the power supply of the GSS system or a mistake during filming like severe camera shaking.

What’s your greatest fantasy when it comes to mountain biking?

I can’t tell you because it will probably an idea for my next mountain bike film!

B r i a n W u lf C i n e ma t o g r ap h e r What was the challenge for you?

The film crew had to be as good as Semenuk’s bike performance. We had to work as perfectly as possible to keep up with his level of skills.

Of course these are two different disciplines but if we’re combining them we can reach a new level.

Da r r e n M c C u llo u g h C am e r a A s s i s t a n t & F oc u s P u ll e r How does it feel to be on a shoot like this?

Even with all the tools and planning in place this is still something we’ve never done before. Everyone feels the pressure.

C ol i n J o n e s C oo r d i n a t i o n He had to stay on top of everything. Without his accurate observations and commands the team would have not been able to work together.

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It took them an entire month to prepare the shoot. For at least three weeks they were moving dirt. To make sure all that hard work didn’t go to waste, the crew had to work together in perfect harmony for 2 minutes and 13 seconds.

The cinematic challenge …

O NE SH O T The ONE SHOT was filmed as a single shot. That means that the camera followed the mountain biker for 2 minutes and 13 seconds —without any cuts. And what’s really hard to believe is that they got the shot in just one take!

P RE P A R A TI O NS The crew shovelled, dug and smoothed Brandon Semenuk’s trail, which wound its way picturesquely down the lush, green hills of California. The team levelled an extra track running parallel to the bike trail for the camera, which was attached to the bed of a pick-up truck.

C A M ER A A GSS C520 camera system, which was originally developed for aerial shots, was used for the shoot. The camera got its power from a 2-liter gas generator set up on the bed of the pick-up.

C A M ER A W O R K It wasn’t easy for cameraman Brian Wulf, who used a monitor to control the camera from the back seat of the truck, to keep Brandon in the frame during his high-speed downhill ride.

Maximum concentration was also required of his assistant and focus puller, Darren McCullough, who had to make sure the picture was in focus.

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TI M ING Coordinator Colin Jones kept an eye on Brandon Semenuk’s position on the trail from the passenger seat of the camera pick-up and gave precise instructions about when the driver—director Darcy Wittenburg—should speed up or slow down to keep crew and mountain biker in perfect sync.

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... and other problems WIND The wind on the Pacific coast is not exactly what you want in the middle of a backflip no-hander!

Airtime during heavy winds is too dangerous and the winds delayed the shoot preparations by several days.

C O WS ! ! destroyed part of the track one night.

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R A IN often didn’t give Brandon the chance to train and learn the course.

C A L I F O RNI A N P R O P ERT Y O WNERS took some convincing to let the crew use their land as a mountain bike fun park.

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G O RE - TE X ® – A DVERT O RI A L

Stefan Glowacz visits the Gore factory in China Modern China: GORE-TEX® production facilities set the bar for environmental protection and social standards.

Made in China: a stigma or a mark of quality? However you look at it, times are changing. China is no longer just a country with cheap manufacturing, and in some sectors, often in conjunction with American or European companies, East Asia is even a technology leader.

One example of this is W.L. Gore & Associates (Gore), the membrane and textile specialists known for their GORE-TEX® material. Gore produces its high-tech laminates in five production facilities around the world: in the USA, Scotland, Germany, Japan, and Shenzhen, China. Yet regardless of the location, Gore’s quality, environmental and safety standards, and social conditions are the same for all of its products and manufac-

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turing sites. That is an absolute must if Gore wishes to continue making its high-quality products around the world while maintaining its longstanding company philosophy.

The Shenzhen site is Gore’s latest factory. Built in 2002, it was the company’s second manufacturing plant for GORE functional textiles to be certified (in 2013) according to the International Environmental Management Standard ISO 14001. And, like all other GORE-TEX® factories, the bluedesign® standard was introduced at the one in China as well. bluedesign® is one of the most stringent and comprehensive environmental and safety protection standards in the textiles

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Cold or warm Adventurer and professional climber Stefan Glowacz can rely on GORE-TEX® products in every condition.

The Shenzhen Futian Environmental Protection Bureau (EPB) invited the renowned mountaineer along with Bernhard Kiehl, director of Gore’s sustainability program, to discuss environmental challenges in the Shenzhen region. In 2013, Gore received an award from the EPB for its pioneering position on environmental, safety and social standards—an accolade that has made them a role model for the local textile industry. For Gore, Shenzhen offers another major advantage as well: Many of the its most important customers for GORE-TEX® products, including Arc’teryx, Mammut and The North Face, also manu­ facture products in the modern textile factories of southern China. This proximity allows direct contact with customers, access to local markets and short transport distances from the Gore factory to other manufacturing facilities, a boon for everyone involved as well as for the environment.

