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Adam Ondra

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Emily Harrington

One of the strongest climbers of all time, Adam Ondra is an entity in himself, a certainty of the present and a dream for the future.

A trip to Pakistan with just one mission: after having had so much in life, you have to give back.

Success can be achieved only when you are willing to fail: this awareness allowed her to move forward and not give up.

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We are exchanging our happiness for comfort. It's a fact. And as existence has become smoother over time, happiness has diminished.

a materialistic society in which we are just small parts a huge machine. A market-based machine.

But among these improvements in quality of life, average happiness is decreasing. A gradual long-term decline. And what can be the explanations for this paradox? Are people not informed about the progress? Are they failing to perceive it over the decades? Or are we are taking into account the wrong parameters? The suspicion is that all three hypotheses may be valid.

Marketing experts know that knowing your brain chemistry, they will probably be able to sell you something, whether you need it or not. But we can resist this attraction. To prevent the forces of modern life from ruining our happiness we must change the choices we make with our resources.

We do not get happier as our society gets richer, because we chase the wrong things. The things we buy promise to make us more attractive and entertained, social media promises to keep us connected, but none of this brings deep and lasting satisfaction. Moreover, the idea that consumption does not lead to happiness is a pillar of many philosophical traditions (and many religions too). Arguably, Marx's greatest insight came from his theory about alienation, a feeling that comes from being part of

Happy lives are those with strong family ties, close friendships, romantic lives full of lived experiences. The world encourages us to love things and to use people. But we should really reverse this way of thinking.

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This machine promised us we will be happy thanks to the next pay raise, the next gadget to show, the next sip of some new drink. In his book "The Happiness Fantasy" Professor Carl Cederström says that companies and advertisers who have promised us satisfaction have instead led people into a wild rush to produce and consume without joy. Material comforts increased dramatically, without giving meaning to life. Empty consumerism is one of the traditional explanations of our modern condition, facilitated by something relatively new: technology. A revolution that has granted us knowledge with just a simple click, the ability to become famous to strangers, to have the object of desire at home in a few days.

Let’s take the United States, for example. A nation that represents 23% of world’s GDP. The new houses today are 90 square meters larger than in 1973 and the living space per person, on average, has almost doubled. The number of Americans using the Internet has increased from 52 to 90% over the past 20 years. The percentage using social media has grown from 5 to 72%.

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SAVE TH E DUCK TOG E TH E R WITH M É DECINS SANS FRONTIÈ RES Save The Duck, a brand specialized in 100% animal-free and cruelty free outerwear, on the occasion of Green Friday, the ethical version of the famous shopping event, decided to support Doctors Without Borders by contributing to the purchase of protective kits for medical and health personnel. During the day of November 27th, 50% of the proceeds of e-commerce and physical stores were donated to MSF which in this particular historical moment made itself available to the national health authorities and worked to protect hospitals and health workers from risk of contagion, but also has also launched a series of important activities to strengthen medicine in the area and avoid the saturation of the hospitals.

F E R R I N O P R E S E N T S I T S N E W D I G I TA L H I S T O R I C A L A R C H I V E In 2020 Ferrino turned 150: a long history made up of people, passion, products, Alpine achievements, explorations and adventures that seemed impossible and that instead have become reality. Ferrino therefore wanted to give itself a Digital Archive, a tool capable of cataloging and sharing all the memories, anecdotes and testimonies of the brand, to create a future memory. A strategic structure for the company, able to make its history accessible, digital, catalogable and easily usable. A veritable inexhaustible mine of stories that reflect not only the history of Ferrino, but also the customs of an entire society and its relationship with the outdoors and exploration over the course of a century and a half of history.

S O M E STO R I E S : T H E B O O K O F T H E FO U N D E R O F PATAG O N I A After the success of “Let my people go surfing”, halfway between an autobiography and a responsible business manual, "Some Stories”, published in Italian by Ediciclo Editore on November 19th, is signed by Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, who made his passion for outdoor sports a company of success specialized in the production of technical sports garments and accessories with a very specific mission: “We are in business to save our planet”. The book tells what he has learned from articles and books, personal letters, poems and speeches. The result is a concentrate of Chouinard's thought and philosophy, his narrative ability and his sense of humor. An eclectic portrait of a unique life lived to the fullest.

THE OBERALP GROUP REVEALS THE DISTRIBUTION OF FALKE AND BURLINGTON In recent years, the Oberalp Group has increasingly established itself as a valid partner for the distribution and retail trade of sporting and fashion items. Today two other historic brands join the family. With Falke, a traditional brand but strongly oriented towards innovation for sportswear and leisure time, and Burlington, specialized in the production of high quality socks, Oberalp Group not only expands its sports portfolio, but also establishes itself in the fashion sector. The new partnership follows the Group's concept of success: a clear positioning, an independent marketing strategy tailored to the needs of individual brands and markets, as well as a flexible and efficient sales structure.

TH U LE STARTS A C O L AB W ITH E M E LI E FO R S B E RG Emelie Forsberg joins the Thule Crew, a group of selected ambassadors who perfectly embody the brand's values and share the passion of living an active life outdoor. Among them, the famous guide and mountaineer Apa Sherpa and the surfer Garrett McNamara. As an elite athlete, mother and worker, Emelie is a source of inspiration and a role model for the younger generation. "I am thrilled to be able to collaborate with Thule, as we share the same values regarding family and the environment" commented the athlete. "I have been using Thule products for a long time: the Glide 2 stroller allows me to spend precious time with my daughter while training or going for a walk in nature.”

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SALEWA SUPPORTS THE VAL DI FUNES SH E PH E RDS WITH G RE E N FRIDAY From 2018 Salewa has been turning Black Friday green, transforming it into a Green Friday. For the third consecutive year, the South Tyrolean brand of technical mountain products is relaunching its initiative for mountaineers who are aware of the indissoluble link between responsible consumption and protection of the mountain environment. All online purchases made on November 27th, in addition to having been discounted by 20%, will also contribute to a concrete environmental sustainability project: the renovation of the Kofel hut used in summer by the farmers of the Villnösser Brillenschaf, the famous "sheep with glasses" of Val di Funes, to which Salewa will donate an amount equivalent to 20% of all the online turnover of Green Friday.

ANNA FERRINO BECOMES THE NEW PRESIDENT OF ASSOSPORT Assosport, the national association of sporting goods manufacturers that brings together 120 Italian companies representing 300 brands, now has as president Anna Ferrino, born in 1962, and CEO of Ferrino, a company of tents and technical mountain items. "The era we are living in has forced sports companies to reinterpret their business model" said the new president. "But the difficult challenges launched by the pandemic must be seen as an opportunity for growth, a push to accelerate the path of modernization and digitization, research and innovation". Anna Ferrino becomes the first female president to lead the association, an important sign in this complex era we are living in.

B L AC K S H E E P FR I DAY: O RTOVOX U N CO NVE NTI O NAL B L AC K FR I DAY Swisswool black sheep are unconventional. Like every year on the occasion of Black Friday, Ortovox has in fact decided to close its online shop. And instead of implementing special promotions for the famous shopping weekend, it has decided to make a concrete contribution to nature. In groups of two, the employees of the brand took to the field and went into the nature near their home to collect plastic and various garbage. Taking responsibility and operating sustainably has always been a cornerstone of Ortovox's corporate philosophy, which since its creation has placed the protection of people, nature and animals at the center of its choices.

S E LVATI Q L AU N C H E S ITS N E W SO DAS MEDITERRANEAN COAST AND ALPINE FOREST Selvatiq was born from the meeting between Valeria Margherita Mosca, founder of Wood*ing wild Food Lab, a research laboratory using wild food for human nutrition, and Charles Lanthier, an entrepreneur expert in the launch of unconventional drinks. After the first line of Wild Nomadic Spirits (which includes a gin, a vermouth and a bitter), Selvatiq takes us to the wildest coasts of the Mediterranean and into the alpine forests. The result is two non-alcoholic drinks with new flavors, Mediterranean Coast, based on fig leaves and Alpine Forest, made of spruce. As the brand philosophy dictates, the new sodas are the realization of a revolutionary concept: to create a product that is the result of the real synergy between man and the environment.

NIKE PRESENTS THE NEW ACG COLLECTION: S U STAI N AB I LIT Y AN D PE R FO R M AN C E On November 12th, Nike presented the new Nike ACG collection, created to offer innovative solutions to support the outdoor and sustainability. The brand continues to renew its commitment with the Move to Zero project, with the aim of eliminating carbon emissions and the production of waste to protect the planet and promote a better future for sport. In fact, 85% of the collection contains more than 90% of recycled material. Nike ACG also wants to contribute to the ever-increasing adhesion of young people to the outdoors, as well as offering a wide range of products for women with garments that can be worn in any climatic condition, without neglecting innovation and style.

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Fjällräven pays homage to the legendary 1974 Expedition Down Jacket with a new collection of winter jackets that offer unparalleled protection. Pack Down Hoodie is a light and flexible down jacket, perfect as a midlayer under a shell jacket and easy to store in a backpack or in its own pocket. The 100% recycled nylon is filled with Down Promise certified traceable down and reinforced with synthetic insulation on the shoulders.

Carry Cap is an everyday bottle made of durable 18/8 stainless steel. The double-walled vacuum insulation keeps drinks cold or hot for hours without creating condensation and humidity on the outside. The powder coating guarantees greater resistance to corrosion while improving the grip. The universal cap (compatible with the Chute Mag, Pivot, Eddy, Hot Cap series) integrates a convenient carrying handle. It is available in the 600ml, 1L and 2L versions.

Banks Winter is Hanwag's new proposal for cold climates. A light and warm trekking boot, made of LWG Gold certified Nubuck leather and Gore-Tex Partelana, which combines maximum comfort and safety in support with essential features for the cold season. The insole with aluminum insert ensures warmth even in temperatures down to -15°C while the Vibram Icetrek sole gives optimal grip even in ice and frost conditions.

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Unlike gravity camp showers that need to be hung overhead and produce dismal water pressure, Helio LX rests securely on the ground and delivers the pressure you need to wash hair, do the dishes, rinse off gear, water your plants or wash the dog. The generous 22L tank pressurizes quickly via foot pump, allowing 7-10 minutes of continuous spray from a 2m long neoprene sprayer hose. And for the colder periods, you can fill the tank with hot water or let it gradually warm in the sun.

Drago LV is a new model from Scarpa's FW20/21 collection, recommended for both sport climbing and bouldering. The upper combines 7 pieces of microfiber and leather with non-overlapping seams. It has a wider rubber coating on the heel and toe, ideal for all hooking possibilities. It has a reduced vol-ume, an asymmetrical and arched shape for excellent sensitivity, Vibram XS Grip 2 sole. The PCB-tension system ensures maximum flexibility while maintaining the shape of the liner.

Inversion PrimaLoft Vest is an ideal thermal vest for ski mountaineering and especially designed for training and for autumn and spring excursions. Lightweight, seamless construction for a super clean and eco-friendly design thanks to the fabric made of recycled material. PrimaLoft Silver Active ThermoPlume padding and Vapovent ventilation technology with PrimaLoft Silver Insulation 100% Eco. Two front pockets with concealed zip.

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UN APRIPISTA E UN ESEMPIO DA SEGUIRE DA OLTRE 10 ANNI L’HAUTE ROUTE è considerato lo zaino da scialpinismo per eccellenza. Il suo design lineare, l’estrema maneggevolezza e l’ergonomia perfezionata nei minimi dettagli fanno del nuovo classico rivisitato uno zaino affidabile, versatile e confortevole, adatto sia per le uscite di scialpinismo di un giorno che per le traversate con gli sci. Scopri di più su ortovox.com

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Waterproof, windproof, breathable and made of three-layer Gore-Tex fabric with 100% recycled polyester fibers. The jacket, part of the new Nike ACG collection designed as a versatile layering system, is inspired by the Smith Rock park area, Oregon, used as a test bed for clothing testing. Not just a renewal of its commitment to the Move to Zero project, but a contribution to the ever-increasing participation of young people in the outdoor world.

Bird Buddy is a state-of-the-art bird feeder that offers a bite-sized daily connection. It alerts you of feathered visitors, shoots photos and organizes them in a fun mobile app. Through the camera and the microphone, the bird can also be identified by its appearance or sound, a bit like Shazam. Bird Buddy adds a cool tech aspect to birdwatching by capturing magical moments to share.

Get ready to respond quickly and safely in emergency situations. Leatherman's Skeletool RX features 7 specialized first aid tools, including a stainless steel serrated blade knife and a tungsten carbide glass breaker. It includes flat needlenose pliers, wire cutters, hard-wire cutters, Phillips 1-2 screwdriver, removable pocket clip and a carabiner/bottle opener. 142g x 10cm.

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Wherever you decide to ride, make sure to be visible. Varia UT800 projects a light beam that can be customized according to the conditions with 5 lighting modes: 800 lumens, 400 lumens, 200 lumens, day or night flash. When paired with the Edge device, the headlight automatically adjusts based on your speed and pedaling. The different modes allow you to optimize battery life from 1.5 hours up to 6 hours. IPX7 waterproof rating.

Advanced freeriding leather glove, part of Mammut's La Liste collection. Waterproofness and great protection against the cold guaranteed by the membrane with Gore-Tex Active technology and by the high quality PrimaLoft insulation. Preformed design that adapts to the natural shape of the hand, Grip Control on the palm for an optimized grip and protective padding on the back. Bemberg fleece lining and external seams for added comfort.

High-end crampon, in ultra-light stainless steel, ideal for ice and mixed climbing. The semi-rigid Pro version offers excellent comfort and precision with great weight savings. Its versatile design can be converted from dual to mono-point. The crampon is equipped with a dual-density ABS (Anti Balling System) inserts that prevent the formation of snow blocks between the toe and the heel. Low profile with micro-adjust heel lever for greater precision.

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The inimitable style of Junya Watanabe, a Japanese designer who grew up under the wing of Rei Kawakubo (Comme des Garcons), is characterized by a deep appreciation for workwear and military uni-forms. This can be seen in the FW20 collaboration with Canada Goose, as the embodiment of his mastery in reinventing the outdoor style. Cotton parka with goose down padding, flap pockets, camouflage lining and removable hood.

Ford partners with Filson to honor the Bronco's great legacy as an emergency vehicle for the United States Forest Service. The Wildland Fire Rig concept car is joined by a series of limited edition accessories, such as the iconic travel duffle in Rugged Twill finished with fine leather grips and durable brass hardware. 50% of the proceeds from this bag will be donated to the National Forest Foundation.

Salomon Advanced and another winning collab. The latest debut comes in co-branding with The Better Gift Shop in Toronto. Shelter is a versatile and durable hiker to be used in urban and outdoor environments. The olive shade on the upper recalls Forest 4 by the German artist Gerhard Richter's, while pastel accents on the lining and belt loops take inspiration from the Munstead angustifolia lavender plant.

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5 .WOOLRICH X AIMÉ LEON DORE CABLE CREWNECK SWEATER

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From concept store to real streetwear brand capable of many winning collaborations. Kith meets again the Italian craftsmanship of the Diemme Shoe Factory. After the variations on the silhouette of the Marmolada model in the 2019 collection, here is a reinterpretation of the Everest boot downgraded to a version for leisure in the city and in the mountains. A comfortable and protected walk guaranteed by a mix of suede and shearling. Personalized leather patch by Ronnie Fieg.

Woolrich unveils the third collaboration with Aimé Leon Dore, a New York brand founded in 2014 by Teddy Santis with an attitude to a simple and timeless style but with a strong message. The limited edition capsule includes historic Woolrich garments designed for winter and reinterpreted with contemporary colors. This crew neck sweater with cable pattern is made of pure wool and is finished with ribbed edges.

From Kentucky to Texas comes the perfect match for the current season and a nice gift for whiskey aficionados (or Yeti fans). This magnificent set, to show off to friends in front of the fire, includes: a 750ml bottle of Bulleit Bourbon Kentucky Straight Whiskey, with a bold and spicy character, a 375ml bottle of Bulleit 95 Rye Whiskey and a customized 10oz rambler to maintain the drink at the ideal temperature.

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9 . SLAM JAM X ASICS NOVABLAST SPS

Columbia has launched the fifth collaboration with Lucasfilm, a collection that celebrates the protagonists of the Star Wars galaxy in an unexpectedly new way. Among the garments, there’s this 3 in 1 jacket inspired by Din Djarin's armor. It features a softshell construction and a powerful Omni-Heat 3D heat reflective lining. It includes elements that true fans will appreciate, as well as several coded messages written in the language of the Mandalorian people.

Glacier National Park was the first national park to which Pendleton paid an homage, at the beginning of the 1900s in its collection dedicated to American natural monuments. This pure virgin wool blanket, created to celebrate the park's 100th anniversary, features the same motifs as back then, set against the rugged Rocky Mountains. Part of the proceeds go to the National Park Foundation to support restoration projects.

Novablast defines the last stage of the journey between Slam Jam and ASICS, which began with a series of efforts on the Gel-Lyte III models and continued experimentally with GelMai. A sneaker that reflects Slam Jam's attention to the dialogue between technology and lifestyle, showing off unconventional Pure Silver/ Black colors for a running shoe. The launch of the campaign, directed by Salvatore Caputo, celebrates the concepts of speed and movement.

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Primus Knit Wool gives your feet the freedom to breathe in any urban environment. The ankle insert, developed in collaboration with The Woolmark Company, combines Merino wool and Tencel in a knitted sock and finished on a leather upper and natural rubber sole. To be worn barefoot, all year round, to enhance the sensory response by taking advantage of an active fiber that reacts to changes in body temperature.

The famous London retailer, known worldwide for its luxurious hand-painted fabrics, has joined TNF for a women's collection consisting of 5 garments and a range of accessories. At the center of this capsule stands the Sierra Down jacket revisited in the patterns created by Liberty and characterized by a high technical feature that guarantees maximum warmth and comfort. The oversized cut is inspired by the original version launched by The North Face in 1968.

Packer, a historic boutique based in New Jersey, partnered with Adidas for a the first time ever. The silhouette chosen is the one of the Ultra 4D model which made its debut in early 2020. It combines the innovative molded midsole with the classic Primeknit upper of the Ultra Boost. The Packer team customized it in a palette of teal, blue, black and crimson red with soft pigskin inserts, welded overlapping details and a Nubuck heel band.

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˜ O S P R E Y: N E W H E M P P R O D U C T S IN THE ARCANE LINE For fall/winter 2020 Osprey presents Arcane Day and Arcane Roll Top in limited edition, made of natural hemp and characterized by durable metal components. These elegant, environmentally friendly backpacks are suitable for people with an active lifestyle looking for a contemporary aesthetic, intuitive features and cutting-edge materials. Hemp is one of the most sustainable materials on the market and its reputation as a durable and highly water resistant natural fiber is contributing to its rebirth. In addition to being a high-yielding and low-impact crop, it requires 50% less water than cotton, absorbs CO2 and releases oxygen into the atmosphere.

ELBEC IS NOW PLASTIC FREE Elbec, a Trentino company that produces technical garments in Merino wool, has decided to stop the use of non-biodegradable packaging, choosing a plastic free approach in its production phases. "The idea that the responsibility lies only with the consumer and not with companies is not acceptable" explains founder Federico Sordini. The materials used for the packaging come from renewable sources and are 100% recycled, recyclable and compostable. Same for the individual products, which are shipped inside a cardboard box, which is also recycled and recyclable and made with a special handmade folding system that does not use glue.

A FLASHMOB IN MARMOLADA TO PROTEST AGAINST NEW LIFTS Last November two groups of mountaineers met on the Marmolada to convey the following message: "let's stop the indiscriminate exploitation of the mountains, let's not build new ski lifts". The Carosello in

Marmolada project, with the connection of Passo Fedaia to Sass Bianchet, represents an environmental risk that cannot be ignored. “Just as Marmolada pioneered mass tourism with ski lifts 70 years ago, it can now go back to being the leader of a new model based on a longterm development logic that takes into account the enhancement of our cultural heritage, conservation and respect for the environment”.

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M A M M U T B E C O M E S PA R T N E R O F C L I M B A I D United by a common passion for climbing and mountain sports, Mammut has partnered with the non-profit organization ClimbAID. The aim? Allow refugees to discover the pleasure of climbing. This forward-looking cooperation will engage in the implementation of long-term humanitarian projects in Switzerland, Lebanon, Greece and other nations. Over the past four years, Beat Baggenstos, founder of ClimbAID, has witnessed the positive influence of climbing on individual development. As a partner, Mammut will provide technical gear, equipment and financial support. A unique opportunity to help create a bright future for these young people.

OUT OF THE BOX: O R T O V OX S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y I N S I G H T S 2 0 2 0 Behind every brand there is a vision. And behind every vision there are people who work to make it come true. The fifth Ortovox Social Report puts the spotlight on those people who, with the strength of their ideas, bring new impulses to the company. From the new packaging concept that will save, every year, three and a half tons of new plastic and 50% of plastic in the packaging of all the brand's t-shirts, up to immediate, transparent and personal communication to create trust and a sense of responsibility towards the interlocutor, till the maintenance of interpersonal and collaborative relationships in order to transmit the value of its products to all interested parties.

V I B RA M S O L E FAC TO R M O B I L E L A B : A GREENER FOOTPRINT Vibram Sole Factor Mobile Lab, the project dedicated to customizing the shoe through the application of a Vibram sole, closes 2020 with the last stage of the virtual tour. This occasion will bring the Vibram truck into the urban world, offering a customization service based on the new Vibram N-Oil compound, an innovative solution designed to offer a green alternative to the footwear world. The rubber is made of over 90% natural materials and the pigments used come 100% from plants and agricultural waste. A project that emphasizes the commitment to the implementation of innovative procedures in order to optimize its social and environmental impact.

S TAY W A R M , S TAY G R E E N W I T H M I L L E T ’ S R E CYC L E D D O W N JAC K E T S For the FW20/21 collection, Millet has decided to use insulating padding made from 100% recycled synthetic materials inside its down jackets. A choice in line with the Low Impact program, launched by Millet Mountain Group in 2014, which aims to minimize the environmental impact of the entire production process. The new range of synthetic jackets is characterized by recycled and certified fillings, which guarantee comfort and high performance: these garments in fact offer optimal warmth, before, during and after physical activities, even the most intense ones.

Ride, Protect & Share, these three words represent the essence of who we are: a snowboard, ski, surf, and outdoor clothing brand who, while not taking ourselves too seriously, still want to effect change. At a time when the textile industry is responsible for 8% of the world’s carbon emissions and where the con-sumer has developed a different buying consciousness, Picture aims to question the current practices of the outdoor and clothing industry. As an innovative company, we not only want to protect our own working environment, but also to do our part for a positive shift away from fossil fuels: controlling environmental impact and growth, changing con-ventional production models and promoting responsible purchasing behavior. By limiting CO2 emissions and offsetting the remaining emissions, we aim to contribute to climate neutrality.

Picture EXPEDITION line, technical and sustainable clothing designed for extreme expeditions:

The fantastic surprise of opening the curtains to discover that 60cm of fresh snow fell last night, looking for untracked slopes, exploring the highest peaks… We created the EXPEDITION Range to answer the call of exploration. For FW20, our most technical range now becomes the most sustainable ever too. With bio-sourced outer shells, Picture is leading the way on sustainable outerwear. Stay tuned, we’re planning even better for FW21!

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Dior Ski Capsule

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The House of Dior presents its first ever winter Ski Capsule collection. Designed by Kim Jones, Artistic Director of men’s collections, this line has been realized in close collaboration with some specialist brands in the sector. The new collection has been unveiled in a series of exclusive pop-up boutiques and pop-ins last November 6th in Shangai, New York and Osaka, and is now also available at the Cortina pop-up store located in the historic Franz Kraler boutique for the second year in a row. Thanks to an innovative technology combining different LEDs, patterns illuminate the spaces with a play of transparency and ethereal movement like hypnotic northern lights, green, purple and yellow designs that embellish these exceptional new showcases, accentuating the collection’s colors. Then brushed metal surfaces, transparent furniture and chrome detailing recreate a wintry, festive atmosphere with enchanting reflections evoking scintillating snow. These magnetic settings were intended to evoke the joyful and liberating sensations of the sport while revealing the new Dior collection consisting of skis, snowboards, clothing and accessories.

rable, that combines our unique savoir-faire with the best high technology in the ski world.” Kim Jones has in fact collaborated with some brands specialized in the sector such as the Japanese specialist Descente, the Swiss artisan specialized in ski equipment Ak Ski and POC, the Swedish company dedicated to sports and protective equipment.