Made in China: It’s neither bad and nor Being a role model Its manufacturing process good. It’s the company’s and working conditions philosophy that determake Shenzhen a pioneer mines its approach to for the textile industry in China. manufacturing.

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industry. It is something of which Gore is proud.

Several months ago, extreme climber and adventurer Stefan Glowacz combined his expedition to Borneo with a quick stopover in Shenzhen.

The climber has been sponsored by Gore for many years and, as a result, is often involved in the product development process. As a real “outdoorsman” and mountaineering expert he knows his way around gear and is not afraid to speak his mind with sponsors.

After visiting the Gore factory in Putzbrunn, Munich in February 2014, Glowacz had a look at the manufacturing and working conditions at the facility in China.

This gave him an idea of the capabilities and possibilities of the industry there: “Shenzhen is a booming technology city just a stone’s throw from Hong Kong.

Here you compete with the best, which has positive effects not only on product quality but also on the environment. Standards at Gore are always high, but they are very high here in general too, and the authorities see the necessity as well as the opportunities of solid planning, strict rules and a favorable attitude from the general public.”

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super speed AN INTERVIEW WITH DANI ARNOLD 150 years after the first Matterhorn ascent, Swiss speed climber Dani Arnold accomplished an amazing feat: climbing solo up the legendary north face without any protection in an incredible 1 hour and 46 minutes.

At the summit of the Matterhorn: On April 22, 2015, Dani Arnold broke the speed record by a solid 20 minutes.

What got you interested in speed climbing?

Early on I went out with a friend and realized that I really loved climbing fast. Then I started thinking, if I wasn’t climbing with a partner, losing time to secure the rope, I could climb a lot faster …

What fascinates you about climbing a mountain as fast as you can?

When you speed climb you get into a really cool rhythm. Suddenly everything just works. And usually you aren’t carrying much gear. It’s not the same as flying but it just feels incredibly good.

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What does it take to be a successful speed climber?

There are certain basic requirements. You have to master the technical difficulties of climbing and you have to be in shape to even be able to climb mountains that fast. But the key to it all is in your mind. You need to have the self-confidence and the ability to make clear decisions in tricky situations.

What equipment do you usually take with you?

At the Eiger North Face I had a harness and a rope. For a project like that you can never plan for everything. There’s always the chance that some-

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thing unexpected will happen and I just wanted to be sure that I could get back down on my own and rappel. But when I climbed Crack Baby—one of the ice routes on Kandersteg—I didn’t take anything. I didn’t have a rope, a harness or ice screws, because I knew I wouldn’t need them on that route.

What made you pick the Matterhorn for your most recent speed record? Did it have anything to do with the 150-year anniversary of the first ascent?

(Laughs) You might think that, looking at the date, but that wasn’t the most important thing to me.

I had a lot of work going on during the winter and spring, so I figured I wouldn’t be in good enough shape from so much sitting around in the office.

Then I realized that I was almost in better shape than I would have been if I’d been climbing all winter …

You weren’t feeling very well at the start of your Matterhorn climb. But you kept on climbing …

The reason I hit a low at the start was because I had already been up at the top two days before to check everything out. It was a really hard day. There was a lot of snow, we had to do a lot of tracking and I hadn’t fully recovered. I wasn’t really feeling it at the beginning. Then I set a small goal for myself.

I told myself I would only go to the first challenging spot on the face and You need to have if it didn’t get better, I’d turn around. All of a sudthe self-confidence den the route changed and the ability to from pretty strenuous make clear decisions. snow to glare ice and I Dani Arnold realized, hey, this is actually working quite well.

Let’s go full speed ahead!

Looking back you said that you would have been faster if the start on the Matterhorn hadn’t been so rough. Want to try it again?

(Laughs) No, I think things are good right now. But it does boost my self-confidence because I know that, hey, the beginning was really bad and I really felt sick. Next time, if I have a great day, I’ll do even better.

How are things between you and Ueli Steck?