“This Ski Capsule, the very first for Dior men, is the result of different creative incredible encounters such as with the best specialist brands Descente, AK Ski and POC” says Kim Jones, Artistic Director of men’s collections. “To bring them together in this special collaboration gave us the opportunity to present something exciting, desi-

The result of these collabs are a sportswear silhouette and accessories, these high-performance pieces combine leading-edge expertise and minimalist design for a touch of audacity. All this combined with the high performance guaranteed by performing garments and products and with the iconic Dior style. The result of these collabs are a sportswear silhouette and accessories, these high-performance pieces combine leading-edge expertise and minimalist design for a touch of audacity. All this combined with the high performance guaranteed by performing garments and products and with the iconic Dior style. Dior created jointly with the Japanese specialist Descente in a limited edition, a clothing line that ensembles designed for winter sports revisit Dior codes with refinement. Inspired by the vintage Japanese trends Kim Jones loves, they come in a palette of luminous colors. Sewn in environmentally responsible nylon and filled with ethically-sourced feathers, jackets in navy blue, yellow or purple feature the noteworthy characteristics of being both waterproof, ultra-light and insulating. Temperature regulation is ensured by an invisible and adjustable ventilation system in the back and arms. A specific tapping process evacuates the water, guaranteeing a strong impermeability. Benefitting from the same qualities, a version with removable sleeves completes the collection, along with a windbreaker. Lastly, the pants offer a streamlined cut ensuring flexibility and comfort, ideally adapted to the practice of skiing and snowboarding. Dior’s virtuos art of detail is reflected in the lining decorated with the Dior Oblique motif and the elegant, lasercut Dior logo that creates an elegant play on texture.

As a final surprise, there are helmets and goggles designed by POC, a Swedish company dedicated to sports and protective equipment, that enrich this capsule with an upscale touch. Specially developed for winter sports enthusiasts, the helmet combines infinite lightness and maximum protection, like the goggle, with its extra-wide field of vision and Clarity lenses perfect in the mountains. These singular creations, which also include gloves, a scarf and headbands designed by Dior, carry the promise of a relaxed attitude in all circumstances, whether on the slopes or on the sidelines, a celebration of an invigorating new way of life.

To complete these exceptional looks, the House partnered with Swiss artisans AK Ski to create a pair of skis and a snowboard. Available in two sizes, they are crafted from a unique wood and carbon alloy and feature high shock absorption capacity.

Summer of Frankie I'm at the hardware/agricultural checkout and I'm paying for a goat pen. The guy who hits the receipt looks at me a little stunned because my accent that doesn't match with the product I'm buying. In fact, I am a bit perplexed too, I never expected in my life to buy a pen-for-goats. But you know, life often takes us where we least expected. During the first lockdown I often found myself seeking relief from seclusion by spending time looking out of the small window of the attic where I live. And that's where it all began: observing from that window some goats grazing in the garden below the house. And so I noticed for the first time a small goat that did not walk like all the others do, it could not extend its front legs due to a congenital defect and therefore wandered around meadows and dry stone walls walking "on its elbows”. Starting to observe it for a few days and asking my neighbors Patrizia and Carlo (who recover abused animals or animals destined for slaughter) for information, I realized that apart from that defect in the legs the goat did not feel any pain or discomfort, indeed, it seemed not to care much about its disability, adapting to any situation.

What we have just experienced has been undoubtedly a strange summer of a year that was truly beyond imagination. All of us have been forced to change our habits and whatever plans we had in mind. Personally, I have never experienced such a static period in the last twenty years of my life. Yet in these months of pandemic, floods and life adaptations, this little goat has managed to make me "see" many more things by standing still than by walking around, as I am usually used to do. We have been dedicated part of our free time in recent months to understanding how to make the life of this goat, that we have called Frankie (diminutive of Frances), better. And so, my life partner Ale and I found ourselves carrying out research on joint defects in goats, studying any prostheses and contacting I don't know how many veterinarians. And, unfortunately, what emerged from these researches is that there are not many studies on the pathologies of animals considered as an "income" and above all that veterinarians specialized in this type of animal consider it superficial to intervene because, I’m going to quote one of them, “a goat costs 30€, just one x-ray would exceed its value. There is no point in treating it. Suppress it”.

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Fortunately for Frankie we tend not to get discouraged easily if we think that something is right and, after months of joint bandages and dressings, once the lockdown was over we were able to contact the Lodi Veterinary Hospital which, demonstrating great competence and desire to get involved (and for this I will never thank Dr. Antonio Boccardo and his staff enough), agreed to visit and operate on Frankie. And so we found ourselves leaving home for Lodi, with a goat in a van. And who would have ever thought that? Although recovery expectations were initially very low after a month of hospitalization at the University Hospital and while in the village it was rumored that we had "sent Frankie to the University", we were able to bring it back home where, even today, we are working on rehabilitation and reintegration into its flock. It has undoubtedly been a strange summer of a year that was truly beyond imagination. Yet Frankie made me understand that in some way the love for the outdoors also and above all passes through understanding and empathy for the natural and animal world in which we are surrounded and in which we live. It made me understand, even more, how often our system of values, based on a purely and limited human perspective, does not take into consideration other living beings except from the point of view of economic value, instead of valuing for themselves. It made me understand how much our desire to get involved for something that we believe it is right, even with all the hardships that it can entail, is the only way to undermine visions and approaches dictated by someone else and of which we often belong without even realizing it. We, as outdoor lovers, know how to get out of our comfort zone, think beyond the "limits" and undoubtedly we know how to imagine and trace new paths. What could happen if we tried to use all these qualities not only in open spaces but also to re-imagine a new system of natural and social relationships based on visions that these very spaces are teaching us? Good things could happen, in my opinion.

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Ode to Angus

To you, my brother, I dedicate these words that I let fly away free, like the life we spent together. All the memories instead, I’ll keep them with me, because this "we" is impossible to forget like love that, once passed, Is remembered with a melancholy smile of those who know how bitter the separation was.

The first time together I barely had a beard, That beard that is now becoming more and more grey. Yet I still feel free like the first times I lay down with you listening to the sounds of the night imagining the next adventures, feeling confident about how much everything was possible. We were together when we heard the bells ring kissing her for the first time. We were together the day the family got bigger, and you were there, once again, allowing us to learn to love someone we would have never imagined. Welcoming everyone, as always.

I’ve loved you even before I met you because in you I saw that freedom that I’ve always dreamed of. You have seen everything go by, inside and outside of you. Mountains, seas, dust, snow, sand, sunsets. Concerts, drinks, dinners and birthdays. And while the music mixed with love, and the tears mixed with rain, moments crystallized forever, without me even noticing. You supported my shaking during winter nights before epic splitboard days. You withstood my gasping for the oppressive summer heat hoping for some fresh air coming from the sea. Emotions mixed with snowboards, skis, climbing ropes, notebooks, dogs, boots, bicycles, books, friends, goats, furniture... How many times we moved, how many different places. How many meetings. How many emotions. We laughed, you and me. We screamed, we sang, we cried for friends who left without warning. You were there the first time I scolded my old man for real, and I realized that something had changed forever. I have mistreated you sometimes, I know. And I beg your pardon. Really. I'm sorry.

I don't become attached to things but I become attached to moments And you are a concentrate of unrepeatable moments good and bad. You are a part of my life that I am aware, it will never come back. But love is also knowing how to let go. Knowing how to let the other go when we are no longer able to love as much as we would like to. O my brother, letting you go was hard. Watching you go knowing you would never come back, it seemed impossible to me. Yet here I am, happy with what it was and without regrets. But I deceive myself that one day we will meet again and as old brothers we will spend time remembering the good times together. We will smile nostalgic thinking about the past and with the usual sense of freedom we would look forward to all that is yet to come. Thanks Angus, my brother. Good life. BY LUCA ALBRISI 32

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Mizuno, the famous Japanese sportswear brand, created in 1992 an exclusive technical underwear with unique features. Debuted at the Lillehammer Olympics in 1994, it has since been used in various fields of use and finally marketed worldwide in 2005.

ling moisture on the skin and generating constant heat, with peaks of 22/23 degrees. Breath Thermo helps keep the body drier thanks to its high absorption and control power of body moisture, ensuring maximum breathability of the garment and favoring the escape of excess sweat in order to make the garment always dry and performing. It also has an antibacterial and anti-odor function and ensures optimal control of the skin's pH. In fact, the Breath Thermo fibers have the particularity of neutralizing the acid and alkaline pH. With use and washing, garments tend to be alkaline but Breath Thermo keeps the pH of the garment neutral, avoiding allergies and intolerances for the entire duration of its use, even after numerous washes.

We’re talking about Breath Thermo, a fabric designed to provide maximum thermoregulation and freedom of movement. The yarn designed exclusively by Mizuno, thanks to its particular composition and structure, is able to absorb body moisture and transform it into heat, ensuring maximum performance. We recently tested it, during the last autumn days that already feel like cold winter.

These features make it an ideal fabric for athletes and for all those people who move outdoors in harsh climate conditions, who need lightweight but not bulky clothes, in order to not limit their freedom of movements. The properties of Breath Thermo allow the fabric to be ideal for any weather condition: rain, snow or wind.

It is sufficient to wear it to have a temperature increase of 2/3 degrees, leaving the body warmer and drier than natural fabrics such as wool would do. We tried it with particularly low temperatures and even in that case Breath Thermo allows the body to remain dry and warm, expel-

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Nadir Maguet BY CAMILLA PIZZINI

Hi Nadir, how are you? How have you lived the last few months? Especially without competitions. Let's say I'm trying to keep fit. This year in particular has not been easy for anyone. Due to the virus I missed the whole summer season of skyrunning competitions. They have been painful months, precisely because of the desire to wear a bib. But as time went on the motivation and the stimuli to stay fit decreased. How did you start running in the mountains? I put my skis on for the first time when I was 2 years old, my dad is a cross-country ski instructor and so I was immediately used to playing sports. Over the years I have tried various disciplines: biathlon, alpine skiing, mountain biking and even football. Finally I found my true nature in skialp and skyrunning. The race at the beginning was part of the summer preparation for skialp, then I started doing some vertical race and some skyraces. And now everything works fine as a whole.

You’ve recently achieved, with a decidedly low time, a crossing on the Matterhorn, how did this idea was born? This year when I realized that I would not be able to race, I took the opportunity to dedicate myself a little more to mountaineering. One day Francois Cazzanelli, one of the strongest mountaineers internationally, proposed me a project to do together: Express Dream, the first crossing between the Furgen ridge on the Matterhorn and the Albertini ridge on Dent d'Hérens to be completed in one day. It was a journey that gave me unique emotions and opened a new perspective for my career. How do you feel with La Sportiva VK Boa shoes? Are there any other models you have tried and liked? I really like innovation and in this La Sportiva is number one. The Boa system is now tested on the VK Boa and Cyclon models, but there will certainly be many other new features! VK Boa is the lightest and most minimal vertical shoe by La Sportiva among the running models. It feels like wearing a sock thanks to its featherweight and the Boa system that manages to wrap the foot and make it one with the shoe. Also with this closure system, La Sportiva has launched another model more suitable for medium distance races: the Cyclon. I got to test it during its development and I liked it a lot!

You run but you also do ski touring, what are the differences? What do you prefer about both and where do you feel stronger? For me, running and ski touring are two sports that are as different as they are similar. One is simpler and in summer you just need a pair of shoes and shorts, while the other one is more complex and requires a lot of equipment. Both of them make me experience the mountains at 360 degrees, in freedom and solitude. I don't prefer one to the other because in my opinion every sport must be practiced in its season, so you don't get bored and you can appreciate it even more. I feel that I am perhaps better in running, in ski mountaineering I still lack a little bit to remain more constant in the top positions. What’s your favorite record? All records are special to me but the last one on the Gran Paradiso is the one I care about the most. Being able to write your name on a mountain like this, moreover at my home in the Aosta Valley, is something truly exciting and rewarding.

"Express Dream, my first crossing to be completed in one day. It was a journey that gave me unique emotions and opened a new perspective for my career."

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poles. But walking can also mean getting lost in nature to regain possession of slow rhythms that only hiking and trekking can give. Finally, the everyday walking, the outdoor one, where modern, functional and practical but always com-fortable clothes are needed. In all these situations, Redelk comes to our help, creating products with a high level of comfort, related to the mountains and to leisure time and at the same time attentive and respectful of nature.

In 1988 Damasio Colombo founded Stecol Flex, the clothing production company serving big names in the sports and high fashion sector. Twenty years after its foundation, with the entry of his son, Luca Colombo, arose the challenge of wanting to identify the company with a brand that would combine passion for the outdoors and technical know-how gained in the sector. Stecol Flex then takes over Redelk, a brand with strength, courage and perseverance as its founding values. The same perseverance of an Italian family that has built a brand starting from a single certainty: the love for the outdoors and the will to create collections that would allow everyone to explore the world. Redelk is the outdoor clothing brand that accompanies all those people looking for spending some time in nature and through it regenerate themselves.

with skins, hiking & trekking, walking in nature, nordic walking, the technical walking and outdoor life, the everyday walking. They range from climbing with skis and skins, a discipline where physical preparation and experience are crucial but in which it is also important to be equipped in the correct way, to nordic walking as a sport practiced using specially designed

In this particular historical moment that we are experiencing, many people have rediscovered the importance of time outdoors and the desire to immerse themselves in nature where they can practice sports or simply spend their free time. Redelk is aimed at all these users, new and loyal, to accompany them on their journey, ensuring maximum comfort. The main focus of the brand is therefore the "walkers", divided into 4 categories: ski mountainee-ring, walking 38

In every Redelk product, absolute priority is given to sustainable padding, such as Dupont Sorona Sustans thermal padding, a synthetic padding that guarantees warmth and breathability, coming from renewable sources and therefore made with particular attention to the environment. Even the traditional water repellent finishes have been replaced by Bionic-Finish Eco which ensures high standards of quality and benefits of comfort and performance, in the total absence of fluorinated compounds and formaldehyde. Finally, the packaging went from using disposable plastic bags to multipurpose bags made of 100% recycled and recyclable material. A path that has led Redelk to establish itself on the Italian market and which continues with great energy towards the European one.

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The Pill Dealer: MountainSpirit BY CAMILLA PIZZINI I N B O L Z A N O I TA LY

Our two managers Günther and Christian had always had the idea of opening an outdoor shop specialized in climbing, ski mountaineering, trekking and trail running. So in 2004 they managed to realize their long-awaited dream and founded MountainSpirit.

Tell us your story. Our two managers Günther and Christian had always had the idea of opening an outdoor shop specialized in climbing, ski mountaineering, trekking and trail running. So in 2004 they managed to realize their long-awaited dream and founded MountainSpirit. In 2011 we opened the first official Marmot Store in Italy. This year we have decided to end with Marmot as a single-brand store and to open our Karpos Shop where you can find Karpos and Sportful clothing. We are specialized in everything related to climbing, ski mountaineering, trekking, long-distance travel, trail running and many other outdoor activities. What direction is the outdoor market taking? It depends on how the current situation will progress, but we believe that the impossibility to travel abroad will be exploited by the locals to learn more about our beautiful region and its fascinating landscapes and thanks to this the local market should remain stable.

What do you think of the influence of fashion in the outdoor sector? Of course, fashion has an influence on the outdoor scene, but not in a profound way. First of all, clothing or equipment must be functional and of good quality. Of course, the design also plays an important role. For example brands like Ortovox or Patagonia are very popular among young people for their sustainable production and their fresh and trendy design. On the other hand, Karpos, an Italian clothing brand, is also very popular, because it combines functionality with beautiful design and offers good quality.

support them. The fact that the ski resorts can remain closed or be managed with various restrictions is perhaps an indicator to be taken into consideration for the growth of ski mountaineering, but it must also be considered that many skialpers train or even climbs at night on groomers. Let’s just wait and see what will happen and hope for the best!

Many lifts and ski resorts will stay closed this winter, what do you think? There is a strong growth in ski mountaineering, are you experiencing it with your shop? Luckily, the growing of ski mountaineering is not new to us. However, the skimo sector has been experiencing a boom in recent years. This excites us, because our passion is shared every day by more and more people and we can actively

What brands do you distribute? We have a large selection of brands, including Scarpa, La Sportiva, Garmont and Dynafit. In the ski mountaineering sector we offer Hagan, Völkl, Stöckli and Movement. ATK for bindings. Other brands we love are Arcteryx, Patagonia, Karpos, Montura and Marmot in the clothing department. In the climbing sector we offer brands such as Camp, Edelrid, Mammut and Petzl.

Has the outdoor world become younger? We would say: yes and no. This is the beauty of outdoor sports, there is practically no age limit, from 3 to 80, everyone is included.

DRIVEN BY INNOVATION. DESIGNED FOR PURE ADVENTURE. Musto and Land Rover have joined forces to create one of the most technically advanced outdoor apparel collections on the market. Tested in some of the most extreme environments on the planet, this clothing is built for the ultimate off-road adventures. Discover the Collection:

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Canada Goose living outdoors: a lifestyle attitude BY M A R TA M A N ZO N I

“Once you come back, remember that you are my guests, not my masters".

For Aldo Kane, creativity is the ability to immerse yourself in nature and take lessons from what you see and hear: a journey to discover an extreme adventurer.

Mother Nature.

What does Live In The Open mean to you? To live in the open for me is not just a slogan: it is a lifestyle that I have chosen for twenty-five years. It means interacting with the environment, wherever you are, understanding the seasons and the flow of life, understanding every moment.

around us. I enjoyed hearing the sunrise choir in my garden which it is usually barely audible above the noise of the cars. In which of the many experiences you lived did you find your most important satisfactions? I’ve recently realized a documentary on the illegal tiger bone trade in Southeast Asia. This investigation was the greatest satisfaction, because I felt I was making a difference. Adventure is fun, but what matters is leaving a positive mark.

Today humanity is imprisoned within walls, while nature goes on very well without us. Mother Nature seems to tell us: “Once you come back, remember that you are my guests, not my masters”. What do you think about it? I totally agree with you. While we were in isolation, people realized the value of being outdoor and offering attention to the nature

Your last challenge was A Journey to Live in the Open, how was the project born? I spent the whole lockdown dreaming of outdoor adventures. Many of my projects are usually abroad so for the first time I turned my attention to exploration near home. In a conversation I had with Canada Goose, I suggested to investigate together the opportunities offered by our area and to involve some friends, showing them what it was possible to experience right outside our front door. Did you get along well with your travel mates? Or do you prefer solo adventures? I prefer experiences shared with a team. I've done both, but sharing adversity and adventures is what makes a trip truly memorable. You are often around the world far from your loved ones. Is this distance never painful? What does your family think about it? Traveling that much can be tiring and even painful sometimes, but the positive aspects far outweigh the negative ones. Traveling offers many lessons and often makes me feel close to home, for example when I notice similarities in people living on the far ends of the globe. Why do you always push yourself to the limits? That’s what I am. The more I experience new challenges, the more I need them. A extreme life and exploring remote places forge an unshakable character: with each test I learn a new lesson.

You said that "Over the years you have learned how to become a survival expert." What are your tips for dealing with the coronavirus? What are your hopes? I think we have to stay positive, which is sometimes difficult. Finding experiences and people to be thankful for, always helps. See the facts and not just read the news, get out of the house, train and keep in touch with friends. These difficult times will pass and then there will be other complicated times in a different way. Life is a constant change. What are your plans for the future? Do you have a plan B or will you continue to be an adventurer?For me, life is a unique adventure and I don't think that this will ever change. Maybe I will slow down a bit in the future, but as for now I’m full of energy!

The more I experience new challenges, the more I need them. A extreme life and exploring remote places forge an unshakable character: with each test I learn a new lesson.

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Awarded by the Sustainable Brand Index 2020 as the most sustainable brand in Sweden for customers, Fjällräven has always placed the respect for the outdoor world at the center of its business. Since the last century it has been developing functional, resistant, performing garments with a timeless design that have a value over time. We interviewed Christiane Dolva Törnberg, Head of Sustainability, and Henrik Andersson, Global Creative Director. Christiane, what does Fjällräven mean by products that “last for a lifetime” and “unfashionable”? To keep a product relevant there are three main factors: durability, functionality and timeless looks. A product needs to be durable so it can withstand the test of time and also rough use without looking destroyed. It needs to be functional of course, because why else would you want to wear it if it is not only for a fashion reason. And last but not least it needs to be timeless because what good is a garment made with the world’s most physically durable fabric if it feels outdated a year after a person buys it? And in a sense timeless is the opposite of fast moving trends, hence the word unfashionable. It

needs emotional durability to be a garment that you want to keep and use for a long time and perhaps pass onto the next generation. Henrik, what makes a design timeless? Designing a truly timeless product requires thinking beyond the usual parameters of sustainable design, like material choices and production processes. The simpler we can make our products, the more likely I believe it is that they become timeless. Rather than adding an overload of features, I believe that a clear purpose-build, and simplicity in both aesthetics and usage are corner stones of timeless design. In addition starting from solving the users' needs and problems

allows you to create a design with a purpose, and not just the result of a fashion trend. We aim for what we call emotional longevity, and that means that our users are able to create emotional bonds to their products, with the perceived value of a product actually increasing over time. Long answer but yes, the end user is always at the center of this. To stay clear from trends is not something we focus on, we just don’t use trends as fuel in our development. Christiane, how much attention do you pay to choose materials for your items? Material choice is crucial in many ways. We are working with our own “Preferred Materials and Fibres

List” based on industry tools as well as a “Chemical Guideline”. These tools help us to assess different types of material so we can balance functionality with sustainability to continue moving in the right direction. However there’s no point choosing an excellent-rated material when it comes to its sustain-able aspects if it is not going to fulfil its purpose or gets worn out fast because it doesn’t really suit the way customers will use it. This means that material choices are part of the whole design process to ensure products are functional, durable, sustainable but also repairable and at the end of their lifetime ideally also easily recyclable. Henrik, talking about design, which are the longest-lasting design products in Fjällräven’s history? The Greenland Jacket introduced in 1968 was Fjällrävens first piece of garment, before that Fjällräven has only produced backpacks and tents. The Greenland Jacket is still in our collection today and one of our best-sellers. Over the years it has received a few minor updates in the shape/cut and the G-1000 fabric has been updated to the more sustainable G-1000 Eco (made from organic cotton and recycled polyester) but the overall design stayed the same. Other iconic products

are the Kånken introduced in 1978 or the Expedition Down Jacket from 1974. Products that are still relevant and in our collection today. They are perfect examples of both material and emotional longevity. Christiane, a survey by Mistra (available on www.mistra.org) seems to confirm what Fjällräven has been saying since long ago, that is the duration of an item has a surprising impact on its environmental impact. Do you think consumers today are aware of this? The Mistra study shows that doubling the lifespan of a product reduces its impact by 50%. Usually around 80% of a garment’s CO2 footprint is incurred during production. There are many factors that you can influence trying to reduce that environmental footprint in the production phase but the most important factor is that the more a product is used, the lower is the environmental cost per use. Our task is to make sure Fjällräven products are designed durable and timeless so that with the right care they can be used for a long time and don’t have to be replaced. That’s why we share care & repair tips but also stories about our products that have been in use for many years to inspire others to create their own memories with their Fjällräven product.

Vibram: Snow Is Not Enough B Y S I LV I A G A L L I A N I

PHOTOS RAFFAELE ALICINO

Vibram, world leader in the development and production of high-performance rubber soles, has been synonymous with quality, performance, safety and innovation in the footwear industry for over 80 years. For the FW20/21 season it presents a series of footwear in collaboration with some partner brands, designed for sportsmen who practice ski mountaineering at all levels, from beginners to the most experienced ones.

have been specifically studied for each product, both in terms of the choice of compound and of the design of the tread in order to guarantee high performance and safety. Among the various compounds present in the world of ski mountaineering, the most used is the Vibram Mont, which, depending on the features of the shell, is offered in a reinforced formulation, specifically redesigned to extend the life of the sole. In this way, the sole has a specific hardness that allows you to better manage the correct locking/release system of the boot and the use of the crampon.