You’ve beaten his record on the Eiger North Face and on the Matterhorn …

That’s something that’s often misunderstood. Sure, I’m familiar with other climbers’ times—especially Ueli Steck’s—and I know how I need to climb to

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Life “on speed”: Ever since his victory on the Eiger North Face in 2011, Dani Arnold has been breaking one speed record after the other.

beat those times. But for me personally, it’s really about challenging myself. It’s like a game in the sense of can I do it or not? As soon as there is any pressure from outside, that’s when it gets really dangerous.

How risky is speed climbing up challenging routes?

One way to justify it is to say that you don’t spend as much time in the dangerous spots, but I’m very aware that it’s incredibly dangerous. You can’t have anything go wrong when you don’t have a rope.

Are you someone who can turn around or do you sometimes push past your limits?

I kept going on the Matterhorn because the lower part is really flat—which means it wouldn’t have been a big deal to go back down. But if something isn’t working out—and that usually doesn’t mean objective dangers like rock fall or avalanches, but more like a gut feeling that tells me something’s wrong—I might turn around sooner than other people would.

Are you constantly “on speed” in your private life as well?

Not at all. I still work as a mountain guide and on the job it’s extremely important to me that everyone has enough time to truly enjoy the surroundings. But when it comes to my private life, I have to admit, that I’m pretty patient, but my patience runs out eventually, if something doesn’t happen fast enough (laughs).

Can you even imagine your life without the mountains?

Based on the type of person I am, I’d have to find other goals. But to be honest, right now I couldn’t imagine it at all.

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Z EISS – A DVERT O RI A L

Outdoor pros never go without: ZEISS binoculars, a must-carry for Dani Arnold and Stefan Glowacz

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their ZEISS binoculars a must-have. „Only by going alone in silence, with­ And the developers at ZEISS work out baggage, can one truly get into tirelessly to keep the optical quality the heart of the wilderness.“ John extremely high and the weight low.

Muir, the legendary father of the American national park movement, Even lighter: once wrote this about what motiTERR A P ock e t On the mountain and while The ZEISS TERRA ED line vated him. He would have been very trekking every ounce counts: Inspired by athletes like Dani Arnold critical of the urge that people toWeighing in at only 310 grams and Stefan Glowacz—and of course day have to take a selfie in front of and equipped with ED glass, the new TERRA ED Pocket by their own outdoor experience— every place of natural beauty. Being

by ZEISS provides optical the developers at ZEISS—have right there, experiencing the un­ precision that enhances every come up with a product line that usual, discovering something new— outdoor experience with combines high optical quality with that’s what motivates extreme outunique moments. very low weight, creating the perdoor enthusiasts like Stefan Glowacz fect binoculars for every outdoor and Dani Arnold, just like it does enthusiast. The result: The ZEISS people who want to spend their free time outdoors. And when these special moments TERRA series. The ZEISS TERRA ED Pocket was happen, ZEISS binoculars are usually close at hand. launched in July 2015, giving the world a binocular At ZEISS we have been developing optical instruments that weighs only 310 grams, is 111 by 115 millimeters in to help us discover the world’s secrets for more than size and provides optical precision that is unparalleled for its size. The field of view is extremely wide: 119 165 years. meters with the TERRA ED Pocket 8x25 and 97 meters Nature lovers have been bringing ZEISS binoculars and at a distance of 1,000 meters with the 10x25 model. spotting scopes with them as part of their basic equip- The images are amazing: sharp with incredibly rich ment for years. After all, it takes a binocular to truly details—even in difficult conditions. Thanks to an opercapture those unique moments and unforgettable ating temperature ranging from -20° to +63° Celsius, sights that you can only find out- waterproof casing and the ZEISS multi-layer coating, doors. And there’s a sense of the TERRA ED Pocket gives you amazing views even in safety in having an overview of conditions that both people and material find uncomDani Arnold is always your situation no matter where fortable. Their ergonomic construction and doublepushing the limits of you are, even with low visibility. hinge, open bridge design makes the binoculars easy mountaineering challenges.

But because of their weight, tra- to use on the mountain and in other terrains as well.

To explore rock faces and to find new climbing ditional binoculars don’t always Folded up, you can even fit the binoculars in your jacket routes he puts his trust make it onto the packing list of pocket, and you can’t beat the price of only EUR 299. in ZEISS. outdoor enthusiasts. With our You can find ZEISS binoculars at your outdoor or eyenew TERRA ED Pocket, ZEISS has wear specialist. developed binoculars that combine optimal optical performance within a lightweight The TERRA ED 32 and TERRA ED 42 binoculars aren’t design. If you don’t want to miss out on those unique quite as small but they pack more optical power. They moments, make these binoculars a must-carry part of offer a wider field of view and deliver bright, sharp images even in low-light situations. With these binocuyour outdoor equipment. lars you can capture especially intense views of flora and fauna and quickly pick out trails and tracks for You have to look ahead Professional outdoor enthusiasts like Stefan Glowacz challenging tours. and Dani Arnold can’t go without being able to see ahead. They need to know as much about the terrain as You can find more information on the latest ZEISS possible on their climbing expeditions. That makes outdoor binoculars here: http://outdoor.zeiss.com

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JOKKe FLies

Joakim Sommer is one of those guys who are literally living the dream. Pretty much everyone in human history has dreamed of flying but only a select handful have decided they’d had enough of dreaming and went for it.

Today, Jokke flies. And the world can’t stop watching.

The GoPro athlete has flown some of the most terrifyingly beautiful lines in the world —from the Tianmen Mountains in China, near the Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil and the Piton des Neiges volcano on the beautiful island of Réunion. His videos regularly get millions of views and it’s not surprising. The stunning landscapes and breathtaking illusion of soaring like a bird is an irresistible combination—it’s video magic.

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herO4 It’s the smallest, lightest, most convenient camera yet, featuring a rugged and waterproof design, easy one-button control, 1080p60 video and 8MP photos.

easier to use, with stunning image quality, videos out there are constantly improving. with the latest GoPro camera, the HERO4 Session, it just became even easier to take the world along on a ride, run, flight or even just a walk in the park, whatever you’re doing, wherever you’re going.

This is the lightest, most convenient GoPro camera yet and it’s perfect for guys like Jokke who can feel every gram of weight and wind resistance as they cut through the air and skim the world’s highest cliffs. waterproof, eliminating the need for a separate housing, with a smart Dual Mic system that captures enhanced audio in high winds; and half the size of its predecessor, the HERO4 Session is bound to become Jokke’s new favorite toy. It’s the perfect companion for every adventure.

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Photos: Joakim Sommer, GoPro

norwegian extreme sports athlete Joakim sommer likes to see the world from upside down. with his spectacular wingsuit flights he shows us the world from a totally new perspective.

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Best-OF int. OCeAn FiLM tOur vOLuMe 2 Four films from above and below the surface telling the tales of people that love and protect our blue planet: And Then we Swam, The Crystal Labyrinth, Attractive Distractions, (R)evolution. Duration: 95 minuten + 17 minuten of bonus material. Language: English. Subtitles: German, French, Italian www.oceanfilmtour.com/shop

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3 MINUTEs with Tamara Lunger Talking about Tamara, Simone Moro says, “She just doesn’t have the software for the city.” But Tamara knows how to get the most out of the mountains­­­— despite her knee problems. She tells us about how she gets strength from her fear, finds inner peace even without sports and about her mother’s words of wisdom.

( NOT) AFRAID OF MEN

As a little kid I was afraid of every new toy. And of men! It could be that this fear even influenced my athletic career. Maybe I thought I had to be strong so that I wouldn’t need to be afraid of them anymore.

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Now I don’t see a difference on the mountain between the guys and myself. I want to perform just like they do; I want the same responsibility. Men aren’t my competition. I am.

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Photos: Franz Faltermaier for E.O.F.T.

INNER PEACE

Qigong helps me stay calm and find my inner peace.

I feel balanced, even if I’m not allowed or able to do sports so intensely, like right now. At times like these, I need it to make up a little bit for the homesickness

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I feel for the mountains. I’ve been having problems with my knees for 15 years. If I don’t stop now and let the inflammation heal and subside, the future won’t be so bright.

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WHO KNOWS WHAT IT’S GOOD FOR

My mother always said, “Who knows what it’s good for?” This motto stayed with me throughout my childhood. You never know why something happens. Maybe you’ll find out at some point, maybe not. But there’s

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this higher power that only wants the best for your life.

At least I strongly believe that I’m going to get what’s best for my life. Even if it’s not always nice, it’s what I need right then. That’s how I try to look at it.

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The outer material is extremely lightweight but also very durable and its technical features leave nothing to be desired when every gram counts.

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Not only is the all-new BMW X1 spacious and functional, the optional BMW Head-Up Display and the intelligent BMW xDrive all-wheel drive system takes you anywhere, anytime. The all-new BMW X1 – a fascinating form of freedom. Get in touch with your BMW dealer and at www.bmw.com/X1

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