In fact, in recent years the world of ski boots has seen a great evolution on a technical level, with models that have become increasingly specific depending on the activity. However, we must not forget safety, which is always a fundamental aspect in the mountains. Vibram year after year develops more and more innovative solutions dedicated to the snow world, especially to ski mountaineering. The Vibram soles that can be found on the boots of some of the most important brands in the snow world such as DalBello, Scarpa, La Sportiva, Tecnica,

Another key feature is the design of the lugs. The positioning must respect several features: contact with the ground, a specific height and inclination. Furthermore, it must be functional both for the the different critical situations that the boot will have to face during off-piste sessions, and for maximizing the feeling of safety and contact with the ground in the ascents.

DALBELLO QUANTUM ASOLO FACTORY POWERED BY VIBRAM

One of the features that make this boot unique in its kind is the Vibram Rocker sole, which offers good grip on the snow while walking, as well as smooth power transfer to the binding and ski. The front and rear areas of the sole that come into contact with the binding have the same type of rubber that guarantees direct power transmission and greater downhill performance. In the central part, the sole is made of softer rubber, for greater grip during walking. Despite an extremely low weight of just 950g, the boot still offers exceptional comfort on ascents and impressive performance on descents.

S CA R PA F 1 LT POWERED BY VIBRAM

Combining ultra technical elements with a backcountry-oriented design, the new F1 LT is Scarpa's most versatile and lightweight alpine touring boot. The Vibram Ufo RS sole favors the correct locking/release of the boot and the use of the crampon. In addition, it has been designed to facilitate self-cleaning. Shell and cuff in innovative Carbon Grilamid LFT that fuses long-strand carbon fibers into Grilamid plastic, increasing strength and stiffness. Finally, the 3D Lambda frame has been developed to increase rigidity and resistance to torsion, while at the same time allowing to reduce the thickness of the shell with a clear advantage in terms of weight. LA SPORTIVA VEGA POWERED BY VIBRAM

A four-buckle ski mountaineering boot dedicated to ski mountaineers in search of the perfect combination of power, control, resistance and precision. This boot is equipped with a Vibram sole with a double compound with different densities, perfect especially in conditions of great snow, rocks and slippery ground. The extensive surface at the tip guarantees excellent grip when walking uphill, greater traction performance and high safety given by the presence of self-cleaning channels. The shell is made of light and resistant Grilamid Carbon Reinforced, while the patented Vertebra Technology carbon locking system facilitates the transmission of downhill power. TECNICA ZERO G TOUR PRO POWERED BY VIBRAM

Award-winning ski touring boot for experienced backcountry skiers. This model is equipped with a Vibram sole that guarantees optimal grip on all uneven terrain and in the presence of snow and ice, and is characterized by a dual-density compound: heel and toe have a greater hardness to facilitate the locking and release of the binding and to optimize durability, while the central part is made with a softer compound in order to increase grip and ensure a safe walk. The Grilamid shell and a uber-wide 55-degree range of motion make this boot light, comfortable and great for climbing and in downhill performance.

Save the Duck & Gore-Tex B Y S I LV I A G A L L I A N I

Save The Duck, a brand specialized in 100% animal-free and cruelty free outerwear, is ready to face the current winter season with two garments made in collaboration with Gore-Tex, a long-time leader in the sector and a brand famous for its waterproof, windproof and highly breathable membranes that last over time and that are able to offer great comfort and protection during a wide range of activities and in different weather conditions.

The C4742W model is a coat strongly inspired by nature and by the Brokpa population, a community of Himalayan shepherds, settled in the fertile valley of Kashmir for over 2000 years. What makes it unique? The high-performance Gore-Tex fabric, the fully taped seams, two inside pockets, knitted cuffs and an adjustable hood. This down jacket, like the previous one, can benefit of the Gore-Tex lifetime guarantee, a very important aspect both for the US brand and for the Italian company Save the Duck which since its origin is committed to using high quality raw materials that are at at the same time bluesign, Oeko-Tex and GRS (Global Recycled Standard) certified: lightweight, flexible and strong, but which guarantee the garments resistance to washing, to abrasion and color stability and therefore extreme durability.

Save The Duck’s coats use Plumtech quilting instead of feathers, a technology that arises from the need to recreate the softness of down, while retaining the advantages of a technological thermal padding. The addition of Gore-Tex fabrics guarantees breathability, offering full coverage from cold, wind, water and humidity. The C3983M coat was born from the collaboration with the Japanese designer Satoshi Yamane. This regular-fit jacket has soft lines and is dedicated to those looking for a garment with a unique style and high performance. The use of Gore-Tex 75D fabric in 100% recycled polyester with DWR PFCEC (perfluorocarbon) free finishing makes it perfect for facing even the most adverse weather conditions thanks to the polyurethane membrane with very high performance in terms of waterproofing, breathability and wind protections and to the taped seams. The width of the garment, the cuffs and the hood can be adjusted as you wish.

Thanks to their certified origin and the high quality offered, the materials of which the coats are made allow them to be recycled after use in order to impact the environment as little as possible and reduce the difficult problem of textile waste. These are therefore two highly technological and modern coats, designed for those who do not want to give up a metropolitan style with strong outdoor references, but taking into consideration the respect of our ecosystem.

Ferrino's Archive

BY GIAN LUCA GASCA

Photos, letters, postcards, patents, prototypes. These are just some of the objects contained within the Ferrino Digital Historical Archive. The leading company in the outdoor sector has decided, on the occasion of the celebrations for its 150th anniversary, to collect, catalog and digitize its historical memory. An opportunity to pull the strings. But also a particular a way to “bring back and relive memories, precious and relevant documents and make them easily traceable and searchable” explains Anna Ferrino, Ferrino's CEO. A memory of the past that can become a fundamental tool for building the future. “Designers will be able to find inspiration in the milestones of each collection and develop new products, communication will have an inexhaustible mine of narratives that reflect not only the history of Ferrino, but also the customs of an entire company and its relationship with the outdoors and exploration over the last century and a half”. Anna tells the archive with the passion of an explorer in the footsteps of a fantastic story. Ferri-

no's story. It is a pioneering tale, of entrepreneurs who have had the courage to explore new ways, to embark on entrepreneurial challenges, as its ambassadors went in search of the unknown, blindly trusting the quality and passion that Ferrino has been putting into its products for 150 years. But let’s Anna tell us about this innovative Digital Archive. Anna, what did opening the Archive mean for you? Emotionally it has been very touching because the history of the company is strongly intertwined with my family’s one. At the same time, I felt it was my duty to take the Archive back in hand to put it in order, consolidate and digitize it so that the memory would not be lost. Added to this is the intention to use it not only for business purposes, but also in the creation of a narrative linked to the history of the mountains. 150 years of life are many and Ferrino has been able to be the protagonist, with its equipment, of an era of great mountaineering. The first step was to digitize it and organize it, the rest comes by itself. Why is digitizing it so important? Archives exist today to the extent that they are digitized. Most of the research is conducted through the computer,

more and more rarely time is spent sifting through papers and folders in order to obtain useful information. For us this work was fundamental, it allowed us to make an infinite amount of fresh content usable, medically speaking, dissolving the stress of always communicating the same ones with the same images of the same ambassadors. Did you use the already digital part? Exactly. The most simple and immediately at hand. We now have much more material, always ready for consultation and available to researchers, scholars or journalists. The physical archive will obviously continue to exist, indeed. It will be completely refurbished and stored in a specially dedicated Ferrino room. About the consultation. We are talking about an Archive that is not, however, of public use. Yes, but that doesn't mean nobody can access it. Upon request, the documents can be consulted with a guided tour by the company. This is a too large asset to allow for non-mediated use. Furthermore, not all the material can be divulged, although in a second phase it would certainly be interesting to make at least part of it public. Let’s get to the Archive. What are the most interesting memories that can be found inside? There are some letters that allow you to grasp the meticulous interaction between the company and athletes to organize an expedition. A team effort in which Ferrino becomes part of the team itself and establishes an exclusive intimate and rewarding relationship with mountaineers or explorers. It's

a different way of experiencing expeditions. The correspondence with Messner is certainly one of the most interesting one. A broad collaboration ranging from the narration of the climbs to his sketches with proposals for prototypes of the tents. The Archive is rich of this material, which represents an important part of the world mountaineering history. Sketches and drawings of the mountains with the positions of the camps, of the ascent routes. Little treasures of inestimable value. We could say that in this 150-year-old Archive there is the history of the outdoors, is that right? It is. This feature emerges very clearly by widening the gaze from Ferrino to Turin. Each actor tells his story and his peculiarity, then when you put all the pieces together you get the whole picture of the situation. And it is true that Turin, the city that houses the National Mountain Museum, with our piece of the puzzle becomes the most authoritative square to talk about the outdoor. We should remember this more often, pick up the subject again and bring Turin back to the center of the discussion. Are you talking about a conscious outdoor, told and narrated by the companies that are directly protagonists? Businesses must also be seen from a cultural point of view. It's not just about working for the sole purpose of making a profit. Businesses are pieces of our culture. I believe that the ability to understand the social and cultural role of the business is very interesting in those like me who are lucky enough to take up the baton of a centenary reality. A fundamental step in the management process.

Matteo Calcamuggi BY CAMILLA PIZZINI

He was born in 1978: Alpine Guide, ski instructor and part of the Masters team, but above all an adventurer. Just calling him a guy passioned about skiing would not really explains how much he loves what he does. He has traveled all over the world to try the lines that many of us dream of and still doesn’t want to stop but he’s ready to explore even more. Hi Matteo, who are you and what’s your job? I grew up and currently live in the Aosta Valley and I am an Alpine Guide, a job that I practice all year round. At the same time I also work for the snow avalanche bulletin for my region and I am in the Alpine Rescue team. And finally I have been a ski instructor since 1999, a profession that I now carry out occasionally, more because of passion than anything else, because I really like traveling and working in different places. Did you spend your whole life on skis or did the passion come later? What does skiing mean to you? At home we are all instructors and trainers, so yes, let's say I was born with skis on, but in reality when I was little I started skiing mainly because we were always in the mountains. Then I did many things in life, I also have a degree in architecture and I worked in the Quintino Sella Refuge, specifically in the Ferrino Camp Lab, a showroom of high-altitude tents and equipment testing. But skiing has always been a constant and if I had to express what it is for me I would say: lightweight and freedom. You’ve traveled and skied anywhere in the world, what are your most beautiful memories about skiing? I must say that after years of traveling, the reason why I leave is not to go skiing, but for the desire to discover and explore. Certainly one of my favorite places is Alaska, for its infinite and pristine spaces. In the end, however, I also love skiing at home, because when there are ideal conditions you can put together everything you have learned in other places in the world and do some spectacular skiing. Finally, Chile, on the volcanoes, because it gives you a series of different and new sensations, which you cannot experience on our mountains. Talking about climbing and skiing on the

Chilean volcanoes, how was that experience? The first time I read about the Chilean volcanoes was in 2010 when I bought a French ski mountaineering guide and they talked about it inside. Volcanoes over there are still in most cases active, similar to our Stromboli, but skiing on them is perfectly possible. I liked the idea right away and I decided that I absolutely had to go there. We set off on an adventure and spent the first three weeks concentrated solely and exclusively on trying to ski between one window of good weather and the next. They are still very wild places and if you get lost or take the wrong line you risk ending up in an impenetrable forest 12km from your car and yes, it really happened. The second time I went back was in 2017 and we also managed to ski inside a volcano. An incredible experience. What kind of skis and equipment do you use? I have always used Scarpa boots, ATK bindings and Osprey backpacks. While for poles I rely on Masters, we have been working together since 2011 and I am their tester and ambassador. My favorite models are ST Carbon and Trecime Carbon. The first accompanies me in the winter season, it is composed of a HM (High Modulus) 100% 3K carbon tube with a diameter of 14mm and threaded support with tungsten tip, for me the maximum that you can ask for from a pole. In addition it has the Soft Touch Rapax knob and reflective glove strap with Click system. When I'm not using it, my choice falls on the light and foldable Trecime Carbon. Any future project? I’m having a detox at the moment, I have traveled a lot, but there are three places I’ve not been able to travel to yet and where I would like to go: Japan, which I will keep for retirement because it is a very easy place to reach and where to ski. While the other two are Kamchatka and Greenland.

Musto live forward: Ian Finch B Y S I LV I A G A L L I A N I

What did you like most about Musto’s experience Live Forward? During such a tough year for many, I think we all could use and apply this mantra in our own unique way. “Live Forward” to me is about living adventurously, whether it’s on a small pocket of our own beautiful island, the UK, or further afield. I’m a great believer in that each day presents new opportunities to try something new, at the same time to stay flexible and embrace the ebb and flow of life’s uncertainties that may come with pushing ourselves out of our comfort zone. I was once told "Every storm will run out of rain”, which is a great metaphor of the obvious challenges of this year, so in our own specific way we should try our best to keep pushing forward, keep evolving and stay focused on a positive future just waiting around the corner. At the same time, we should try to not be hard on ourselves if we aren’t moving faster than others. What matters is progress in our unique way. What did you bring home from this experience? Friendship, positivity and the thirst for adventure. Each member of our team that was involved in the shoot brought their own unique vision and approach to life. Each person had their stories, creative goals and passions and everyone inspired me long after the shoot was done. I think we all could say that we made friends for life, and friends for adventure too. That’s what I brought home, and it's ultimately priceless.

Ian Finch is an adventure photographer, expedition guide and journalist. Former Royal Marine Commando, he has been travelling to remote environments for over 10 years to record, capture or lead expeditions in unfamiliar corners of the globe.

Who or what inspires you to live forward? In my childhood home my dad filled a tall glass cabinet with Native American arrowheads,  Egyptian  artefacts, Inuit carvings and Tibetan prayer wheels. I would look into this cabinet as a child with respect and awe for the people that created and adored them. I became curious and fascinated with ancient cultures. I would often dream about visiting the people that had made them, to ask them questions, enquire and to most importantly listen about their lives. Nowadays, my stories and expeditions bring back another form of treasure: images and words for those very people.

His latest expedition has been a 1,300 mile journey to retrace the footsteps of the Cherokee removals. In addition Ian has also led or participated in expeditions to Alaska, Mongolia, Greenland, Indonesia, Tibet, Canada, Iceland, Nepal, China, US and Northern Norway. His raw passion for life is driven by creative discovery and capturing authentic bookmarks in time from expeditions, landscapes and people. He combines his love for photography, writing and filmmaking with wild landscapes and the great outdoors. When not overseas, Ian lives in London, UK. With other five explorers he took part to an epic trip on land and water powered by Musto and Land Rover: five days journeying across the beautiful Scottish highlands experiencing the fun of four seasons in a day. They captured the ethos of “live forward” and showed us how integral the outdoors is to human wellbeing.

What are your top picks from Musto’s collection? For me the collection represented a new direction for Musto, an adventurous addition alongside their deeply rooted and successful sailing heritage lines. The shining example of the

new range was the black Welded Thermo Jacket. Designed alongside Land Rover, its features cleverly mirrored actual design contours on the wheel arch of the new Defender, smart! It also included a Recco reflector (something I used in the Royal Marines that was sown into our clothing as a remote detection & location device) which enables you to be located in challenging conditions. The design is clever from the seams to the insulation and ties in beautifully to Land Rovers and Musto superb teamwork in making this a reality. What does adventure mean to you? At heart I’m a storyteller, so adventure is about pushing boundaries and pushing comfort zones both geographically and from a storytelling perspective. It's my passion to uncover stories from people who call wild places their home. It doesn’t have to be in a far-flung corner of the world, it can be in a secluded and wild region of the UK or Europe, but the element of human connection needs to be there. On every journey my ambition is to share relatable stories of community connection to the landscape and the traditions and heritage that inevitably intertwine.  Why are the outdoors important to you? The outdoors is where I connect to the natural world, it’s my greatest source of creative inspiration. It is my place to heal, uncover, to look and to learn. It is also where I go to disconnect from the rhythm and rush of the modern world and reconnect with something more still, more beautiful.

Snow Peak BY TOMMASO BERNACCHI I T W TO L I SA YA M A I - C EO

Who is Lisa Yamai? Tell us a bit about you, your history and experience. I studied costume design at the Bunka Fashion College in Tokyo. Costume design is very function-led for actors, it has a purpose, it’s not just made to look nice. That combination of beauty and function appeals to me. That concept came from my father, who often took me and my family for camping all the time as a child. My education taught me to create clothes that are functional, practical but also stylish. I wanted to make outdoor clothes that you wouldn’t just wear at the weekend during outdoor activities, but clothes you could wear seven days a week and that will make the outdoors feel more familiar. When I joined Snow Peak and decided to create an apparel line combining the outdoors, my personal background and fashion, I wanted to bridge the divide between the outdoor market and the fashion one. I also would like to increase the number of people who enjoy “lifestyle with nature” which continues to be Snow Peak’s mission. Since we stared an apparel business in 2014, we have been recognised as a major brand of in the “urban outdoor fashion” sector, which started in Japan and has gained popularity across the USA. Where, when and why Snow Peak was born? In 1958 our founder, Yukio Yamai, a dedicated climber and moun-

taineer was dissatisfied with the equipment available at the time. He started to have his own equipment made by the highly skilled metalworkers of his hometown Tsubame-Sanjo. Yukio’s inspiration came from the mountains of Niigata prefecture, in North West Japan, which to this day still inspires Snow Peak’s products and its way of seeing the world. It’s remained a family business ever since after 3 generation and our mission is still the same: to offer what we call nature-oriented life value, whereby Snow Peak products and services can enhance the life value of our customers. Having great design and quality is a given; the biggest difference between Snow Peak and other brands is how we’re able to create outstanding, experience-based value for our customers, by them getting hands-on with our equipment and by providing camping opportunities and events. We approach our business as users ourselves. You represent the third generation of the Yamai family, leading Snow Peak. What’s your vision for the brand? Is it different from the one your grandpa originally had? Against the backdrop of our stress-filled modern society, Snow Peak’s mission is to enable people to engage with nature through our products and services, and for individuals to form very real connections with others. Our em-

phasis has shifted with each president in turn: our founder’s focus was rock climbing, for his son it was camping, and for me it is apparel. Even as we evolve, we are maintaining our primary focus of connecting people with nature, and people with people. What’s the Outdoor Vision for Snow Peak? Preparing meals in the great outdoors, setting up somewhere to sleep, living among nature: camping is humankind’s most primitive endeavour. We feel that, in front of nature, all things are equal. Only nature is able to make each of us, as individuals, aware of some of life’s most important things, regardless of status or nationality or sex. When living among nature, you have to always anticipate what could happen next, precisely because you’ve no idea what might come. In these modern times, advancements in IT are prompting the decline of human function, so it’s only by being among nature, a place where you can enrich your five senses and refine your sixth, that you can get back in touch with the wildness that’s at our core. Snow Peak has created this culture of connection, becoming the only brand that truly offers a lifetime value. Snow Peak can last, as long as customer wish to connect to rich nature-oriented experiences for people around the world.

What does outdoor mean to you? Through being outdoors, we hope to strengthen connections, between people and nature, and among people themselves. Which are the main differences between the Japanese market and the European one? Gradually, we have grown the business in European markets as products have received a great response from UK and EU users. We are so glad that finally we can supply our products here in London with our store and EC. Also as a market, Europeans have a much better understanding now of our high-quality products, because Europe has become a place where people enjoy nature and traditionally go camping. Which are the main products of the brand? On which ones you rely the most? Snow Peak has made Japane-

se-designed, lifetime-guaranteed outdoor products. While we’ve evolved considerably over the last 60 years, our core mission has remained the same: to create restorative experiences in nature through legacy-grade gear and apparel. We believe gathering with others outdoors is an antidote to the stresses of modern life, and provides an opportunity to reconnect with each other and ourselves. Hard times often lead to opportunities, do you share this thought? These are trying times, and trying times demand a balancing force for healing. It is our fundamental belief at Snow Peak that time outdoors with loved ones restores the human spirit. As the nation braces for the stress and impact of this crisis, and as we move into a period of disconnection through social distancing, it is our genuine wish that all people find safe moments to reconnect with loved ones and restore their spirits

outside, whether in the backyard, in the park, or in the wild nature. The number of women in key roles in the apparel segment is growing consistently. Do you see any effective changes? As granddaughter of Snow Peak’s founder Yukio Yamai, I am proud to be the third generation to lead the company. In the middle of uncertain times, we’re reassured by our strong family ties and staff who are dedicated to the Snow Peak Mission. I have always shared thoughts with my father about the future of Snow Peak and the exciting opportunities that lie ahead. Any sneak peak on the future of Snow Peak? We have embarked on a number of collaborative projects in the past and 2021 will see some of these partners return to working with Snow Peak again.

Feel the Flow: eBike e sustainability BY CAMILLA PIZZINI P H OTO S M AT T I AS F R E D R I KS S O N

A few weeks ago, when the first colours of autumn began to appear on the trees, we took part in a Sustainability Camp together with Bosch, a company that in the latest years has been putting a lot of effort into the development of sustainable mobility through the creation of increasingly advanced systems and engines for e-bikes. At the Camp with us there were Greta and Jerome, two athletes from the Bosch team, we asked them some questions about the world of e-bikes and the actual sustainability of these new means of transport.

Tell us a bit about you, have you been riding a lot in your life? What does cycling mean for you? GRETA WEITHALER: I’m from South Tyrol, which means that I grew up in the middle of the mountains. Sport has always been a big part of my life, as a kid I was joined a local MTB club and from there on I was hooked. I did some XC races until riding in the World Cups as a junior, and even if I stopped racing and even riding my bike for a couple of years due to a depression, it always remained a big part of my life. And here I am now, having fun on all kind of bikes. And that is the main thing for me nowadays: having fun. I love the social aspects of biking, there is nothing better than going out for a ride with friends and share the joy it give you. Not to mention that you are out in nature, doing something good for your body and mind, training and keep moving. JEROME CLEMENTZ: I'm 36 years old guy form the east part of France, right at the border with Switzerland and Germany. I've been riding for 30 years.

The bike is my daily tool to commute, explore, suffer, train, have fun and share moments. My first memory in life is when I got my first BMX for Easter, then I think my life has been paved with bike experience and souvenirs. It's like a marker of different period of my existence. You’re a professional athlete, why an e-bike instead of a classic bike? JEROME: Why not? I do enduro, but I also enjoy road cycling, cross-country, downhill, gravel. Every kind of bike is different but there are nice aspects in each of them. E-bike is for me another way to enjoy cycling. It brings a lot of new opportunities to explore new trails, areas and share the passion for cycling with others. The social aspect of e-bikes is really important for me, it has never been so easy to bring more people on their bikes, show them some places in the nature and spend a good time all together. It also replaced many things I was doing by car in my daily life or for training purpose.

We met during the Bosch Sustainability Camp, what do you take home from that experience? GRETA: My head was so full after these four days, I absolutely loved it. First of all, it’s all the people and their amazing stories and points of views that came together. We spent all day together, from breakfast, biking, workshops over to winetasting and meditation. Every single person of that group could add their part into the conversation, and each and everyone learned from the other. I am a professional in mountain biking, and while I could share my joy and my passion, it opened up the bubble I work in and showed me a completely new world.

How do you think e-bikes are going to change sustainability? GRETA: I think mainly in the urban sector things are going to change rapidly. As cities grow bigger, there is gonna be less and less space for cars, which is gonna make the bike the commuting tool number 1. And what is better than coming to work with a fresh mind and fresh body, without having to shower at the workplace? I’ve seen it so many times with myself, how many times I chose the e-bike over staying in and doing nothing. It lowered my threshold to go out in the first place, and I come home with a smile on my face. I would like to see more people on bikes, choosing them over the car.

What does sustainability mean for your everyday life? What for your trips? JEROME: My job requires some travel and I clearly know the impact that I have. I try to limitate the short trips and always combine with other stuff to do around. Usually when I go oversea, I try to stay 3-4 weeks and make the most of it instead of going back and forth for example. I avoid travelling alone by car and often share the ride with teammates or other riders. On the other side when I'm home I almost never use my car and do most of my daily life by bike, I'm selecting the food I eat and the way I consume when shopping. I have a passive house, a dwell for my water to try to reduce my impact.

How do you think Bosch's work improves the world of e-bikes and sustainability? JEROME: Bosch is the leader in the e-bike development and I believe it's great that they really care about the sustainability of their products. They care a lot about how to improve people's quality of life, minimise environmental impact and how to work in an even more resource-saving manner. Be it in terms of sourcing solution, quality, lifetime of the product, working conditions, service, every step is controlled to provide the more sustainable solutions.

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Devold: the Norwegian red thread The year was 1853, the place was the weather-beaten coastline of Western Norway. The newly trained industrialist Ole Andreas Devold returned to his home town Ålesund from Germany full of optimism.

Ole Andreas Devold’s sales were in full swing and, a few decades later, the German-educated Norwegian from the West Coast became the owner of one of the largest textile factories in Norway.

Devold brought back with him state-of-the-art mechanical knitting equipment and high hopes of selling his products, such as knitted woollen underwear and mittens, to the fishermen and those wearing the rødlua, a red knit cap not unlike a beanie, a festive garment used on Sundays, deeply rooted in Norwegian folklore, that has become a symbol of adventure and exploration. However, gaining ground among the local merchants was easier said than done. For this reason, Devold travelled to Bergen where he sold his goods through Sundt, a well-established wholesaler, who in turn sold Devold’s woollens to the local merchants in Ålesund. It didn’t take long for Devold to establish a reputation as a quality brand. Fifteen years later,

Ole Andreas Devold understood early that a combination of quality and innovation was key for any successful company. That’s why innovation has been the main thread in the wool company Devold’s success story. In 1882, the knitting industry pioneer built Norway’s first electric power station next to the Devold factory. One of the key factors in wool production was access to water. Not only to facilitate electricity generation, but also for washing and dyeing wool. Devold created a dam of his own with a water wheel, establishing what was probably the first mechanically driven knitting factory in Norway. Then, just four years after Thomas Edison invented the modern light bulb, Devold installed electric lighting in his weaving mill. The

125 light bulbs were the first electric illumination in Sunnmøre and could be seen from the surrounding mountains. He also was one of the first people in Norway to start using the telephone when the company moved production from Ålesund to Langevåt. The Devold factory helped to preserve the community: the people who would have emigrated to America during the latter half of the 19th century opted to stay instead. Ole Andreas Devold not only created jobs, he also took on many social responsibilities establishing hospitals, churches, kindergartens, and grocers’ shops, and built decent houses for his employees. The company expanded and exports increased, so much so that the original blaatrøia (blue sweater) arrived in the Faroe Islands, Iceland and South Africa, as well as the rødlua, the famous red knit cap. The brand’s innovation went hand in hand with its success that coincided with the first major polar expeditions of the late 19th century. From Fridtjof Nansen in Greenland to Roald Amundsen in the South Pole up to Lincoln Ellsworth who crossed the North Pole in the “Norway 1” airship, many great explorers of the last century wore the warm woollen clothing that Devold had provided them for the trip.

Since the 1960s, many Norwegian and foreign expeditions have relied on Devold. Woollen clothing has protected everything from sweaty foreheads to frozen toes of great explorers, such as Arne Næs Senior who wore Devold in 1964 during his Himalayan expeditions. Or Liv Arnesen that in 1994 crossed the South Pole all on her own, the first woman to undertake this trip. Today all Devold wool is traceable back to its origins and comes from selected farmers who are faming sheep sustainably free of museling. The brand is also actively working to reduce its environmental impact and since 2018 it has reduced plastic packaging by 20% and the amount of cardboard used in its production by 26%. After more than 160 years of research and development in woollens, Devold products are still synonymous with comfort, quality and protection.

Benedikt Böhm: less is more I T W BY M A R TA M A N ZO N I

Benedikt Böhm made challenges at the edge of the sky in record time his reason for living: Dhaulagiri VII in 7 hours and 53 minutes, the crossing of the Alps from north to south on skis in just 28 hours and 45 minutes, or even speed climbing the Gasherbrum II and Manaslu in less than 24 hours. And when he's not skiing and competing, his favorite activities are mountain biking and alpine running. The German athlete, born in 1977, has been working for seventeen years for Dynafit, the brand that has made speed, lightweight, endurance and technology its founding values.

What's your life philosophy? We don't need many things to be happy, this is a lesson I learned from the mountain. I think of an expedition I did on an eight-thousander: my backpack had everything I needed to live and weighed only six kilos! I try to apply the less is more concept every time, taking away everything I can. I don't like having much. You are an athlete, husband and father, mountaineer and General Manager. How do you manage everything and how is your typical day? I sleep five or six hours a night. I train in the mountains very early, usually between four and eight am, and in a week I can cover up to 10,000 meters in altitude. Then I go to the office. The ideal is to always keep the right pace, I don't like to stop what I'm doing, I appreciate when the various activities go on and end up quickly. Then I go back home and put the children to bed: having little time to devote to the family is the most negative aspect of my lifestyle. Fortunately, I found a job that allows me to deepen my interests. When I sent my application to Dynafit the company was very small and there was a lot of work to do, we started by making the skis more appealing, involving young athletes, rethinking the coordinated image and recreating the logo. In parallel I started taking part into the first international expeditions.

How do you imagine that ski mountaineering will change in the future and what do you think will be the most important innovations? More and more people will become passionate about ski mountaineering, a new audience that will probably conceive this activity as training rather than a way to explore the mountains. Accommodation facilities will also have to adapt to this new trend, sensitizing tourists to behaviors that respect the environment and the local economy. At the same time, backcountry enthusiasts and unspoiled nature lovers will also increase. You have been working for Dynafit for 17 years: in times when people change jobs more and more often, yours is a record. Why this choice and constancy? How has the company changed in recent years? I never thought I'd stay all this time in the same company and when I think about it I realize it's a really long time and it has passed by quickly. The main reason I haven't changed job is that no day was the same as the previous one. There has always been a new challenge: we have gone beyond our comfort zone, exploring new sectors and activities. My experience with Dynafit has been and still is a bit like being on an expedition every day! I don't realize the difference between work and free time, with all the pros and cons that come from that.

As an athlete, how much did your experience contributed to Dynafit innovations? My experience helped me to implement the technical features of the products, but also were useful for interacting with people: when I competed in international circuits I had the opportunity to meet interesting people, with different backgrounds and professionalism, and to some of these I proposed to work for Dynafit. We feel part of a family that has values in common. What is the 2020 budget for Dynafit? Have you increased your online sales? Has the outdoors seen a big growth in recent months? At the beginning of the year things were going very well, we were reaching another record year after 2019, which had already achieved excellent results. Then Covid came, shops closed and we all fell into a deep shock. In the outdoor industry, younger and more enthusiastic brands struggled less, while more traditional ones went through a more difficult time. We will see what happens in the upcoming months. You are experimenting with a product sharing system. Why this choice? We always try to experience new opportunities. Skiing is becoming a very expensive activity, which few can afford. We are trying new solutions with trusted partners, such as some ski resorts, making targeted agreements. What are your special highlights from this 2020/21? For me are the two DNA and Mezzalama boots, I have been waiting for them a long time. When worn, they are truly one thing with the skis: each element contributes to creating a very efficient, technical and functional system. Our goal for next

year is to invest in the integrated system concept, which is achieved when all the components are designed together. The challenge is to make people feel better and more at ease in the mountains. What are your next goals as General Manager and athlete? As an athlete I am planning a very demanding expedition to the Himalayas, but I prefer not to say anything more for the moment. For Dynafit, the most ambitious goal is to be half linked to winter and half to outdoor activities that are practiced throughout the year. It is also inspiring to see the brand expanding to new countries, while before we were very rooted in the Alps. Venturing into the world of mountain biking, with the launch of the 2020 collection, was a successful decision, considering the boom that the sector has experienced in recent months. What worries you the most about this difficult moment, what are your hopes? It seems to me that coronavirus has been an accelerator of many processes, positive and negative. Europe will have to overcome serious challenges and I am worried about the economy. I really think that ours is an exceptional continent, but then I see, for example, the international rankings on the digitization of companies and among the top hundred there are perhaps only two European ones. We must rush to keep up with China and the United States and in this the virus is speeding up. I am concerned about the destruction of our planet. There is no precedent in the history of humanity that has forced the whole world to adopt the same behavior and I think that in order to effectively tackle climate pollution we will need to act in a similar way, stick together, and adopt a global plan of action.

My experience helped me to implement the technical features of the products, but also were useful for interacting with people: when I competed in international circuits I had the opportunity to meet interesting people, with different backgrounds and professionalism, and to some of these I proposed to work for Dynafit.

LaMunt

A new glimpse to the mountain BY M A R TA M A N ZO N I

A new brand that focuses on real female needs is born and it offers an unprecedented point of view on the mountain: Ruth Oberrauch opens another chapter of the Oberalp Group by founding LaMunt, created by women for women. A decision that looks to the future: in such a difficult time for the whole world, investing in women, with an all-female team, is a great challenge. We met Ruth Oberrauch, founder and creative soul of LaMunt. How was the idea of this new brand born? More than a year ago we discussed internally on the positioning of the Oberalp Group brands and we agreed that none of our five brands was aimed primarily at a female target. Then during a ski mountaineering weekend I began to reflect on the fact that it would be wonderful to work on the project of a new brand focused on women that meets their specific needs. I've never stopped thinking about it ever since. From a study we commissioned, it emerged that there is a "new" woman in the mountains, far from traditional stereotypes, who wants to express herself, her way of experiencing the mountains and her femininity. Now, finally, after workshops with passionate women, market research and commitment, this project has become a reality. In such a difficult moment you have decided to invest in a new project focused on women. Why this choice? I won’t lie about some moments, especially during last spring, where I thought that I should have given up, that it was not the right time to start a new business. Then, also thanks to the many people who believed in it, I regained my confidence and started investing energy again. It seems to me that the lockdown has underlined the importance of living outdoors and enjoying nature. Every day that passes I am more and more convinced that this is the moment for a new proposal designed for those who love to experience the mountains in a more conscious way, for those who have been experiencing it for some time and for those who are starting to discover it. The desire to be able to move freely has become even more profound. So the choice to go on with the project prevailed.

«This is the place where I find myself. The pristine beauty of the mountains, direct contact with nature, combined with physical benefit, is the best meditation to face everyday life and free the mind». Ruth Oberrauch

What does LaMunt mean? From whom did you get the inspiration for the name? I had clear ideas about what I wanted in terms of sound: a feminine name but not kitsch, delicate but also characterizing. I thought about the different languages I know, English, Italian, German but I couldn't find anything that really worked. Then I got the idea of trying Ladin too, a Romance language still alive today in Badia, in the Dolomites, and I spoke to my grandmother, a woman I respect very much and who still speaks this language. She had been the one suggesting LaMunt, which in Ladin means “the mountain”, a noun which in this language is feminine, as in Italian, while it is masculine in many other languages. The term LaMunt is clear and melodic, rough and strong at the same time, the initial part is sweeter, the final more decisive: I immediately liked the combination of the two effects. The path to choose the logo was long too. When the creative agency presented me with the two proposals for the logo and the coordinated visual image, I chose the first proposal for the logo and the other for the mood. We then worked hard to arrive at a definitive brand identity. However, what immediately inspired me was the artistic play of illustrations, a mix of photos and graphics: it expressed the attention to detail that I want to convey. As a new brand, we needed a unique personality that would stimulate curiosity.

What is your placement? Which women do you speak to? We address to an authentic and confident woman and to what matters to her, a woman attentive to style and quality, who is looking for technical and functional but also delicate and sophisticated items: who appreciates attention to detail and aesthetics. By women for women e Me-time, what do you mean with this concept? Me-time is a fundamental concept for LaMunt: everyone lives their me-time in a different way, a conscious time, in which to disconnect from commitments and routines and recharge energies. We also want to inspire new women, who are not yet actively living the mountains, to discover a place for their me-time. These moments can be shared with someone or lived alone. By women for women expresses what we do every day: we develop a collection designed by women for women. The core team of LaMunt is made up of women, very different from each other: each of them brings her experience and passion in different areas: design, product development, communication. Everyone experiences the mountains with a different intensity, but what unites us is the common passion. There is a lot of confrontation, we believe it is essential to listen to all women, so we also include potential users. Then, within the Oberalp Group, we can count on the support of men who believe in this project and are making an important contribution.

Do you think we should start from women to rebuild the world that will come after this global shock? There are encouraging signs from abroad, I am thinking about the election of Kamala Harris as vice president of the USA, the first woman in history to hold this office. I am noticing every day how much strength and energy there can be in a team of women who share the same passion. Maybe now I'm more sensitive about the subject, but the desire to leave a trace often surprises me, even if it's just a drop in the ocean. It's very nice to be a part of it.

LaMunt aims to develop “Smart Fit Solutions”, what does this mean? LaMunt's goal is to best synthesize functionality and aesthetics by creating products with a fit that enhances the female body and follows its different shapes, with a personal touch. Garments that allow women to feel at ease during sports and are designed for those who want to express their personality also through mountain clothing. In terms of fit we are talking about "Smart Fit Solutions", or the possibility of customization, such as side zips on the sides, an elastic waistband to adapt the fit of the jacket, sleeves that can be turned to adjust the length. There are versatile garments, such as a vest that can be worn on both sides and jackets that can be interpreted with different styles. Details that make the product truly yours.

LaMunt's goal is to best synthesize functionality and aesthetics by creating products with a fit that enhances the female body and follows its different shapes, with a personal touch.

When will the first collection be presented and where will it be available? What will be its colorways and features? We worked with soft and curved lines, light materials, reminiscent of the movement of the wings. The design will be minimal and clean and the attention will focus on hidden details: an illustration inside the garment, the use of a precious material, an inspirational phrase or a secret pocket. A collection that must be discovered step by step. Attention to detail is fundamental for LaMunt: I hope that in the future the brand will be recognized for this very reason. In fact, let's talk about "magic moment": the little surprise that is discovered later. For the colorways we have chosen dusty shades close to the colors of nature, not too bright, more solid, and the use of graded shades of colors rather than color blocks, designed to be easily combined with each other even between the different seasons. There will be no fuchsia and fluo pink. The first collection will be spring-summer 2022. As for the rather selective distribution, LaMunt will be available online and in some trusted partner stores from January 2022. It will initially target the Italian, Austrian, German and Swiss markets, as well as Northern European countries.

LaMunt. We believe that every decision can make a difference and we carefully choose the materials to be used: natural, such as Merino wool and Tencel, and recycled, carefully tested following our performance and sustainability criteria. The collection will also be totally PFC free. Did we really need a new brand? Why didn't you invest in women within the other five brands you already own? As a Group we have always believed that it is the responsibility of each of our brands to address a specific consumer. All our brands are aimed at the mountains but each of them has a unique mindset and its own identity with a specific target. That’s the same for LaMunt. Are you already thinking about future developments of the brand? Will LaMunt remain a clothing-only brand? Just recently we had the first briefing on the winter collection which made us reflect a lot. In the first summer collection there are already some accessories, but for the winter we would like to deepen the development of gloves, socks, hats: elements that allow you to complete the look and make it more personalized. We would also like to think about accessories that can be integrated into the garments. Beside clothing and accessories, I believe that the world of backpacks and bags is a sector with great potential even if at the moment there is still nothing concrete. We will see how things go, we already have a great challenge ahead.

Where do you rank as a price range? We define ourselves as a premium brand because of our attention to detail, new design solutions and the versatility of the garments, but above all for the choice of quality and sustainable materials. How important is sustainability for LaMunt? It is absolutely fundamental: it is an aspect that is impossible to forget when you are planning a new brand in 2020, as in the case of

Fanny Schmutz Fanny Schmutz was born in 1987 and grew up in Chamonix, she is an Alpine Guide and part of the Scarpa team. Climbing has been a part of her life since childhood, to the point that, as she confesses, there is not a day when she is not in the mountains. She has traveled all over the globe to climb the peaks of some of the most remote mountains in the world. Peru, Alaska, Patagonia, Nepal and India are just some of the many destinations she has explored. Have you always been passionate about climbing or were there moments in your life when you did something else? I have always lived in Chamonix and it is here that I started climbing with my father, who is also an Alpine Guide. Although I started going to the mountains at an early age, I embarked on the path of mountaineering much later. First of all because, given my father's work, we were all aware of the risks of this discipline and, moreover, initially I wanted to become a teacher and work in the school sector. After a few years of work, however, I realized that that was not my path and I therefore decided to become an Alpine Guide, since, in one way or another, I was always in the mountains and spent a lot of time climbing. What does climbing mean to you? Climbing for me is my whole life, also because I spend all my time in the mountains. I feel good when I climb, and it's not just a job but a passion that I can share with friends or that allows me to challenge myself. I also believe that it is above all "adventure" and a way for being outdoor sharing what I love the most. You were born in Chamonix, do you have any favorite routes over there? It is difficult to name just a few, but actually there are places where I always like to go back to climb like the many Les Drus routes, I like all of them! Or even the north face of Petit Dru for some mixed climbs, the tra-

verse of LesDrus from Charpoua Hut, which is one of the oldest huts in Chamonix but also my favorite one. I also love the south face of Mont Blanc which is its wildest part with some long and challenging routes, and the climb to the Grand Capucin around "La Combe Maudite", one of the best granite spots in Chamonix! You have done many mountaineering trips in your life so far, what is your favorite one? Probably the experience I loved the most was the one in the Indian Himalayas when, together with my friend Elodie, I climbed Bhagirathi III. It was a lot of fun because when you have to go to those places it takes a long time between preparation, financial issues, acclimatization and much more. It was a unique experience, we spent a few days on the route and when we finally reached the top it was truly special. These places are something completely different from the Alps, they require a lot of time and energy. On this occasion, moreover, it was just me and her on the top and it was truly magnificent and rewarding. I'll never forget it. How vital is it to have a good expedition mate? A good mate is the basic foundation when facing an expedition. If you don't feel comfortable or can't trust, it won't work. Being on an expedition also means spending a lot of time together and it's nice if you can have fun together and trust completely, especially when climbing.

BY CAMILLA PIZZINI F OTO M AT H I S D U M AS

What are your favorite products regarding shoes and equipment for expedition and climbing? For most of the activities I almost always use Scarpa boots, especially when I have to tackle routes at high altitudes and carry all the necessary equipment with me, such as Black Diamond products. For example, when I climbed Bhagirathi III I used Scarpa's Phantom 6000 HD that are high altitude mountaineering boots, along with a whole range of ice and rock climbing equipment. During some expeditions it may happen to find bad weather and be stuck for weeks, what do you do in these moments? It really depends on where you are. For example, in Alaska we had to take care of everything, from food to arranging equipment and much more, while in the Himalayas we were in a small lodge or in any case we always had someone cooking for us. Every day almost always passes by in the same way, there is a lot to wait, especially when the weather is bad, so it often happens to spend time playing cards, reading and taking a nice walk to acclimatize. In Alaska I read 12 books while we waited for a window of good weather, because the solar panels were not working so we had no electronic devices available. Any future project? This year I was hoping to go to Nepal, but unfortunately expeditions are currently not possible. I hope to be able to leave at spring with some friends, but we do not yet know where we will go, nor if we will be able to actually leave. It is the first time in my life that I cannot plan something for next year, but I would certainly like to go to India or Pakistan.

Kilian Echallier TE X T & PHOTOS MAT TEO PAVANA

He was born in the valley, but spent his Christmas holidays in Châtel, in Les Portes du Soleil, where his grandparents had a home. At the age of three he joined the Ecole du Ski Français and at 14 the ski club of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois. During those years, he began practicing freeskiing with some friends. Whole days on skis trying acrobatics, between one fall and another, led him to develop his personal approach to the mountains and to the world in general. You moved to Innsbruck but what does push you to stay there? I moved to Innsbruck in 2018, I had an Austrian girlfriend and I wanted to get closer to her. I had heard that Innsbruck was the ideal city for freeriding and I have not been disappointed! The ski community is really important here and there is always someone ready to go skiing on some nice slopes. For me, the big positive aspect of Innsbruck is its closeness to the mountains: it is a city surrounded by wonderful peaks. My favorite is Axamer Lizum: the possibilities for free touring are incredible and the conditions are generally good, even after several days without snow. In the past you’ve practiced competitive skiing. What pushed you later to move to ski touring and longer expeditions? I have skied for five years in the Freeride World Qualifier. In the years I have competed I have learned a lot and have met many interesting people. Then, one day, after a not so glorious race, someone invited me to go skiing in Chamonix. And that's where it all started. My attention was completely captured by this new world. The following year I stopped competing and started ski touring and extreme skiing. You have gradually developed a multi-sport approach to high mountains, mixing climbing with trail running, crossing ridges with your skiing skills. Do you change your

training to achieve key goals or simply to be physically prepared for long days in the mountains? I love to combine multiple activities at the same time. It is much more fun! And yes, I usually change my training according to my ambitions, but always with the aim of having fun! I am always ready to spend long days in the mountains, because these moments create the best memories. What is your main motivation in skiing? Big lines or expeditions? Thats’s a good question. The two aspects are obviously connected, but on expeditions I always look for opportunities to ski on long lines. At the start of the season we try to stay close to the ski resort and as the days go by we begin to move and explore the mountain to find new lines to draw up there. You've done some epic trips to the Balkans. What drives you to look for these experiences close to where you live? Balkans are for me an endless source of first lines. There is so much to do and yet no one goes there! These countries are very welcoming and the people I met are really nice. Sometimes it is difficult to communicate, but in the end we always understand each other! And the fact that it's really close to home means that going there for two weeks has much less impact on the climate than, say, a trip to Norway. I believe these countries are undervalued for extreme skiing.

Everyone should have the opportunity to experience the mountains on their own, whether it is elementary school children trying to ski for the first time or people with disabilities who wish to access the mountains. When you stand at the top and look down to the valley, you see the world from a different perspective and you realize that you can do things that you thought were impossible before.

This summer you’ve reached Zermatt starting from Chamonix only by cycling and walking, crossing the Alps thanks only to your own forces. What inspired this trip? I was talking to a friend about the peaks to explore this summer. Looking at the map, we realized that we could have connected them all without taking planes, trains or cars, but only using the strength of our legs. It is really interesting to be able to travel great distances on your own alone. It is the most surprising way to approach the mountain. How did the trip go? And what have you learned? The day we left in Chamonix it was 30 degrees. We quickly realized that we would have to adapt our plans as it was very hot. Then, two days later it started to rain very hard, which meant we couldn't reach the second peak, in Switzerland, but in the end it was very hot again. The conditions were so unpredictable that we had to completely change our plans. It was an amazing experience from which I learned a lot. Only travelling by bike meant that we had to be really well organized. For example, if our equipment got wet, we had to dry it and therefore that takes longer time than expected. Every time a friend joined us, I had to adapt the way I climbed and lived to his rhythms. The most important thing I have learned is that all of this is possible! The equipment is so light and packable today that almost anyone could make it without a problem, while also saving on travel costs. You just have to take all the time you need, including rest days, and be ready to change your plans. It was definitely difficult, but this experience left me with some extraordinary memories. Lately there has been a lot of talk about inclusivity in snow sports. What is your opi-

nion about that? Everyone should have the opportunity to experience the mountains on their own, whether it is elementary school children trying to ski for the first time or people with disabilities who wish to access the mountains. When you stand at the top and look down to the valley, you see the world from a different perspective and you realize that you can do things that you thought were impossible before. This year you’ve become a Patagonia ambassador. Has this fact changed your thoughts about environmental issues? Before becoming a Patagonia ambassador I was already well aware of my ecological impact, whether it was food or clothing. And, by joining Patagonia, I want to show other people how it is possible to consume better and less. We all must make an effort if we want to be the change! What is your favorite Patagonia piece of clothing that you always wear, season after season? My Nano-Air jacket. I've been wearing it for three years now everywhere: from climbing till skiing up to hiking. It is breathable and warm at the same time, so I can use it all year round, I love it! As a mountain athlete, are you experiencing the effects of climate change firsthand? Conditions in the mountains constantly change. Some lines that were skiable several years ago have now disappeared. It's sad to know that I may never ski those mythical lines again. And on behalf of future generations, I want to show people the impact that our lifestyle has on big mountains. There are many changes that unfortunately you cannot notice if you don't always live in this environment. When we talk about glacier melting, people who can't see it with their own eyes don't realize how fast this is happening!

Laugavegur Trail Island PHOTOS LUIGI CHIRUCHI TXT PIETRO IENCA

Iceland means adventure. Iceland means breath. Iceland means experiencing the Earth for what it is: a container of emotions that must be declined from time to time.

celand represents the most extreme land of the Old Continent, a terrestrial platform embraced by ice that stands out in the middle of the cold waters of North Sea, halfway between Europe and North America. Iceland means adventure. Iceland means breath. Iceland means experiencing the Earth for what it is: a container of emotions that must be declined from time to time.

the preservation of ecosystems. Furthermore, already in the first part of our journey, we were able to find the serenity to immerse ourselves in the so-called "hot pots", natural pools from which waters at different temperatures come out, directly from the ground. Relaxing at 40°, with the smoke of the steam that envelops you and the lawns that reach the edges, becomes an act of total catharsis: it leaves you genuinely happy and reborn. However, Iceland is not just about comfort, to appreciate some of the most evocative views you have to be ready to endure temperatures that can be quite cold.

As Trip In Your Shoes, we were lucky enough in 2019 to approach the western side of the island for a twelve-day road trip. A dip in the green of the moors, the reflections of the glaciers and the bright red of the particular morphological conformations; a crossing that allowed us to come in contact with a primordial atmosphere. We certainly expected great things, but we can say that we have been amply rewarded. As promoters of sustainable tourism, which we have been trying to share since 2018 through our social channels and our official website, we have found a country that allows you to experience the local environment with due respect.

This was the case with the Drangajokull glacier, the most northerly in the whole country. The approach on foot has only increased our trepidation. As the distance from the white giant dwindled, we realized how much water could be found on this island, in all its forms. The waterfalls that spontaneously unhooked from the rocky sides of the valley, the intertwining streams that crept between the stony ground, the humidity that often accompanied the trails. We have come to touch the tongues of ice feeling small in front of that immensity, swept by the wind and almost untouched. A rather romantic feeling, which surfaced many times within us in those days made of great travels and walks in contexts we were not used to.

With hiking shoes on and a mattress on the back of our rental car, we explored the long roads that stretch towards the West Fjords, in search of trekking and landscapes. 950 kilometers of adrenaline, driven by the desire to create photo content that would release the beauty we had in front of our own eyes. Our first stop was in Erpsstadir, where we were able to taste skyr, a local dairy product comparable to yogurt, which is made with sour milk. This food is protected by Slow Food, which always pays particular attention to the enhancement of production chains and

In addition to the Drangajokull, we could also touch the Vatnajokull, simply the mass of ice with the largest volume in Europe. We don’t have the right amount of words to describe it, the scenery embodies the fantasies of those who have always wanted to visit Iceland:

white and blue expanses, often glistening, dominated by snow-capped rocky mountains. The screams spring spontaneously in front of an absolute spectacle of nature: at these latitudes you feel free from the urban paradigms dictated by noise and the frenzy of doing something. We deeply the bitter cold, but luckily we were well equipped.

the way. However, it is a trek of incomparable beauty, the National Geographic mentioned it precisely as the most beautiful in the world. Altogether it covers a distance of over 50 kilometers, along which you can stop in five different refuges. Another great peculiarity of this country so far from Italy, of which we have just mentioned so far, are the waterfalls. You can find all sorts of them, but we want to make a special mention for two of these: the Dynjandi and the Seljalandfoss, the first view from below is impressive, for the flow of water and for how it develops. The main section looks like a wall of water that seems to come down from the sky, but altogether there are seven different jumps, which cover a difference in height of one hundred meters. The second one instead can be observed from a particular point of view, from behind it. In fact, freeing itself from the rocky ridge along

However, what was a real discovery for us, and therefore the most surprising experience, was probably walking a section of the Laugavegur Trail, a hiking trail that projects you directly into an environment with Martian connotations. This is primarily due to the color of the soil, which often takes on red and brown tones; secondly, gas springs and leaks are encountered several times, attributing a special atmosphere to the situation. From a mountaineering point of view there are no particular difficulties, and in the high season it is easy to meet many people along

The feeling of fulfilment that took us in the evening, after filling our eyes with the wild and mysterious charm of this corner of the world, was a pleasant prelude to the sleep that awaited us at the end of those days full of emotions. which the relative river overlooks, the mass of water collapses amid deafening noises in a small basin set in the lively green, while a walkway has been created in the recess of the rock that passes below the waterfall. The latter is located near Skògar, a characteristic village where you can admire residential buildings enveloped in grass, which grows luxuriantly there. The emotions of this moment mingled with sadness of the imminent return home, as we arrived here at sunset on the last day of travel, before going back to the airport to take the return flight.

cious in Reykjavik and its surroundings, and it is in fact the fish dishes that we remember with greater pleasure. Halfway through the journey, a man offered to clean a salmon for us with a touching gesture of generosity: the humanity you breathe in these lands can sometimes melt you, despite the freezing temperatures. The same happened while the various local producers proudly and affectionately presented their specialties to us, as in the case of skyr. On the stretch of the "Ring Road" that we had to carry out on the end of our trip (the asphalted ring road that allows you to visit Iceland far and wide) we stopped at Hofn, where we tasted some sea prawns and smoked stockfish, to end up our stay in the far north.

Our time in Iceland is difficult to summarize, it was a concentration of experiences that made us taste briefly glimpses and landscapes that deserve to be fully experienced. The reality is that the amount of possibilities in Iceland in terms of discovery is immense. We therefore recommend that you equip yourself with the suitable hiking gear, in order to be ready to get off the road at any time to abandon yourself to nature. Having the opportunity to sleep directly on the car, we felt very flexible in our tours, combining the programming we had imposed on ourselves with a pinch of improvisation, based on the feelings aroused by particular places on the island.

The feeling of fulfilment that took us in the evening, after filling our eyes with the wild and mysterious charm of this corner of the world, was a pleasant prelude to the sleep that awaited us at the end of those days full of emotions. We will strongly remember the enthusiasm we breathed for almost two weeks, with the hope of returning as soon as possible. The photos pay homage only in part to the shows that we found ourselves admiring in ecstasy. Adventure and beauty, if you are looking for this, Iceland is ready to welcome you.

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Adam Ondra The Alien P H OTO S M AT T E O PAVA N A & G A B R I E L E S E G H I Z Z I

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He is considered one of the strongest climbers of all time. He’s a mix of magnetism and rigorous sporting ethics: an eclectic athlete who has climbed the first 9c in history, Silence. Adam Ondra is an entity in himself, a certainty of the present and a dream for the future. You said it is important to take your time to be alone, to have the opportunity to reflect. What do you think about when you’re alone? The most important moment is during training: for me it is a form of meditation, I focus completely on here and now, I don't even listen to music. When I have to travel for work I try to drive alone, without friends or my girlfriend. I spend many hours behind the wheel and I like these moments: in everyday life we have very few hours to think, we are always obsessed with the idea of not wasting time. During long van journeys I know that for six or eight hours, I have the unique opportunity to reflect, which allows me to feel more balanced.

good at keeping calm even on very busy days: I am focused on my goals and this allows me to reach a balance, even if sometimes I value it too much. It is important to look for stability but it doesn’t happened every time. There are climbers who check youtube to find out how to complete a route or climb from above it. Does it seem to you that a somewhat consumerist approach to climbing is developing? Everyone has his own style and each method must be respected, the important thing is to be honest about what you do. Bouldering is practiced above all for fun: there are those who prefer to strive to solve "the riddle" using their imagination and those who want help from a video, everyone is free to choose. I like this diversity: climbing encompasses many disciplines and offers many possibilities. The attitude of the

How do you find the right balance in your life between interviews, competitions, training sessions and events? I think I’m quite

climbers on the crag has improved in recent years, in terms of respect for the environment: there is more awareness, which is good, considering the standardization of sport. There are climbers who go to increasingly remote areas to avoid overcrowding. In Italy there are some more popular places, like Arco, but also cliffs where you know you will climb alone.

where begins the one of other people. This pandemic will completely change our lives and these restrictions will have a major impact on the economy. There will also be positive developments, such as the acceleration that smartworking has had, which saves money and reduces pollution. You said that you are an optimist person and that human beings are made to overcome crises. What are your hopes for the future? The pandemic will neither lead to a revolution in our development model not to a radical transformation of society: our stressed lives and dependence on performance and profit will remain. Too bad because the world offers us much more.

How do you imagine climbing in the future? Has everything already been done or is there still something to explore? There is still a lot to do! When I think that one life will not be enough for me to climb all the routes I would like to, I become a little sad but I think it is also positive: it is impossible not to have new ideas and interesting places to visit.

Winter is still long and we don't know how things will go. What are your passions beside climbing that can help us overcome these difficult months? A typical day of mine consists in five hours of training and another two of stretching and physiotherapy, I don’t have time to do much more. Cooking is also fundamental for the performance of the next day: luckily I like it a lot, even if I never follow a recipe: I improvise with fusion dishes, always keeping in mind the quality, which is very important, if you want to eat real foods. I like winter sports like snowboarding and crosscountry skiing, and running, but I don't practice them very much: I have to be careful not to overdo because it would have a negative impact on climbing. But that's okay: I like other sports but I love climbing much more!

What grade will be reached? We are still far from the human limit. The progression will be slower but it will go on for sure. Training and technique still have a lot of potential for improvement, you can work a lot with children about this and achieve results that are unthinkable today. The gyms of twenty years ago are incomparable to those of today, which offer so much choice between both physical but also very technical routes. As for the science of training, climbing has a history of about thirty years, while other sports can count on hundreds of years of research and study. So I think there will be at least a 10a in the next twenty years. In fifty tears there will maybe an 11a. You said you want to be a person "with opinions and able to share his passions and be contagious". What do you mean? I feel the responsibility of my position as a person known in the climbing world, I want to share the right values of climbing and my ethics as a human being: I could also just climb and do nothing more but it would be a shame to miss the opportunity to share my principles.

"I want to share the right values of climbing and my ethics as a human being: I could also just climb and do nothing more but it would be a shame to miss the opportunity to share my principles".

You have a degree in economics and you speak five languages, you are a true citizen of Europe. Take off the role of the top climber Adam Ondra and become an economist. How do you think Europe is handling this situation? Will we recover from the second wave? It will depend on when this situation will end. It is difficult to say where our freedom ends and

You said you might not even win at the Olympics. Why? In Tokyo the format will be combined between different disciplines: bouldering and speed in addition to lead which is where I get the best results. I will do everything to be at my top but then I know that a lot will depend on luck and on the route setters, who know very well the climbers who will participate in the competitions, and could maybe choose to benefit Japanese athletes. I am motivated but I don't think I am the favorite for the win even if I will do my best. It will be important to arrive mentally prepared, and it is not easy: it is certainly essential to vary the training by integrating it with outdoor projects.

eclectic climber, and this year she has become even stronger and with a perfect and efficient style. I also try to be efficient, I prefer to make fewer movements and find a simpler solution. Each generation of climbers would like to leave its mark: what will your generation's footprint be on the world of climbing? Today climbing is so diversified that it is difficult to answer, every discipline will have its progression. If we consider sport climbing, certainly the growing of bouldering has made us understand that more difficult movements can be done. We now know that no matter how small a hold is there are still chances are you'll be able to grip an even smaller one. There are many different ways to make a pitch harder. Obviously the same is also true for mountaineering: you can go faster, choose a more demanding route, or with less protection. In the mountains at the moment you do not climb above an 8b but in the future 9b routes will be possible.

It seems that the projects that interest you the most are the outdoor ones. Will you retire from competition after the Olympics? How do you see yourself in the future? After the Olympics I will have a great desire for adventures on the rock. But later there will be the Games again, Paris 2024, which I would like to participate in. Then maybe I'll retire. I'm noticing that with specific, more focused and smart training, I may climb even harder routes. Maybe I'll climb my hardest route at thirty-five, who knows. For sure I will try. I would like to do some expeditions, open new routes in the high mountains and visit Greenland, one of my dreams: I love the Northern landscape very much and there are interesting challenges over there, climbing in such a unique environment attracts me so much. I will always enjoy climbing a lot, even in twenty years, when maybe I won't be as strong as now.

"I spend many hours behind the wheel and I like these moments: in everyday life we have very few hours to think, we are always obsessed with the idea of not wasting time. During long van journeys I know that for six or eight hours, I have the unique opportunity to reflect, which allows me to feel more balanced".

What do you think about Laura Rogora? In climbing the level of performance of women and men is now quite the same. Yes, also for this reason it is a fantastic sport! It's more related to technique: women are very good with finger strength and when balance is needed, and are more resistant than us men. Each route can be climbed with different methods, and Laura Rogora, who is not very tall, manages to climb a route with a completely different technique from mine: I find her incredible. Laura Rogora is an

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The gift of depression BY M AT T EO PAVA N A

“Don Quixote is riding slowly in the company of his faithful squire Sancho Panza, when he sees more than thirty mills in the distance, which he takes for giants. Don Quixote declares to Sancho Panza his firm decision to attack and kill them all; by doing that he will enrich himself with the booty earned for killing them and will render a service to God, because he will have taken such a wicked race off the face of the Earth. Sancho Panza warns him: those he sees in front of him are not giants but windmills, and what looks like arms are the blades that turn in the wind. Don Quixote, however, is so convinced of what he thinks he sees that he launches against them riding his horse Rocinante. He hits with his spear the first mill, but the spinning blade breaks the spear and horse and rider end up stunned to the ground. Sancho Panza helps his master and returns to tell him that he had gone against windmills and not against giants. Don Quixote silences him and attributes the transformation of giants into windmills to a spell by the magician Friston who is his enemy. “ Fighting against windmills in literature is a metaphor for the battle against lost causes. For me it is the metaphor of the dark moments of existence. Life, which is nothing but breath and heartbeat, sometimes decides for or against us and, like the wind, accompanies us or knocks us down. Most of the time it is a vain struggle, as if in fact it did not exist. How can we win against something that doesn't exist? Depression is scary. It is scary because it is invisible, but perceptible. Depression is something that there is and there’s not; it is both a giant and a windmill. Talking about depression is scary. It is scary to live in a world where being depressed is not allowed. Raising awareness on the issue of mental health failed when automatically one is labeled as "crazy", as if it were a choice. Is talking about depression a giant or a windmill? Is it really that pointless to talk about mental health in a world where we are never really taught to take care of ourselves?

It may sound strange, but I believe depression is the greatest gift life has ever given me. Let’s take a step back. As much as I believe in the randomness of things, some of them happen with an order that only we individuals are able to perceive. Case is everything and nothing. And if it is also true that case chooses randomly, then case is in fact a reason. Photography and climbing for me are two realities so in symbiosis that I feel they exist for a reason. Taking pictures was something I always saw Renzo, my father, do. I photographed what was close to me, what interested me most. At 15 it was the trees in the garden or the puppies of my cat Pretty Snout, while now, fifteen years later, it is the mountains, the environment, the people. The boundaries of photography have expanded from home to any place or person that instead made me feel at home.

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I started climbing a few years later, thanks to some friends much more daring than me to approach this sport that was not a sport for us. When I started I had a pair of white Reebooks that Mariarosa, my mother, had recommended me to keep with care. Climbing scared me as well as great pain in the hands and arms, but I liked the novelty of that sensation, indeed it kidnapped me. After an adolescence spent chasing a football, it was cool to discover a new world that, as much as it frightened me, I wasn't afraid to dive into it with all of myself. And anyway to be able to start a conversation with a "I like climbing mountains", I don't know, but with girls it worked every now and then. I still climb with that group of friends, they are one of the cornerstones in my life, they are that aroma without which I would savor life in a less sweet way. Needless to say, the white Reebooks were only white for a while. Bringing the camera on the wall was one of the most spontaneous things I've ever done, without thinking too much about it. Photographing from above opened up a new dimension, where everything seemed light and carefree, different from what we all lived with our feet on the ground. My friends and I didn't feel like the others, because we tried to explain to people what climbing meant to us and as an answer we only got eyes rolling. One day we put our hearts at peace and we understood that we were different, indeed, that we wanted to be different; different from our parents, from family members, from acquaintances. I wanted to be different. I found diversity and meaning in those two things there, immedia-

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te and very simple, both just a matter of fingers. When I started shooting, I loved to freeze the instant of the movement, the enormous physical effort that manifested itself in my eyes in the form of tendons and muscles, joys and curses. Now I still shoot a lot in the mountains because it's a part of me, but I give myself the freedom to always photograph what interests me most, like when I started. I have been climbing and photographing, photographing and climbing for several years. With the fact that photography was turning into a profession without me realizing it, it also gave me a lot of satisfaction, so much so that dreams had become great and life so light. I was happy, that's all.

And then boom. Depression never rings the bell and never knocks on the door, never announces itself. Depression silently unhinges the door and then smashes it with a kick from the wall, with all its frame and hinges. It does not ask permission to get in the house of thought and still claims to be heard, to be right. You can’t distinguish it between gender, age, social class and so on. It is basically not controllable, especially when you face it for the first time. You are never ready when facing depression. Depression is an icy breath on a candle, and then darkness takes over. That darkness smells of chaos, of abandonment, of death. The gloomy is incomprehensible. There is no right age to be depressed. I was 24 when I was diagnosed with it. I remember a great weight in the chest and the cosmos in the brain. Physically full of pain and emotionally emptied of all hope. A slap, that of depression, which upsets your senses forever. Nothing is the same anymore. It's hard to give some sense to your own life. The head is a pinwheel uprooted from the ground, a tear from what we thought was reality and which then never returns to the

way it was before. For me, the various events happened in a very specific order: anxiety, panic attacks, paranoia. An incessant fear of death had turned off my heart and brain. Damn mills, damn wind, damn horse. The mill had swept and broken my passions: climbing and photography. I had lived my life by following my rules, pursuing my happiness and savoring the meaning of freedom that I felt most mine. Life had chosen for me when I needed it least. And I needed help. The day I went to a specialist, as it was the right thing to do, I wanted to be somewhere else. The room was white, like the most classic of clichés. I couldn't explain the presence of a sink full of flowers in one corner. I was stuffed with drugs that made me feel outdoor. The therapist's compassionate, almost maternal smile clashed with my tired reflection on the thick glass table. I hated myself so much that day, but nevermore like that day I have hated myself so much. I despised myself so much that I wonder: "why do I exist?”

2020, the worst year. "Why do I exist?” I lazily open up my eyes. I look at the photo of my mother holding me and we are both smiling, as if the answer to that question was there, hanging on that white, faded wall. “Love”, I says. I don't know who took that picture, but for me there has always been my father, present but invisible. I like to think that if there is a reason why I started photographing, it was because of him. Renzo, my dad, got cancer when I didn't know what cancer was, much less depression. Cancer took him away at the time of the greatest health crisis that the modern world population has ever had the chance to conceive. He died in a hospital, alone. I saw his last words in a video, in which he would send us a kiss

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and tell us that he loved us. Life, in this case, has chosen for him. Our different disease sprouted together. My depression died with him. Only an immense void remains to be filled. Depression, through his illness, was probably the greatest gift that life could give me, because I got it at an age when I had and still have a lot to collect. It gave me the joy of focusing on the present. In this universe we are nothing: we are insignificant, but we are not alone. Time is the answer to everything. There is a time to listen, to listen you yourself, to stop, to lick your wounds, to suffer, to cry, to scream. And there is also a time to react and get used to a new, precarious reality. But isn't this basic life, precarious? I accept death, fearing. I live, suffering, even stronger than before. Will I be happy? I honestly really hope not.

Depression, through his illness, was probably the greatest gift that life could give me, because I got it at an age when I had and still have a lot to collect. It gave me the joy of focusing on the present. In this universe we are nothing: we are insignificant, but we are not alone.

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Slackline Trentino is made up of a bunch of guys, or as some marketing agencies would say, a community. They connect the dots and the tips of the mountains. They often sleep in hammocks, not disdaining some Friday night fun, but above all they have chosen to laugh, always. These images tell about their last walk that connects Cima Capi to Monte Riva for a length of half a kilometer and an expo of 800 meters. That’s how the "Mezzo Quilombetro” was born. “The sea is nothing more than a large lake whose opposite shores you cannot see”. Lake Garda is my sea. It is what I've been seeing since I was a child. There are boats, a harbor, seagulls, waves and wind. Sometimes, when the light hits the water perpendicularly, you can even see fish riding the waves. Lake Garda is immense, regardless from where you look at it. Its end cannot even be seen from up there, from the mountains that fall boldly into that blue. It is as if those peaks mocked that infinite space. They mock and laugh too, all the time. Not the mountains, I’m talking about the regaz (a slang

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word for “guys”). Normal people would call it euphoria, excitement, elation. They call it "gaso". Certain things, if not done to get excited, to live the moment, would surely be a torture. Other things, however, only happen in the summer, and precisely when the sun goes down. Wait a second… Highline is something that does not belong to me, but a day of a few years ago, not so far from that lake, I decided to walk for the first time in the center of a midline (a medium length and medium height highline). It was long enough to realize I pushing myself too far and high enough to make my mom worry a lot.

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- “Ehy, is it your first time on an highline?” - “Yes.” - “Have you ever practiced slackline though?” - “Ehm, no.” - “You’re so cool vez”. That’s what I got as an aswer: “You’re so cool vez”. Sometimes it’s just a matter of style, I’m good with that. Being called vez (which stands for “vecchio” old guy but in facts it only means “bro”), I’m good with that too. Age is surely just a number, but being thirty years old means only one thing: not being twenty anymore. Another certain thing is that as we get older we laugh less and less. Laughing for me is a way to live with the idea of death. It is a matter of style, in fact. I have reached a point that is neither on one side nor on the other. I look at who is younger to age better. It may sound exaggerated being only 30, but it would be equally exaggerated not to think about it. This is the first sport I shoot but don't practice; essentially I like something else. Yet this non-sport, this anarchic horizontal mountaineering, is making fun of mountaineering itself:

climbing to walk a line that is not seen. You do not walk on rock or ice but you walk on the invisible. In short, it is pure imagination. To imagine is an osmotic talent. If it is true that if you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas, with visionary people you will learn how to imagine. Vision is a limit that can be overcome by being together, it is contagious. Then you know, even laughing is contagious. And laughing, at least for me, is simplicity as an end in itself. But why do you decide to walk hundreds of meters above the ground, literally “on the line"? The reason why is simple: there’s no reason, just you. The funny thing is that you even laugh while doing it. And do you know why? The reason why is just as simple: there’s no reason, just you and the people who are like you. And that's why this is enough. Because the days you don't laugh, you die. At the sea or everywhere else.

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“Success is only achieved when you are willing to fail”. - Emily Harrington

A thousand meters of vertigo in the heart of Yosemite National Park. Emily Harrington, the 34 years old American girl from Boulder, has climbed several eight-thousanders but she has no doubts on her favorite playground: El Capitan. After overcoming a bad fall in 2019, a year later the climber returned to her mountain with the same goal and took a good revenge: she free climbed the big wall Golden Gate and in just 21 hours and 13 minutes.

was with me, he supported me a lot, especially from an emotional point of view. This year you’ve taken your revenge, this perseverance shows your tenacity. What did you learn from that defeat? What do failures mean to you? I believe that success is achieved only when you are willing to fail: this awareness allows you to move forward and not to give up. Perhaps it is the most important lesson of my career and I received it right from the mountain: every climber knows that before reaching the summit he will have to fall many times. It is an awareness that is not easy to accept and to confront with, especially if you want to keep alive the will to succeed. I know there will be results that I will never achieve, but recognizing this can give a lot of strength.

You’ve achieved a great challenge, with some difficult moments too. Can you tell us how it went? It has been a very special day for me. At the beginning everything was going well, and the first twelve hours passed by fast: I felt safe and progressed rapidly. Then when the most difficult passage arrived, around noon, perhaps due to the heat and sweaty fingers, I missed the hold. I rested for half an hour and then tried again. I fell again, hit my head and when I saw blood I relived the same scene from a year ago. I thought it was all over again and I was really disappointed. Then we realized that the wound wasn't that bad and we treated quickly. The fall has been really bad, especially from a mental point of view, I was still scared but I took courage, and I left for the summit. When I got to the top I realized how intense that moment had been: I had experienced on my skin, in a very short time, the absolute frustration of failure and the happiness of success. The awareness of my potential, my limits and my tenacity, made me feel stronger.

In such a difficult period for the whole world you have decided not to stop and overcome a new challenge. Why this choice? I had this goal in mind for years and I was committed to achieving it: the coronavirus was one more factor to fully concentrate on my challenge. Having a goal to reach has also allowed me to focus on something positive, a concrete and controllable goal on which to apply myself every day, a sort of distraction from the pain that crosses the world: it has helped me a lot to face this difficult situation. Not being able to travel and having to limit many activities allowed me to devote myself completely to training.

Having a goal to reach has also allowed me to focus on something positive, a concrete and controllable goal on which to apply myself every day, a sort of distraction from the pain that crosses the world: it has helped me a lot to face this difficult situation.

On the wall with you on El Cap, as well as Alex Honnold, there was your boyfriend, Adrian Ballinger. Difficult question, who is better as a climbing partner? It is a very difficult question! I believe that a mix of Adrian and Alex would make the perfect partner: Alex for speed and Adrian for empathy. Alex accompanied me during the first two thirds of the route, we moved like a single snake on the wall: he is the only person I would have felt comfortable with, he knows the route really well, and we had to move quickly. When we got to the top, and the climb became much more difficult, even mentally, it was really important that my partner

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You became the first woman to free climb El Capitan through the Golden Gate in less than 24 hours. Do you think that to rebuild the world that will come after the pandemic we should start from women? There are encouraging signs from your country, I am thinking about the election of Kamala Harris as vice president of the United States. The result of the elections gave me a lot of courage: it is the first time that a woman becomes vice president and I really think it is a great inspiration for many women. My challenge is only a small drop in the ocean, but I am convinced that women have the power to change the world. The future belongs to women, I truly believe it! There are many positive and promising signs, new movements that are born, many activists who hit the streets, virtually and physically. In general, I believe that we are making strides as a global community and the goals that will be achieved by women will be increasingly visible.

ts: this system allows him to spend more time at home. The hypoxic tent is also used during the Olympics. I understand those who have a different point of view, compared to all approaches: I think the important thing is to be honest about what you do.

You graduated at the University of Colorado with a degree in International Politics, and you said that at the start of the climb on El Cap you felt a mix of adrenaline and anxiety also because of the American elections. What is it like in the United States? What are your hopes? It’s true! I was pretty stressed about the elections: we all looked at the phone every ten seconds and concentrating on the climb allowed me to disconnect. I voted for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and I'm happy with the way things went, I really want to see some changes! I think the United States has taken a different path and I hope it will soon be included in international agreements on climate change. I guess the thing I would like the most would be seeing the US to become a more united country: at the moment there are so many divisions, and a lot of anger on all sides. We don’t want to listen to those who think differently, while I believe that to grow and progress as a nation we should try to understand the reasons of other people. I really hope this administration will be able to make us rediscover a sense of community and belonging, without using violent and aggressive language.

You are an eclectic climber and mountaineer: is there anything you still want to experience? Practicing different disciplines helps me keep fit both physically and mentally. I would like to test myself with new challenges on El Capitan, then I would like to make an expedition to Pakistan and climb the great walls of the Karakorum. I will always push myself to my limits to overcome new goals.

You are very close friends with Alex Honnold, who is the person who saved you when you found yourself in trouble on El Cap last year and who accompanied you this year as well. What do you think about people who practice free solo climbing? Free soloing is a highly inspiring discipline. It involves a very high risk and therefore forces you to be deeply aware of how much danger you want to expose yourself to. I have respect and admiration for Alex, and I am very inspired by his climbing style, not just when he free soloing. It's not the discipline I want to focus on though, I don't think I'm willing to take such a high risk.

You said: “Impossible dreams challenge us to rise and become a better version of ourselves”. What are your dreams? What do you imagine you will do in the future? I will continue climbing for the rest of my life: it's my passion and I can't think of giving it up, also because I share it with Adrian, so it's something really special. We would both like to do multiple expeditions together. Then in December 2021 we will get married, and we would also like to have a family: we hope that our children will have the same passion as us, even if everyone is free to choose their own path!

It is the first time that a woman becomes vice president and I really think it is a great inspiration for many women. My challenge is only a small drop in the ocean, but I am convinced that women have the power to change the world.

Before the expedition to Cho Oyu, you and your partner Adrian Ballinger, who is a mountaineer like you, first acclimatized at home with a hypoxic tent. Don't you think that with these methods there is a risk of losing a fair approach to the mountains? I don't think using the hypoxic tent means compromising a fair approach, it just simplifies things a little, allowing you to save time and money. This method helps to get acclimated at base camp, but from there on you still have to get used to the thin air step by step. My partner works as an Alpine Guide and is often around the world accompanying clien-

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"After a career on the road I was missing that feeling of contact with nature, pedaling just for the pleasure of doing it. Since I retired my passion for gravel has only increased. I need to practice something physical and outdoors as a remedy for stress and everyday problems". Hi Christian, tell me something about yourself! I’m from Canada but my parents are both germans that emigrated into Canada in the 70s, I grew up at my grandparents farm in a very rural part of Canada on the east coast, they also had a butcher shop and a kind of farm to table restaurant, before it was really a thing. I took it for granted that when I grew up I would work in the family business but at 15 I found a cycling magazine and a mountain bike and I fell in love with it. These two things put together sparked my passion. Cycling allowed me to go so far without having a car and to explore places I had never seen before. At that time going 50km away from home was such an adventure. Eventually I got to a point where I thought I want to ride a bike everyday, but how? Become a professional cyclist! At 18 I flew to Belgium where I had some relatives and raced for 3 months in a junior team. My level improved a lot, so much so that when I returned to Canada I started my career in the Canadian national team. The first U23 races in Europe had been tough. The level was so high that the first year I didn't finish a single race in the peloton, I was dropped every single time. But I never gave up, on the contrary it stimulated me to train more and more. I improved day by day and the following year I almost won some of the same races. I had other good results and in the end I got a professional contract which led me to move to Spain where I really started my career.

enjoy our time, and we felt like southern Europe and the Mediterranean countries tend to be a little bit more calm and allow you to live a nicer life. You opened up with your wife Espresso Mafia, La Fabrica and then The Service Course in Girona. How were these projects born? I had been living in Girona with my wife who had spent the past 10 years looking after me, supporting me and following me in my cycling career. But we both felt that it was time to pursue a different career. I could have easily done another 5 years as a pro but I got to the point where I could not have improved much or progressed, challenging myself is the thing that helps me to move forward, but in professional cycling there were no more challenges for me. My wife had already worked in hospitality and since we both had a passion for coffee we decided to open up our first café in Girona, La Fabrica, in 2015, and then came another one, Espresso Mafia, that same year. I was still racing and sometimes I needed to roast enough coffee at once to be able to be away for a three week race, but despite this, that was the best year of my career. Not focusing solely and exclusively on cycling, having distractions, helped me focus on the bike when I needed to and disconnect once the race was over. In 2016 I retired and we opened our cycling shop, The Service Course. Starting 3 businesses in 2 years was crazy and there was a lot of work behind it. We had never had a business before so we had to learn everything from scratch along the way.

You live in Girona with your wife, where your businesses also started. Why this choice? Is there a big cycling community over there? I came to Girona in 2008 because my first professional team was based here. At the time there were only a dozen foreign cyclists and Girona was the classic super sleepy Spanish town with no cycling tourism. Everything changed in 2015/16 and more and more foreign riders have begun to settle here: now we have a community of a hundred professionals. Then came bike tourism that saw an incredible boom in the following 2/3 years. We like to live here because we are far from a certain north American lifestyle, especially in the bigger cities, which for us is very hectic, fast paced and sometimes it makes you feel it is all about having more stuff, a bigger house, but those things never appealed to us. We were looking for a more relaxed lifestyle, to really

After a professional road racing career you’ve now moved to gravel riding. Why this choice? I did some gravel in the past as well as bikepacking, I've always liked the idea of taking the bike and just go, maybe staying away one night and being totally self-sufficient. After a career on the road I was missing that feeling of contact with nature, pedaling just for the pleasure of doing it. Since I retired my passion for gravel has only increased. Obviously managing a business involves a lot of work and responsibility, but I always try to carve out my moments to ride a bike. I need to practice something physical and outdoors as a remedy for stress and everyday problems. Gravel for me is perfect because it is a mix of what I like

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about the road, which is to cover long distances, and to have more contact with nature. Starting ultracycling was the natural next step.

to collaborate and push some cool brands, far from the big commercial giants, in fact we only work with frame builders and small companies. I immediately like the guys of Alba Optics, you can see that they are super passionate about what they do and their products are creative and high performing at the same time. I tried a prototype of the Stratos Solo and gave them some feedback and suggestions, I like that they are very open and flexible to user comments. For us, being able to work with Alba Optics which is a totally Italian brand and my "neighbor" is an added value in a world where globalization of products has taken over.

You’ve also taken part in some ultracycling races such as Atlas Mountain Race in Morocco. How was that? My first multi-day ultra event was last year at the Atlas Mountain Race in Morocco. I was super nervous because I really didn't have any experience and it can't be compared to any pro races I had done, not even the toughest ones like the TDF. It's a whole other world, it's not just about pedaling for many hours but you have to take care of everything, from food to lighting and sleeping system to any mechanical problems. When you are a professional you have an entire team that takes care of you and follows you, when you do gravel and ultracycling you are alone, and you can only count on your strength. I didn't finish the race because I had a problem with the saddle but I had a lot of fun and it was an experience that made me grow as a person. A real adventure that I want to repeat again this year if there will be the opportunity.

One of the few positives aspect that the pandemic seems to have brought up is the exponential growing of cycling. Furthermore, by limiting travel, many people have rediscovered the beauty of the places close to home and not necessarily on the other side of the world. Do you think it is a trend destined to continue? The Service Course currently has 3 shops: the one in Girona, one in Oslo in Norway and the last one in Wilmslow, UK. We do not deal with super commercial brands, we work with small companies and different frame builders, which obviously require longer times. We had so many requests that they often struggled to keep up! On the other hand, another side of The Service Course business is based on providing cycling holidays in our hub locations and trips to amazing places and this year I think we didn’t run a single one due to pandemic.

Before the new European travel restrictions, you went backpacking in the Pyrenees, how did it go? You were not alone, do you generally prefer traveling alone or in company? I have always felt very good even alone. When I was a pro I often trained alone and even now if I'm riding with other people I don't speak much because I tend to focus more on what I'm doing. I like this aspect, especially in ultracycling, because it allows me to disconnect from the world. Also when you are on your own you have to completely depend on yourself, there are no excuses and potentially no mistakes from others. On my trip in the Pyrenees, however, I was with my great friend Svein Tuft. We have known each other for years, we started racing together in Canada and we almost always raced in the same team. He is one of those people with whom you understand that you are on the same page and in this kind of adventures you need to have a person like that, someone who has the same spirit as you, the same desire to explore.

Different business and ongoing projects in addition to many travels and races. Can you tell us something about any future project? We are working on another TSC shop location in a Mediterranean city, but I can't say anything yet except that, if all goes well, it will open its doors around March 2021. Another project we have in mind is to further expand our clothing line, we have just launched our gravel collection called ATEG (All Terrain Exploration Gear) and we are working on some products suitable for long distances and bikepacking. By participating in these kind of events I've realized that usually people use products and garments originally designed for mountain sports, but something specifically developed for these disciplines is still missing.

In your cycling adventures you often test new products or prototypes such as Alba Optics’ Solo. How was it? Great! What I try to do with The Service Course is

"Gravel for me is perfect because it is a mix of what I like about the road, which is to cover long distances, and to be more in contact with nature".

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At the foot of the Buddha of Kargah, carved in the rock at the gorge of the "dry stream" Shuko Gah, at the base of this ravine and with the sun in my eyes, I am happy. At the end of the journey, under the warm rays of the sun, I find my Pakistan. From the top of Gilgit, I think about the West along with the breeze that touches my face from east to west: "I've seen things I don't know how to show you", I think. I look up at the sculpted legacies of a Pakistani Buddhism now reduced to the bone and ask this gentle air and the sun to let me find the words to tell what it was. Here, from the gorge of the “dry stream”, silenced by the great mountains, I also keep my dreams silent, and I only ask for one thing: choose the right words. July 8th, 2020 - “Call me when you can”

“Hey” he said.

“If your if becomes a yes, I’m in.”

Shortly before 8pm, at Lorenzo and Clara's house after a day of climbing, I received this coded message from Michele. After eight years of friendship I know the potential of his few words so, since the pizza delivery was late, I excused myself and ran to the terrace to call him.

“Hey” I said. “What’s up?” I added to the poor conversation.

He didn’t believe it too, so much that he asked me twice.

“So would you…” Minutes of silence. “Would you come to Pakistan?”

“Ok so,” I went on reassuring him, "if it happens you can count on me.”

More silence. Holy crap, I thought. Silence. “When?” I answered trying to sound calm even if I was not.

Contacts → Michele Cucchi → Call

“This fall.” He said. “But it's just a thought for now, I don’t know if it’s going to happen” he added.

Even today I am convinced that the two beers drunk with an empty stomach, waiting for the pizza that never arrived, marked the beginning of my travels to Asia.

Phone stuck to my ear and after two rings longer than usual:

“Well uhm…” I went on faking.

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Because no one goes to the East once: and I have promised to go back.

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THE IDEA

“The idea was born in spring” explains il Michi on the plane. “Given the emergency situation in which we all find ourselves due to Covid19, I’m more and more convinced that the time has come to give back something” goes on il Lungo. “The tall guy”, this is how he is called at the foot of Monte Rosa. The reason why is simple: while climbing and using carabiners, he arrives safely at the fist bolt with his feet still on the ground. “I am convinced that those of us who live a happy existence, where we manage to realize the dreams that we have been carrying around all of our lives, must give back something.” “And among many people how do you choose to whom give back something?” I ask naively. “To whom?” he reacts impressed. “That’s not the focus Chiara, what’s important is to give back. Whether it's a Pakistani in the Hunza valley or a girl from Monte Rosa it doesn't count. If we reach the awareness of having had so much, we must give back as much” he continues, looking me in the eye. “And there are…” he goes on turning his head to the small porthole of the Dubai-Islamabad flight, “thousands of ways to give something back.” Between meaningful words and first laughs together, we arrive in this distant land. The five of us. The journey in the Himalayas seems to me like travelling through time rather than space. Always crammed into shaky jeeps, on precarious roads of ancient trade, I feel, after years of dreams, all the strength of the mountain. Here into the house of snow, as the

Sanskrit suggests, on the road to Kabul and the silk road, among the frozen giants of the Himalayas, between valleys, plateaus and yaks, even more wasted, hunger is once again ferocious. That’s why we are here: for the dramatic moment that the Himalayan highlanders are experiencing, helpless under their white guardians. The pandemic here too has stopped everything and tourism remains among the most battered victims. Faced with what I consider the war of our time, adventure and mountaineering have also experienced a terrifying lockdown. And this lockdown echoes with greater violence within these immense valleys. It all began from Monte Rosa with Michele Cucchi, a mountain professional with, among many other things, ten years of work dedicated to Pakistan and its people. Thanks to the Cuore Attivo Monterosa Onlus, a fundraiser started at the end of last spring and allowed us to fly to Islamabad on October 27th. In the immense valleys of the Karakorum, ten years ago the number of tourists exploring the Pakistani Himalayas was 35,000: in the last two years they became 2 million. The immediate consequence was that high altitude porters, without whom it would not even be possible to dream of certain ascents, found themselves with nothing. And so did whole families and villages. Not a sigle rope remaining, not a handful of rice. The Ev-K2-CNR association supported us: founded in 1989 following the 1987 meeting between Ardito Desio

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and Agostino Da Polenza (who is still president). We met Agostino in Malpensa, for a quick handshake that I wished could last longer. I would have liked to touch the history of mountaineering without gloves or masks; because sanitizing your hands after that meeting seemed a crime to me. On the cliffs of the Karakorum Highway, that takes us from Islamabad to Skardu, on the silk road that leads to China, I feel all that history. With the aim of helping the local economy as much as possible, along the expedition route we buy rice, lentils, oil, flour, powder milk, tea, salt and spices: a poor expense mirror of the life here. Our base camp, for most of the journey, is Skardu: not far from the great mountains, close enough to the sources of the Indus River that lets us amazed, every morning, in front of its immense alluvial plain: a land that is both animated and deserted. It is from Skardu that we leave and it is in Skardu that, after a few days in the rescued villages, we go back home. Each departure is exciting, as it should be. But we are also excited every time we come back. Here, at the confluence of the Indus and Shigar rivers, at almost 2,500 meters high, we all have found a second home. After the first days spent between Askole and Arandu in the most remote part of Gilgit Baltistan, the second time we leave the Skardu Base Camp is to reach Hushe, the highest village in the homonymous valley and home to some of the strongest climbers in Pakistan. I open up my diary pages.

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November 8th Beautiful roads, those that are still a pleasure to travel onto. Holes like slices of emmental cheese alternate with swollen breasts. An up and down that, on the fourteenth day of travel, becomes a sweet cradle. The sun goes down and the last peaks on fire extinguish, while our eyelids lower the curtain on the highest stage on Earth. It is now dark outside, but the stars are bright even from the windows of the jeeps. A crisp black sky is filled with points of light. I put my open hand on the window as to touch them and my eyes, by reflection or emotion, are shiny. Heads bounce to the rhythm of the street and the luckiest of us can even dream. I dream of coming back. And I'll be back.

November 9th I am with five people, including three experienced mountaineers who conquered several eight-thousanders, a Pakistani guide and a young freerider. The pace is fast and I, between sand and ice, struggle. I wonder if Michele realizes that one foot less leg, with each stride, makes a difference. I often run or rather, I run after someone. “Anyway”, as il Michi would say, I realized last summer on the Rosa that complaining on the mountains is use-

less and boring. Furthermore, with what I have seen in the days spent in the villages, complaining would be an insult to humanity. Head down and let’s go on working in silence. I only have to thank myself in life. Nobody turns to see if you're still there and nobody pats you on the back. Apart from a few words from Michele and Ali, the march is silent. The soundtrack is my dry panting, the pounding of boots on the stone and a foreign melody hummed by Ali Durani: he sings it to himself. The march lasts 22 kilometers and I immediately understand that in the Himalayas stages are measured over great distances before reaching the differences in height. The altitude is not much: 3,500 meters. If you run to retrieve those missing inches of bone, however, it hurts. For a period of time that I don't know how to quantify I'm in the “Inception” movie, in a non-dream dream where the highest mountains on Earth close above me, crushing me. The head throbs with fatigue and even if I would like to look down to see where I put my feet, these peaks all around ask to be looked at. They don't do it kindly and you, again, have no choice. I am a sailor in the middle of the mountains; enchanted by the rustle of the wind as by the song of a siren.

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Ali Durani is young and handsome. His eyes show his 29 years up here. I look at him without scruples in search of a trick, among his moves, that reveals the magic of moving so naturally in such a wild world. Between chasms of darkness and seracs so unstable that they seem to dance on these tongues of ice. He was also part of the 2014 “K2 60 Years Later” expedition which led to the top, among others, our Michele. This inevitably leads back to the diary.

November 9th Michele has just turned fifty and still knows how to get excited like a child at Christmas. Last night, for example, when he arrived in this "Pakistani Chamonix" of mountaineering, he met his friends: companions with whom he reached the top of K2 and other "legends", as he calls them. Hugs, handshakes and pats on the back that made my head spin. As a spectator of a dream, I rubbed my eyes and turned on my headlamp and light up, in order: Ali Durani, Ali Rozi, Hassan Jan, Muhammad Sadiq, Muhammad Hassan, Muhammad Taqi and Rehmat Ullah Baig. Here there’s the complete team that equipped a large part of the Sperone Abruzzi. "Forces of nature” il Michi calls them. “Doing a lot with little” is our motto.

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THE GROUP A small, heterogeneous and winning group: a small family. Michele is elected the Head of the Family by tacit and unanimous consent. Then Matteo, young like me and Michele's stepson. Finally, Rosella and Paolo, respectively doctor and Alpine Guide, married for thirty years. Following me: separated but never far away. Michele Cucchi | Mountain guide, rescuer, helicopter rescue technician, mountaineer: a “practical dreamer” who, by dosing creativity and concreteness, has built a life in which facts rather than words define him. A man with a written destiny in appearance: penetrating eyes to look deeply; legs longer than his nickname to follow distant trails.

Matteo Negra | Ski instructor, freerider: I am proud to call him a peer. Winter on the snow, summer on roofs of Zermatt houses sweating nine hours a day for a living: for several years he has been the installer of flagstones. One guy full of energy but who knows fatigue well. Warm and melancholy eyes hide a history that is probably hard but, to see it today, certainly formative: there’s wisdom in his 27 years. Paolo Dalla Valentina | Alpine Guide, alpine rescue dog-unit: A silent man not for lack of words, but for listening preference. Rare thing. I nice man, I appreciate in him, among many other features, the elegance with which he has avoided

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the egocentrism that today brings us all together. Simple clothes, clear words and a great desire to know again. He loves his children and Rosella. And that’s not granted. Rosella Giuliani | Doctor and volunteer: From the outbreak of the pandemic until the day before the flight to Islamabad, she worked tirelessly. Nevertheless, she prefers a cold sleeping bag on a dirty floor to a warm Rimini bed. "People call me crazy!" she confesses to me. “But I just love life” she concludes with a big smile. You look at a woman like this with esteem or you don't look at her at all. She loves her children and Paolo. And that’s not granted.

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‫ہنیکس‬ SAKINA TODAY: 12 YE AR S OLD I LLU S T R AT I O N BY A LI C E DAV I D I

Sakina is the blue child of the Himalayas or rather, thanks to the doctor and mountaineer Annalisa Fioretti, she now has the same warm color as her peers. I talked to Annalisa on the phone to understand Sakina's story: a gift that deserves more words than I have. Because explaining what takes certain women and men so far beyond their Himalayan peaks is difficult, and every way to do it seems limiting. A word. One shot. A drawing. A screenshot of a saved life. Very little compared to the heart that Annalisa has seen start beating again. Hers has been a natural gesture, looking for nothing in return. As natural as it always should be. A story that started from a meeting at 8,000 meters high, on Gasherbrum II, in 2011.

But who is Sakina? We met Sakina in Korphe, a small rural village on the other side of the Braldu river in front of Askole .“Meeting Sakina is something that changes lives” explains Annalisa. “Hers but mine too.” It is 2012 and Annalisa is in Pakistan for a new expedition, this time to Gasherbrum I. In Skardu, waiting for everything to be ready, Annalisa discovers that Greg Mortenson is staying in the hotel next door: he is a mountaineer, writer and co-founder of the Central Asia Institute with whom,

together with his collaborators, he built in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Kyrgyz territories over 120 schools, particularly promoting women's education. They don't drink many cups of tea before he tells her about the blue child and so, a few nights later, Greg, Sakina and her dad show up in her room. The girl is really blue: she is cyanotic. A visit is enough for Annalisa to understand that she is facing a serious heart disease: she prescribes her some tests and promises to meet her again once back from Gasherbrum. So it was. The climb that year is not easy and close to Camp II, in the Couloir of the Japanese, an avalanche hits them, forcing them to return. The tests done, in the meantime, confirm Annalisa's hypotheses: five years earlier Sakina was born with a serious ventricular defect which means, if no action is taken, a very short life expectancy. It is already amazing how she survived five years of struggle. Once back in Italy, with the same confident spirit with which an expedition is organized, Annalisa takes action and in a few months there it is: a plane ticket from Pakistan to Italy for the little girl, her father Mohammad and an interpreter. Intuition, trust and a lot of commitment means that, on February 14th, 2013, Sakina undergoes the sur-

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gery that saves her life. The child was operated on at the San Donato Polyclinic in Milan by Professor Alessandro Frigiola and his team. A miracle made possible thanks to the support of friends near and far who, by joining forces, have collected the necessary to financially support the temporary transfer and the difficult intervention. “Sakina had only one ventricle and the Botallo duct (arterial duct that connects the aorta with the pulmonary artery) was still open” better explains Annalisa. “The patency of the Botallo duct, or the lack of closure, causes difficulty in breathing and congestive heart failure” she says. Difficult words for me that make me understand that Sakina did not oxygenate adequately and that, without an intervention, I would not be sitting next to her today. Not even the post-surgery has been easy but, always with great smiles on her face, Sakina resisted and won her return to Pakistan: in this hut in Korphe where she sits shy and smiling today while shareing a cup of tea. With us who, again thanks to Michele's thousand of friendships, are lucky enough to meet her and deliver her, in addition to the rice one, a special package from her Italian angel, loaded with warm clothes for her and her brothers.

THE REPORT

One afternoon, while resting in front of the forty-second cup of tea, Michele gives me a task: the report of the expedition. We are at the end of the journey and only now, turning off the camera and writing down what has been done, I do realize what we’ve accomplished. Everything has been distributed in the cities of Askole, Hushe, Arandu, Hispar and in the neighboring villages. I take my eyes off the screen and observe us: a handful of people sitting in a circle collaborating. Italians and Pakistanis together for more than a century. I feel the energy that il Michi always talks about, the one that is created when a team is close-knit and everything is suddenly possible. And anyone can make a difference. If I have to find a positive thing about this pandemic I would say that the mask has taught us something. It taught me to talk less and observe more, allowing this journey to change me. It taught me to look people in the eyes without looking down in front of anyone: not in front of the president of the United States, not even in front of the old Pakistani woman who crawled onto the ground for some bread. All things must be looked into the eyes. It prioritized my senses: first observe, then listen, finally think. Only later, if it’s really necessary, you can talk. On the other hand, I don’t like gloves that much because things need to be touched: both the president of the United States and the old Pakistani woman crawling onto the ground. One thing I touch is the trembling and injured leg of a child from Hispar,

the last village we visited: the coldest and most remote one. The meeting of frozen fingers with that different skin teaches me that I didn't understand anything. The blood does not disgust me on the contrary, it feeds the feeling of pain for this ignorance daughter of a free well-being. Hispar touches you and it must be touched. More and more shaken by the rickety roads, between one jump on the road and the other, I ask the group how they would define a similar place. I mean morphologically but "At the ends of the civilized world" is what il Michi answers. I like it and note it. The journey for Hispar is like this: narrow and deep gorges, a dense blue liquid that flows on the bottom, precarious bridges and colors from other worlds. And then the village: Earth's last shelter, only a barrier of ice beyond. It’s difficult to look at it: isolation? suffering? poverty? pride? Difficult to interpret or judge: we don't have to and we won’t. Someone will told us later that in 1959, an expedition of Italians that arrived in Hispar "from above", with the aim of climbing the then unclimbed peak of Kanjut Sar, had left here, among other things, food for the entire population. During that expedition, right in the village of Hispar, a nice young man with a black water bottle and a determined look (as Lorenzo Marimonti describes him), offered to be a high altitude porter. For organizational reasons it was not possible to make him part of the project but today, here in Hispar, that young man now seventy years old is approaching with emotion. We are the Italians here to help him again. A memory of his mountain youth and testimony of an established friendship.

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Distribution of 565 packages containing rice, spices, salt, oil, condensed milk and lentils for a total of 17 tons of food Distribution of pharmaceutical supplies, a part of that purchased directly in Pakistan in the city of Skardu such as antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, painkillers, pediatric drugs, cough syrups and others Medical examinations carried out directly on the field, in dispensaries where possible, by the doctor Giuliani supported by volunteers: 165 patients including 35 children under the age of 10, about 70 women and 60 men

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November 10th I have never seen so much poverty as today. On no occasion have I come across a gaze so deprived of dignity. Desperate and crawling. A woman so much bent over her hump that she crushes on the ground, that she can’t even stretch her arms. She screams, handles her wood, grabs my pants, begs. Just one shot and I'm crying. Is that the only thing I can do? How poor is my "work". Do not insult me for this but, speaking of dignity and paraphrasing Primo Levi with the utmost respect, let's think about it together like this: We, who complain in our golden cages, have good water and too much food. Consider if this is a woman, who crawls on the ground who begs for a bit of rice who lives because it is the only thing that has left. Consider if this is a child with no shoes and pants not even strong enough to play Dirty and naked on the ground Like a worm after constant rains We, who complain about everything from our golden chicken coop that we judge everything without knowing anything. “Reflect on the fact that this has happened.” Said Primo Levi.

Reflect on the fact that this has happened, I say, but that doesn't necessarily have to happen again. Now I don't know if we've given back enough. I don't think there is a valid unit of measure for this. I take a lot home with me and feel indebted again, to tell you the truth. I think about it in the last walk in Islamabad, in which we feel so "at home" that we wander alone and boldly through its streets all alike: we get lost. The pace of the steps increases once again and Paolo, who closes the line holding Ross by the hand: "When you will be as old as me your joints will be destroyed from having chased such long legs.” I don't answer and smile. "It will mean that I have spent my life chasing the right things" I think. Albert Einstein said "The value of a person lies in what he is capable of giving back and not in what he is capable of taking” I definitely agree but in Dubai, now back and sipping the first coffee of the month, I add a new challenge to altruism: giving up.

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“Until we will be nothing but two climbers in the night, without a trace or a beam of light to show the way. Until one of the two will give up his own light to illuminate the other's path. Until that moment we will have understood very little about going to the mountains and going together on new trails."

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The first snow crystals indicates the arrival of the first real cold, the beginning of winter. Those same crystals that rest on rocks, on grass, on the branches of trees, everywhere. For days, weeks, months, those places will be their new home. The same places that we too would like to call home, but that history reminds us that we are only passing through it. Like snow crystals.

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It combines plush high-pile fleece, obtained from a warm blend of wool and technical yarns, with reinforced shoulder and elbow panels. Relaxed fit and roomy pockets.

8. WOOLRICH K ATA H D I N PA D D E D PA R K A

Practical both during snow hikes and in the city. Streamlined and versatile, crafted from Gore-Tex Infinium fabric reinforced with a windproof and water-resistant coating.

9 . S AV E T H E D U C K C3983M

From the Skyscraper capsule collection in collab with the Japanese designer Satoshi Yamane. Made of Gore-Tex fabric with Recycled Plumtech padding made from recycled material.

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SALEWA OUTLET ENNA STILE LIBERO BOULDER & CO SALEWA OUTLET PALMANOVA PEAK LAND ALAGNA OUTDOOR BORDINO FRANCO MOUNTAIN HOME SPORTLER ALBIGNASEGO ARCO SPORT SPORTRAGE C.ELLE SPORT SPORT HUB ALMENNO ACTIVITY PEOPLE ALPSTATION ANDALO FOTO SPORT BANAL ALPSTATION AOSTA MEINARDI SPORT ROUTE RAMEY 33 - THE SHOP SALEWA AOSTA GAL SPORT JOE SPORT EVIVA SPORT LARINO ALBINO ALPSTATION ARCO ARCO CLIMBING ART ROCK CLIMBING VILLAGE G ARCO KARPOS STORE ARCO LA SPORTIVA ARCO RED POINT 1 RED POINT 2 ROCK & ICE ARCO SALEWA ARCO VERTICAL WORLD SPORT GOBBI SPORT MABB.90 ARCO VERTICAL SPORT ARCO THE NORTH FACE ARESE ALPSTATION AREZZO VIAGGIANDO BALLONI SPORT CLIMBAP MASTER SPORT PESAVENTO MOUNTAIN STORE SPORTLAND ASOLA RRTREK GRAN SASSO MATIS SPORT ALPSTATION LAVAREDO DEGNI SPORT BSHOP AVIGLIANA TREKKING SPORT FINISH LINE SALEWA OUTLET MANTOVA AFFARI & SPORT BALLABIO TONINO SPORT CARAVELLA SCOUT LA SORGENTE MAROCCO SPORT ALPSTATION BASSANO DF BELLINZAGO MAZZARONA SPORT ROBI SPORT SU E GIU' SPORT CAI BERGAMO DIEMME SPORT SPORTLAND ANTEGNATE DF SPORT SPECIALIST BEVERA FRANCO SPORT IL GALLO NUOVI ORIZZONTI BOLOGNA PATAGONIA BOLOGNA THE NORTH FACE BOLOGNA VILLA 1928 CMP BOLZANO MONTURA BOLZANO MOUNTAINSPIRIT SALEWA WORLD BOLZANO SPORTLER BOLZANO THE NORTH FACE BOLZANO CAVALLO CENTRO SPORT MASSI SPORT GULLIVER BORGO SAN LORENZO TEMPO LIBERO CRAZY STORE BORMIO SKI TRAB MOUNTAIN & RUNNING PATAGONIA BORMIO BLOCCO MENTALE GIALDINI MAD CLIMBERS ROMEO SPORT ROSSIGNOL BRESCIA SPORTLAND BRESCIA KLEON SPORT SPORTLER BRESSANONE BERTHOD SPORT SALEWA CERVINIA UAINOT MOUNTAIN SHOP ALPSTATION BRUNICO OUTFIT SPORT MODE PATAGONIA BRUNICO SPORT MODE SCHOENHUBER SPORTLER ALPIN BRUNICO SPORTLER BRUNICO THOMASER TRAIL MARKET STILE ALPINO SPORTLER CALALZO VERTICAL SPORT SARCHE NENCINI SPORT PROROCK MOUNTAIN STORE MOUNTAIN SHOP TUBRIS SPORT TUBRIS AMPLATZ SPORT SPORT AMPLATZ PUNTO RUNNING RADAELLI SPORT BIG WALL NUOVI ORIZZONTI CARPI THE NORTH FACE CARUGATE UNDER ARMOUR CAROSELLO CAMPO BASE BERGAMO MANCINI SPORTLAND CASTEL GOFFREDO ALPSTATION BISMANTOVA CRAZY STORE CASTIONE OLGA SPORT LA SPORTIVA STORE CAVALESE UN SESTO ACCA - 1/6H MAXI SPORT CERNUSCO MAXI SPORT MERATE PASSSPORT CESIOMAGGIORE DELFINO SPORT MARISPORT X-TREME ZECCHIN SPORT SPORTLAND CHIARI L'ARTE DI SALIRE IN ALTO ASPORT’S MOUNTAIN CHIES MAIUK SPORT SALEWA SONDRIO CPR FREE SPORT MOLINARI SPORT ALPSTATION CLES SALEWA CLES SPORT EVOLUTION CASEROTTI SPORT BETTINESCHI SPORT SPORT PESCOSTA SPORT POSCH PRANTNER MAURIZIO SPORT ASPORT’S CORDENONS VISONÀ SPORT SPORTMARKET DUE & DUE CORTINA LA COOPERATIVA DI CORTIN

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MOROTTO SPORTS EQUIPMENT QUOTA 1224 THE NORTH FACE CORTINA CORTINA 360 PATAGONIA CORTINA ROCK & ICE CORTINA SALEWA CORTINA TECNICA OLYMPIA SPORT ALFREDO SPORT KOSTNER 4810 SPORT ARDI SPORT LES PYRAMIDES PATAGONIA COURMAYEUR THE NORTH FACE COURMAYEUR VI BLOCK ALPSTATION CUNEO BIGUP OUTDOOR SALEWA CUNEO THE NORTH FACE CUNEO VIALE CALZATURE FALETTI MOUNTAIN STORE DF DESENZANO MOUNTAIN GARAGE OUTSIDER KRALER SPORT SALEWA DOBBIACO ALPSTATION BRIANZA MOSONI SPORT POSSA SPORT SPORT EXTREME ERCOLE OUTDOOR & TREKKING STORE HOLIDAY SPORT SPIT SPORT OUTDOOR TRAILMARKET.COM IL DADO BOULDER LINEA VERTICALE PENNENTE OUTDOOR ALPMANIA DEVA WALL ERREGI SPORT CRAZY STORE FINALE LIGURE LA SPORTIVA FINALE LIGURE MONTURA FINALBORGO OUTPOST MONTAINEERING RIDE & RUN CRAZY STORE ROCKSTORE SALEWA FINALE LIGURE CLIMB PESCI CAMPING STORE SPORT CLUB THE NORTH FACE FIRENZE OBIETTIVO MONTAGNA BALANTE SPORT CAPO NORD GIMELLI 3.30 RUNNING STORE ROSSIGNOL FORMIGLIANA SPORTIFICATION SURF SHOP SPORTMAX BM SPORT BONI SPORT BONI SPORT BONI SPORT BOULDER FACTORY CENTRO CANOA HOBBY SPORT MOISMAN SALEWA GENOVA REPETTO SPORT MONTAGNARD SPORT SONEGO RUNNING LIFE SPORTWAY GRAVELLONA BERGLAND 099 OUTDOOR SPORTLAND GUSSAGO GRAZIA SPORT ISEO ALPSTATION ISERA ALTA QUOTA ISERNIA 38° PARALLELO MOUNTAINWORLD BLOCKLAND SALEWA AQUILA SPORT 203 SPORT TONY IMPULS SPORT AFFARI & SPORT LECCO SPORT HUB LECCO MY WALL BOTTERO SKI DF SPORT SPECIALIST LISSONE MAXI SPORT LISSONE CENTRO HOBBY SPORT CRAZY STORE LIVIGNO I’M SPORT MOUNTAIN PLANET PUNTO SPORT SILENE SPORT SPORT EXTREME THE NORTH FACE LIVIGNO SALEWA OUTLET SCALO MILANO SPORTLAND LONATO SALEWA LONGARONE SPORTLIFEE IL CAMPIONE LUCCA VIVISPORT CRESPI SPORT SPORT MODE STEGER OLIMPIONICO SPORT SPORT 3 TRE MUD AND SNOW CINQUE TERRE TREKKING PEIRANO SPORT JANE SPORT VERTICAL SPORT MANTOVA BREMA SPORT MOUNTAIN STORE THE REVIVE CLUB HUTTER SPORT SPORTLER ALPIN MERANO SPORTLER MERANO MAXI SPORT MERATE ESSETRE SPORT NARDELLI SPORT ALPSTATION MILANO CANADA GOOSE MILANO CARTON DF SPORT SPECIALIST MILANO KIM FORNITURE SCOUT LA MONTAGNA SPORT MANGA CLIMBING SPORTING SAN LORENZO PATAGONIA MILANO RUNAWAY SALEWA MILANO SAVE THE DUCK MILANO SAVE THE DUCK MILANO THE NORTH FACE MILANO UNDER ARMOUR MILANO UNDER ARMOUR MILANO VERDE PISELLO VIBRAM MILANO NUOVI ORIZZONTI MODENA THE NORTH FACE MODENA LIVIO SPORT SPORTMAN SPORTLAND MONIGA PATAGONIA MONTEBELLUNA ROSSIGNOL MONTEBELLUNA SALEWA OUTLET MONTEBELLUNA VIBRAM MONTEBELLUNA ROCK & WALLS PURE NATURE WILD PROJECT THE CHANGE CRAZY STORE MORBEGNO PATAGONIA MORBEGNO SPORT HUB MORI MICARELLI STORE ARBITER UNTERHOLZNER GRANDE GRIMPE PERICO SPORT SPORTLAND TORINO ETNA WALL SERVOLARE 17 RUNWAY SPORT SPORT LAURIN

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ALBY SPORT DF SPORT SPECIALIST OLGIATE DF SPORT SPECIALIST ORIO SALEWA ORIO CENTER THE NORTH FACE ORIO UNDER ARMOUR MAMMUT ORTISEI SPORT GARDENA SPORT SCHMALZ SPORTLAND ORZINUOVI FREE TIME STORE SPORTLAND OSPITALETTO BIG WALL LA COCCINELLA ACTIVE CREMA SPORT INTELLIGHENZIA PROJECT SALEWA PADOVA SPORTLAND PALAZZOLO PELLISSIER SPORT PIRCHER GUNTHER ALPSTATION PARMA FREE SPORT MOVE MOUNTAIN LOVERS SEVEN SUMMITS FERRARI SPORT SPORTWAY NOVARA OLIUNÌD MILANO UKU PACHA MONDO VERTICALE SPAZIOUTDOOR ALTA QUOTA PESCARA KING LINE RRTREK PESCASSEROLI DF SPORT SPECIALIST PIACENZA L'ALTROSPORT OUTLANDERS SPORT IN MONTAGNA OUTDOOR LIFE VERTICAL PIETRAMURATA PIANETA SPORT ASPORTSTATION STIMM ZAMBERLAN ARIAPERTA M.C.RUNNING ONBOARD EUROSPORT SPORT HUB PINZOLO SPORTLAND PISOGNE SELMI TECHNOSPORT VALLEE SPORT PEAK PERFORMANCE STORE AMORINI OUTDOOR SPORTWAY PONTE KAPPAEMME SPORT MOUNTAIN SHOP BERGAMO SPORTLER PORDENONE TOFFOLI SPORT MIVAL SPORT LA SPORTIVA POZZA DI FASSA BLOSSOM SKI IL CAMPIONE PRATO SALEWA PREDAZZO V10 BERGFUCHS OVERLANDER OUTDOOR RAVENNA ROSSIGNOL UDINE REGGIO GAS A1 CLIMBING GINETTO SPORT MONTAGNA VERTICALE SALVATORI SPORT THE NORTH FACE RIMINI PERTINGER MOUNTAIN SICKS SPORT NATURA ALP3 MONTAGNA ALTA QUOTA ROMA BOTTIGLIERIA CAMPO BASE ROMA CLIMBER STORE GEOSTA LBM SPORT MONTURA ROMA MOUNTAIN AFFAIR ROMA ONERACE OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE PATAGONIA ROMA ROCK IT ROSSIGNOL PARMA RRTREK ROMA STAR WALL THE NORTH FACE THE NORTH FACE THE NORTH FACE UNDER ARMOUR STORE OMNIA SPORT SPORTLAND RONCADELLE SHERPA ATLANTE MONTELLO BLOCK3 CABAS SPORT CABAS SPORT MAKALU' SPORT MONTURA ROVERETO SPORTLIFEE MACIACONI ANIMA SPORTIVA PIÙ SPORT ALPSTATION AOSTA PAPIN SPORT SPORT HOLZER LAGAZOI SPORT SPORT HUB CHIAVENNA DF S.G. MILANESE SPORTLAND SAN LEONARDO SPORTLER SAN MARTINO TURNOVER SPORT SAN MARTINO SPORT SLALOM CLASSIC SLALOM DONNA SLALOM SPORT PARETI WEGER UNICO SPORT ALPSTATION BRESCIA NEW VIAGGIANDO GIUGLAR LAB IS SPORT FAMA SPORT ALPSTATION SARZANA 3.30 RUNNING STORE BESSON SPORT GIUGGIA SPORT MOUNTAIN EXPERIENCE ALPSTATION SCHIO MAX SPORT VALLI SPORT PIANETA CICLO ART CLIMB BRUNO SPORT ACTIV SPORT CABOT COVE OUTDOOR CAFÈ SALEWA OUTLET SERRAVALLE KINIGER SPORTMODE MAXI SPORT SESTO S.G. XL MOUNTAIN IL MARATONETA SPORT RONDIRO PASSSPORT SIGNORESSA SPORTLER CLIMBING CENTER SPORTLER TREVISO DF SPORT SPECIALIST SIRTORI ALTERNATIVA SPORT ALPIN SPORTS K&K SPORTS ROCK & ICE SOLDA SALEWA OUTLET VERONA CENTRO SPORT FIORELLI SPORT SONDRIO SPORTLAND SONICO CAMPO BASE SPILAMBERTO BERGER SCHUKE SPORTLAND STEZZANO SPORTLAND SUZZARA ALPSTATION TARVISIO SPORTLER TAVAGNACCO ZANI SPORT

NOVALESA OLGIATE OLONA ORIO AL SERIO ORIO AL SERIO ORIO AL SERIO ORIO AL SERIO ORTISEI ORTISEI ORTISEI ORZINUOVI OSIMO OSPITALETTO OSTERIA DEL GATTO, FOSSATO DI VICO OVINDOLI PADOVA PADOVA PADOVA PADOVA PALAZZOLO SULL’OGLIO PAQUIER PARCINES PARMA PARMA PARMA PAVULLO NEL FRIGNANO PERGINE VALSUGANA PERNATE PERO PERTOSA PERUGIA PERUGIA PESCARA PESCARA PESCASSEROLI PIACENZA PIACENZA PIACENZA PIANCOGNO PIANELLA PIETRAMURATA PIETRASANTA PIEVE D’ALPAGO PIEVE DI SOLIGO PIEVE DI TORREBELVICINO PINEROLO PINEROLO PINEROLO PINZOLO PINZOLO PISOGNE PISTOIA PLAN FELINAZ PONT SAINT MARTIN PONTE DI LEGNO BS PONTE FELCINO PONTE NELLE ALPI PONTE SELVA DI PARRE PONTERANICA PORDENONE PORDENONE POVE DEL GRAPPA POZZA DI FASSA PRATA CAMPORTACCIO PRATO PREDAZZO QUARTU SANT’ELENA RASEN-ANTHOLZ SÜDTIROL RAVENNA RAVENNA REANA DEL ROJALE REGGIO EMILIA REGGIO EMILIA REGGIO EMILIA RIETI RIETI RIMINI RIO DI PUSTERIA RIVAROLO CANAVESE ROCCA DI MEZZO ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMA ROMAGNANO SESIA RONCADELLE RONCO BRIANTINO RORETO DI CHERASCO ROVERETO ROVERETO ROVERETO ROVERETO ROVERETO RUFFRE' - MENDOLA S. CRISTINA SACILE SACILE SAINT CHRISTOPHE SAN CANDIDO SAN CANDIDO SAN CASSIANO SAN CASSIANO SAN GIULIANO MILANESE SAN LEONARDO IN PASSIRIA SAN MARTINO BUON ALBERGO SAN MARTINO BUON ALBERGO SAN MARTINO DI CASTROZZA SAN MARTINO DI CASTROZZA SAN MARTINO DI CASTROZZA SAN MARTINO DI CASTROZZA SAN PANCRAZIO SAN PAOLO SAN VENDEMIANO SAN ZENO NAVIGLIO SANSEPOLCRO SANT'AMBROGIO SANT’AGOSTINO SARONNO SARZANA SASSUOLO SAUZE D’OULX SAVIGLIANO SAVIGNANO SUL RUBICONE SCHIO SCHIO SCHIO SCOPPITO SEDICO SELVA GARDENA SELVA VAL GARDENA SENIGALLIA SERAVALLE SCRIVIA SESTO SESTO SAN GIOVANNI SETTIMO VITTONE SIENA SIENA SIGNORESSA SILEA SILEA SIRTORI SISTIANA SIUSI SIUSI SOLDA SONA SONDRIO SONDRIO SONICO SPILAMBERTO ST. NIKOLAUS ULTEN STEZZANO SUZZARA TARVISIO TAVAGNACCO TEMU

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PIÙ SPORT 502. PIÙ SPORT IOCORRO! 503. IOCORRO! VERTIGINI SPORT 504. VERTIGINI SPORT MONTURA FIEMME 505. MONTURA FIEMME SPORT VENTURA 506. SPORT VENTURA CRAZY STORE507. TIRANOCRAZY STORE TIRANO TECNICAL SKI508. TECNICAL SKI ALPSTATION TORINO 509. ALPSTATION TORINO ASD BOULDER 510. BAR ASD BOULDER BAR BSHOP BRACCINI 511. BSHOP BRACCINI BSHOP RAVINA 512. BSHOP RAVINA BSIDE CLIMBING 513. VILLAGE BSIDE CLIMBING VILLAGE CUORE DA SPORTIVO 514. CUORE DA SPORTIVO FERRINO STORE 515. TORINO FERRINO STORE TORINO FRESH STORE516. FRESH STORE GRASSI SPORT 517. TORINO GRASSI SPORT TORINO JOLLY SPORT518. JOLLY SPORT JOLLY SPORT519. JOLLY SPORT MIZUNO STORE 520. MIZUNO STORE MONTURA TORINO 521. MONTURA TORINO PASSION SPORT 522. PASSION SPORT RONCO ALPINISMO 523. RONCO ALPINISMO SALEWA TORINO 524. SALEWA TORINO SASP 525. SASP THE NORTH FACE 526. TORINO THE NORTH FACE TORINO GULLIVER TORRE 527. PELLICE GULLIVER TORRE PELLICE SPORTLER VICENZA 528. SPORTLER VICENZA LEZARD 529. LEZARD CATTI SPORT 530. CATTI SPORT LA SPORTIVA531. TRENTOLA SPORTIVA TRENTO MONTURA TRENTO 532. MONTURA TRENTO ROCK & ICE TRENTO 533. ROCK & ICE TRENTO SHERPA3 PATAGONIA 534. SHERPA3 PATAGONIA SPORTLER ALPIN 535. TRENTO SPORTLER ALPIN TRENTO SPORTLER TRENTO 536. SPORTLER TRENTO TECNOSCI 537. TECNOSCI VERTICAL SPORT 538. TRENTO VERTICAL SPORT TRENTO MAGNITUDO539. MAGNITUDO LE BLOC SHOP 540. LE BLOC SHOP ALPSTATION TRIESTE 541. ALPSTATION TRIESTE AVVENTURA 542. DUE AVVENTURA DUE SPORTLER TRIESTE 543. SPORTLER TRIESTE FIASCARIS 544. FIASCARIS K2 SPORT 545. K2 SPORT SPORT CENTER 546. SPORT CENTER SPORT CORONES 547. SPORT CORONES SPORT MODE548. MARIA SPORT MODE MARIA FIORELLI SPORT 549.VALMASINO FIORELLI SPORT VALMASINO SALEWA OUTLET 550.VALMONTONE SALEWA OUTLET VALMONTONE BASE CAMP 551. BASE CAMP SKICENTER 552. SKICENTER LODO SPORT553. LODO SPORT VERNAZZA SPORT 554. VERNAZZA SPORT CAMPO BASE555. VERONA CAMPO BASE VERONA MONTURA VERONA 556. MONTURA VERONA ROSSIGNOL VERONA 557. ROSSIGNOL VERONA THE NORTH FACE 558. VERONA THE NORTH FACE VERONA CONTROCORRENTE 559. CONTROCORRENTE MARATONANDO 560. MARATONANDO OLIUNID VICENZA 561. OLIUNID VICENZA GILIOLI SPORT 562. GILIOLI SPORT MONDO MONTAGNA 563. MONDO MONTAGNA VERTICAL NO564. LIMIT VERTICAL NO LIMIT DHO SPORT 565. DHO SPORT ROSSI 566. ROSSI SPORTLAND 567. VILLANUOVA SPORTLAND VILLANUOVA AFFARI & SPORT 568.VILLASANTA AFFARI & SPORT VILLASANTA BAROLI SPORT 569. BAROLI SPORT CALZATURE BAROLI 570. CALZATURE BAROLI HERBERT PLANK 571. SPORT HERBERT PLANK SPORT RUNNER 572. RUNNER HELLWEGER INTERSPORT 573. HELLWEGER INTERSPORT LA SPORTIVA574. ZIANO DI LAFIEMME SPORTIVA ZIANO DI FIEMME TIRABOSCHI 575. SPORT TIRABOSCHI SPORT CRAS 576. CRAS TABIA SPORT577. TABIA SPORT

TERAMO TERNI TERNI TESERO TESERO TIRANO TOLMEZZO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORINO TORRE PELLICE TORRI DI QUARTESOLO TRADATE TRAVERSETOLO TRENTO TRENTO TRENTO TRENTO TRENTO TRENTO TRENTO TRENTO TRENTO TREVISO TRIESTE TRIESTE TRIESTE UDINE UDINE VAL DI VIZZE 19 VALDAORA VALLES VALMASINO VALMONTONE VALSESIA VARNA VERMIGLIO VERNAZZA VERONA VERONA VERONA VERONA VIADANA VIAREGGIO VICENZA VIGNOLA VIGNOLA VILLAIR-AMERIQUE VILLANOVA MONDOVI VILLANOVA MONDOVI VILLANUOVA SUL CLISI VILLASANTA VILLENEUVE VILLENEUVE VIPITENO VITERBO WELSBERG-TAISTEN ZIANO DI FIEMME ZOGNO ZOLA PREDOSA ZOLDO ALTO

Germany 578. 579. 580. 581. 582. 583. 584. 585. 586. 587. 588. 589. 590. 591. 592. 593. 594. 595. 596. 597. 598. 599. 600. 601. 602. 603. 604. 605. 606. 607. 608. 609. 610. 611. 612. 613. 614. 615. 616. 617. 618. 619. 620. 621. 622. 623. 624. 625. 626. 627. 628. 629. 630. 631. 632. 633. 634. 635. 636. 637. 638. 639. 640. 641. 642. 643. 644. 645. 646. 647.

MOUNTAIN-SPORTS 578. MOUNTAIN-SPORTS ROHRMEIER 579. OUTDOOR ROHRMEIER OUTDOOR CONDITION STEIGENBERGER 580. CONDITION STEIGENBERGER BERGSPORTHÜTTE 581. BERGSPORTHÜTTE RIAP SPORT 582. RIAP SPORT STADT LAND 583. FLUSS STADT LAND FLUSS BERGSPORT GEISTALLER 584. BERGSPORT GEISTALLER CAMP 4 585. CAMP 4 GLOBETROTTER 586.BERLIN GLOBETROTTER BERLIN MONT K 587. MONT K PATAGONIA BERLIN 588. PATAGONIA BERLIN THE NORTH FACE 589. BERLIN THE NORTH FACE BERLIN UNTERWEGS 590. BIELEFELD UNTERWEGS BIELEFELD KRENN MODE 591. UND SPORT KRENN MODE UND SPORT GLOBETROTTER 592.BONN GLOBETROTTER BONN UNTERWEGS 593. BONN UNTERWEGS BONN UNTERWEGS 594. BREMENUNTERWEGS BREMEN UNTERWEGS 595. CELLE UNTERWEGS CELLE DER SKANDINAVIER 596. DER SKANDINAVIER MAGIC MOUNT 597.ALLESMAGIC MOUNT ALLES GLOBETROTTER 598.DRESDEN GLOBETROTTER DRESDEN UNTERWEGS 599. DUISBURG UNTERWEGS DUISBURG GLOBETROTTER 600.DÜSSELDORF GLOBETROTTER DÜSSELDORF SACK & PACK601. SACK & PACK UNTERWEGS 602. ERFURTUNTERWEGS ERFURT FREILAUF 603. FREILAUF BERGSPORT MÜHLBAUER 604. BERGSPORT MÜHLBAUER UNTERWEGS 605. FLENSBURG UNTERWEGS FLENSBURG GLOBETROTTER 606.FRANKFURT GLOBETROTTER FRANKFURT SALEWA STORE 607. FREIBURG SALEWA STORE FREIBURG SPORT BOHNY 608. SPORT BOHNY SPORT KIEFER 609. SPORT KIEFER DOOROUT.COM 610. DOOROUT.COM NORDWAND611. SPORTSNORDWAND SPORTS ALPINSPORT 612. BASIS ALPINSPORT BASIS BERGSPORT WN 613. ALPIN BERGSPORT WN ALPIN SPORT CONRAD 614. GARMISCH SPORT CONRAD GARMISCH BERGZEIT 615. BERGZEIT GLOBETROTTER 616.HAMBURG GLOBETROTTER HAMBURG GLOBETROTTER 617. HAMBURG GLOBETROTTER HAMBURG UNTERWEGS 618. HAMM UNTERWEGS HAMM BSZ BERGSPORTZENTRALE 619. BSZ BERGSPORTZENTRALE ADVENTURE 620. COMPANY ADVENTURE COMPANY SPORT NENNER 621. SPORT NENNER BERGZEIT 622. BERGZEIT UNTERWEGS 623. HÖXTERUNTERWEGS HÖXTER SPORT CONRAD 624.IFFELDORF SPORT CONRAD IFFELDORF UNTERWEGS 625. JEVER UNTERWEGS JEVER BASISLAGER 626. SPORT HANDELS BASISLAGER SPORT HANDELS SCENIC SPORTS 627. SCENIC SPORTS BERGSPORT MAXI 628. BERGSPORT MAXI UNTERWEGS 629. KIEL UNTERWEGS KIEL GLOBETROTTER 630. GLOBETROTTER GLOBETROTTER 631.KÖLNGLOBETROTTER KÖLN SPORT GRUNER 632. SPORT GRUNER ALPINSPORTZENTRALE 633. ALPINSPORTZENTRALE ALPEN STRAND 634. ALPEN STRAND 635. LEIPZIG THE NORTH FACE THE NORTH FACE LEIPZIG UNTERWEGS 636. LEIPZIG UNTERWEGS LEIPZIG BIWAK 637. BIWAK EISELIN SPORT 638. EISELIN SPORT ALPIN OUTDOOR 639. LADEN ALPIN OUTDOOR LADEN ENGELHORN640. SPORTSENGELHORN SPORTS OUTDOORTRENDS 641. OUTDOORTRENDS MAGIC MOUNT 642. MAGIC MOUNT GLOBETROTTER 643.MÜNCHEN GLOBETROTTER MÜNCHEN KELLER SPORTS 644. KELLER SPORTS KELLER SPORTS 645. KELLER SPORTS PATAGONIA MÜNCHEN 646. PATAGONIA MÜNCHEN RUMRICH STONE 647. PROJECTS RUMRICH STONE PROJECTS

ANSBACH ASCHAFFENBURG ASCHAU AUGSBURG BAD REICHENHALL BAD TÖLZ BERCHTESGADEN BERLIN BERLIN BERLIN BERLIN BERLIN BIELEFELD BISCHOFSWIESEN BONN BONN BREMEN CELLE COBURG DORTMUND DRESDEN DUISBURG DÜSSELDORF DÜSSELDORF ERFURT ERLANGEN FELDKIRCHEN WESTERHAM FLENSBURG FRANKFURT AM MAIN FREIBURG FREIBURG FREIBURG FULDA FÜSSEN GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN GMUND-MOOSRAIN HAMBURG HAMBURG HAMM HANNOVER HEILBRONN HINTERTUX HOLZKIRCHEN / GROSSHARTPENNING HÖXTER IFFELDORF JEVER KARLSRUHE KAUFBEUREN KEMPTEN 87435 KIEL KÖLN KÖLN KONSTANZ LANDSBERG AM LECH LANDSHUT LEIPZIG LEIPZIG LIMBURG LÖRRACH MAINZ MANNHEIM MARKTOBERDORF MENDEN MÜNCHEN MÜNCHEN MÜNCHEN MÜNCHEN MÜNCHEN

648. 649. 650. 651. 652. 653. 654. 655. 656. 657. 658. 659. 660. 661. 662. 663. 664. 665. 666. 667. 668. 669. 670. 671. 672. 673. 674. 675. 676. 677.

SCHUSTER SPORTHAUS THE NORTH FACE MUNICH UNTERWEGS MÜNSTER SPORT CONRAD MURNAU SPORTHAUS SCHÖNHERR TRAVEL & TREK BASTIAN SALEWA STORE OBERSTDORF SCHRATT 1803 UNTERWEGS OLDENBURG DER OUTDOORLADEN DENK SPORT CONRAD PENZBERG E-XPLOSION GIPFELSTÜRMER LAUF UND BERG KÖNIG SALEWA STORE REGENSBURG MONTAGNE-SPORT BERGWERKER STUTTGART GLOBETROTTER STUTTGART GLOBETROTTER HARZ SCHNEIDER RAD+SPORT VIKING ADVENTURES BIWAKSCHACHTEL GLOBETROTTER ULM SALEWA OUTLET WERTHEIM UNTERWEGS WESEL SPORT CONRAD WIELENBACH UNTERWEGS WILHELMSHAVEN BASISLAGER WÜRZBURG SALEWA OUTLET ZWEIBRÜCKEN

MÜNCHEN MUNICH MÜNSTER MURNAU NEUSTIFT NÜRNBERG OBERSTDORF OBERSTDORF OLDENBURG PADERBORN PASSAU PENZBERG PFORZHEIM RAVENSBURG REGENSBURG REGENSBURG ROSENHEIM STUTTGART STUTTGART TORFHAUS (HARZ) TRAUNSTEIN TRIER TÜBINGEN ULM WERTHEIM WESEL WIELENBACH WILHELMSHAVEN WÜRZBURG ZWEIBRÜCKEN

Austria 678. 679. 680. 681. 682. 683. 684. 685. 686. 687. 688. 689. 690. 691. 692. 693. 694. 695. 696. 697. 698. 699. 700. 701. 702. 703. 704. 705. 706. 707.

ALPIN LOACKER ALPIN LOACKER ALPSTATION INNSBRUCK BERGFUCHS BLACK DIAMOND INNSBRUCK BERGSPORT BERGWERK HIGH LIFE HANDELS KAMAX BOOTS ONSIGHT BERGSPORT PATAGONIA INNSBRUCK PETE SPORT PETE SPORT ROCKNROLL MOUNTAIN STORE ROCKNROLL MOUNTAIN STORE SALEWA OUTLET PARNDORF SALEWA STORE HÖRHAGER SALEWA STORE LINZ SALEWA STORE SAALFELDEN SALEWA STORE SALZBURG SALEWA STORE SCHLADMING SALEWA STORE WIEN SPORT HILBRAND SPORT4YOU SPORTLER SPORTLER SPORTLER WITTING STEPPENWOLF THE NORTH FACE INNSBRUCK ZIMML ALPINAUSSTATTER

BERGHEIM SALZBURG BLUDENZ GÖTZIS GÖTZIS GRAZ INNSBRUCK INNSBRUCK INNSBRUCK INNSBRUCK INNSBRUCK KIRCHDORF IN TIROL KIRCHDORF IN TIROL KUFSTEIN LIENZ LIENZ LINZ MAYRHOFEN MITTELBERG PARNDORF SAALFELDEN SCHLADMING SÖLDEN ST. ANTON AM ARLBER ST. ANTON AM ARLBERG ST. ANTON ARLBERG STEYR WIEN WIEN WÖRTHERSEE ZAMS

Switzerland 708. 709. 710. 711. 712. 713. 714. 715. 716. 717. 718. 719. 720. 721. 722. 723. 724. 725.

TRANSA BASEL TRANSA BERN BÄCHLI BERGSPORT STILE ALPINO LUGANO PLANET ENDURANCE TRANSA LUCERNE DF SPORT SPECIALIST LUGANO SALEWA STORE PONTRESINA STILE ALPINO SAMEDAN BOOSPORT TRANSA ST. GALLEN MONTAIN-AIR BAYARD SPORT SALEWA STORE ZERMATT THE NORTH FACE ZERMATT THE NORTH FACE ZURICH TRANSA ZURICH BÄCHLI BERGSPORT

BASEL BERN BERN-BREITENRAIN CANOBBIO ECUBLENS LUCERNE LUGANO PONTRESINA SAMEDAN SIERRE ST. GALLEN VERBIER ZERMATT ZERMATT ZERMATT ZURICH ZURICH ZURICH-OERLIKON

France 726. 727. 728. 729. 730. 731. 732. 733. 734. 735. 736. 737. 738. 739. 740. 741. 742. 743. 744. 745. 746. 747. 748. 749. 750. 751. 752. 753. 754. 755. 756. 757. 758. 759. 760. 761. 762. 763. 764. 765. 766. 767. 768. 769.

AU VIEUX CAMPEUR ALBERTVILLE CYRIL'S SPORT PICTURE SNOWLEADER ANNECY THE NORTH FACE ANNECY CHULLANKA ANTIBES PEYTAVIN SPORT SPORTS AVENTURE AU VIEUX CAMPEUR CHAMBÉRY EKOSPORT PATAGONIA CHAMONIX THE NORTH FACE CHAMONIX ARC’TERYX CHAMONIX SNELL SPORTS SNOWLEADER CHAMONIX COQUOZ SPORTS SNELL SPORT SNOWLEADER D'AVENTURE EN AVENTURE ENDURANCE SHOP EPINAL LE SHOP TWINNER S'CAPE FONTAINEBLEAU APPROACH GAP ALTITUDE SPORT OUTDOOR AU VIEUX CAMPEUR GRENOBLE MONTAZ AU VIEUX CAMPEUR LABÈGE ESPACE MONTAGNE AU VIEUX CAMPEUR LYON SNOWLEADER LYON THE NORTH FACE LYON AU VIEUX CAMPEUR MARSEILLE CAP RUNNING CHULLANKA THE NORTH FACE NANTES ALTICOOP AU VIEUX CAMPEUR PARIS THE NORTH FACE PARIS THE NORTH FACE PARIS OPERA THE NORTH FACE ALPY'RANDO ENDURANCE MONTANIA SPORT

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ALBERTVILLE ALPE-D'HUEZ ANNECY ANNECY ANNECY ANTIBES BAYONNE BORDEAUX CHAMBÉRY CHAMBÉRY CHAMONIX CHAMONIX CHAMONIX MONT BLANC CHAMONIX MONT BLANC CHAMONIX MONT BLANC CHAMONIX MT-BLANC CHAMONIX-MONT-BLANC CHAVANOD CLERMONT FERRAND EPINAL FONT ROMEU FONT ROMEU FONTAINEBLEAU GAP GERARDMER GRENOBLE LA RAVOIR LABÈGE LE GRAND EPAGNY LYON LYON LYON MARSEILLE MARSEILLE MERIGNAC NANTES NICE PARIS PARIS PARIS PARIS PAU RODEZ SAINT ALBAN LEYSSE

770. 771. 772. 773. 774. 775. 776. 777.

TWINNER SAINT GERVAIS ESPACE MONTAGNE AU VIEUX CAMPEUR SALLANCHES AU VIEUX CAMPEUR THE NORTH FACE STRASBOURG AU VIEUX CAMPEUR CHULLANKA TOULOUSE TERRE DE MONTAGNE

SAINT GERVAIS SAINT MARTIN D'HERES SALLANCHES STRASBOURG STRASBOURG THONON LES BAINS TOULOUSE VILLE LA GRAND

778. 779. 780. 781. 782. 783. 784. 785. 786. 787. 788. 789. 790. 791. 792. 793. 794. 795. 796. 797. 798. 799. 800. 801. 802. 803. 804. 805. 806. 807. 808. 809. 810. 811. 812. 813. 814. 815. 816. 817. 818. 819. 820. 821. 822. 823. 824. 825. 826. 827. 828. 829. 830. 831. 832. 833. 834. 835. 836. 837. 838.

TRAILXTREM ALCOBENDAS EL REFUGIO DEPORTES DIAGONAL ALMERIA VILADOMAT ALP SPORTS CAMP BASE INTERPERIE CAMP BASE NUS CUYLÁS BARCELONA EQUIPA'T GROWOLD MONTANYÀ SALEWA STORE BARCELONA SHARMA CLIMBING THE NORTH FACE BARCELONA VÈRTIC BARCELONA BARRABÉS RÍOS RUNNING BERGA SERAC SPORT HAMAIKA MOUNTAIN THE NORTH FACE BILBAO ARMERIA Y AVENTURA SUMMIT MOUNTAIN ESPORTS ROC VERTICAL AL COXINILLO MACHAPUCHARE ARISTARUN GOMA 2 TECNIC ESPORTS ANDORRA TRAMUNTANA ESPORTS ESPORTS NABES DEPORTES SHERPA GRANADA ILLA SPORTS DEPORTES CHARLI JACA BLACKISARD MOUNTAIN K2 PLANET CUYLÁS MADRID DEPORTES KOALA OUTDOOR SIN LÍMITE THE NORTH FACE MADRID DEPORTES LA TRUCHA RÍOS RUNNING MANRESA VÈRTIC SABADELL VÈRTIC MANRESA EVORUNNER FACTOR 2 CARVING ESPORTS CAMP BASE C17 LA SPORTIVA RODELLAR CAMP BASE SANT CUGAT AGOSTI XTREME SPORT PEREGRINOTECA.COM DEPORTEMANIA TANGOSENLAROCA.COM DEPORTES AITANA L’AVENTURA THE NORTH FACE VALENCIA DEPORTES ALVARADO TERRA DEPORTE AVENTURA SALEWA OUTLET VILADECANS CAMP BASE VITORIA DEPORTES GAIKAR KIROLAK

ALCOBENDAS ALICANTE ALMERÍA ANDORRA LA VELLA BARCELONA BARCELONA BARCELONA BARCELONA BARCELONA BARCELONA BARCELONA BARCELONA BARCELONA BARCELONA BARCELONA BENASQUE BERGA BETXÍ BILBAO BILBAO BULLAS BURGOS CANILLO CHULLILA COLLADO VILLALBA CÓRDOBA CORNUDELLA DE MONTSANT ENCAMP GANDIA GIRANA GRANADA GRANOLLERS JACA LA BISBAL D'EMPORDÀ LEÓN MADRID MADRID MADRID MADRID MÁLAGA MANRESA MANRESA MANRESA MORALZARZAL MURCIA ORDINO PARETS DEL VALLÈ RODELLAR SANT CUGAT DEL VALLÈS SANTANDER SARRIA SEVILLA UTIEL VALENCIA VALENCIA VALENCIA VALÈNCIA VIGO VILADECANS VITORIA-GASTEIZ VITORIA-GASTEIZ

Spain

The Netherlands 839. 840. 841. 842. 843. 844. 845. 846. 847. 848. 849. 850. 851. 852. 853. 854. 855. 856. 857. 858. 859. 860. 861. 862. 863. 864. 865. 866. 867. 868. 869. 870. 871. 872. 873. 874. 875. 876.

BEVER ALMERE BEVER AMERSFOORT BEHIND THE PINES BEVER AMSTERDAM BEVER AMSTERDAM CARL DENIG KATHMANDU AMSTERDAM MONK AMSTERDAM THE NORTH FACE AMSTERDAM BEVER APELDOORN BEVER ARNHEM BEVER ASSEN BEVER BREDA BEVER DEN HAAG BEVER DEN HAAG HUNA OUTDOOR SHOP BEVER DEVENTER BEVER DOETINCHEM BEVER EINDHOVEN MONK EINDHOVEN BEVER ENSCHEDE RENÉ VOS OUTDOOR BEVER GRONINGEN SOELLAART BEVER HENGELO BEVER HILVERSUM BEVER HOUTEN BEVER NIJMEGEN KATHMANDU NIJMEGEN OUTDOOR & TRAVEL OUTFITTERS BEVER ROTTERDAM BEVER S-HERTOGENBOSCH BEVER STEENWIJK BEVER TILBURG BEVER UTRECHT KATHMANDU UTRECHT THE NORTH FACE UTRECHT ZWERFKEI OUTDOOR

ALMERE AMERSFOORT AMSTERDAM AMSTERDAM AMSTERDAM AMSTERDAM AMSTERDAM AMSTERDAM AMSTERDAM APELDOORN ARNHEM ASSEN BREDA DEN HAAG DEN HAAG DEN HAAG DEVENTER DOETINCHEM EINDHOVEN EINDHOVEN ENSCHEDE GORSSEL GRONINGEN HAARLEM HENGELO HILVERSUM HOUTEN NIJMEGEN NIJMEGEN ROOSENDAAL ROTTERDAM S-HERTOGENBOSCH STEENWIJK TILBURG UTRECHT UTRECHT UTRECHT WOERDEN

877. 878. 879. 880. 881. 882. 883. 884. 885. 886. 887. 888. 889. 890. 891. 892.

NEEDLE SPORTS SNOW+ROCK LONDON SNOW+ROCK LEEDS THE NORTH FACE THE NORTH FACE LONDON COTSWOLD OUTDOOR ELLIS BRIGHAM MOUNTAIN COTSWOLD OUTDOOR SNOW+ROCK LONDON CANARY SNOW+ROCK LONDON SNOW+ROCK LONDON THE NORTH FACE VICTORIA SNOW+ROCK LONDON SNOW+ROCK MANCHESTER PATAGONIA MANCHESTER SNOW+ROCK PORT SOLENT

KESWICK KNIGHTSBRIDGE LEEDS LONDON LONDON LONDON LONDON LONDON LONDON LONDON LONDON LONDON LONDON MANCHESTER MANCHESTER PORTSMOUTH

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