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Chile · Cerro Castillo Mountain (Patagonien)
The Carretera Austral, the only road traversing through northern Patagonia, is the lifeline for Gauchos, salmon farm workers, and anyone else in the region. Chileans define it as "el camino mas …
2014 · Timy Theaux · 6 min
Kanada · B.C. Coast Mountain
Choosing where to set up a backcountry basecamp can be one of the harder choices in life. It's a big world out there and the options seem endless. So why would somebody like Chris Davenport choose to …
2014 · Adam Clark · 5 min
Chile / Argentinien · The Andes (Patagonien)
There are no main highways zigzagging through Patagonia. Instead, the southern region of South America is crossed by only a couple of roads. Many of Chile's remote towns were inaccessible until 2003 …
2014 · Brody Leven · 6 min
Schweiz · Dents Du Midi (Wallis)
My father's youngest brother, Philippe, used to talk about the mountain, usually when the family sat together at Christmas Dinner. He was only eight years old when he spent a remote year at the Beau …
2014 · Yves Garneau · 6 min
Japanese photographer Takahiro Nakanishi: snow, silence and backcountry – a portrait.
2014 · Wolfgang Greiner · 5 min
Argentinien / Chile · Cerro Tronador (Patagonien)
Mountain people share a passion usually hard to explain to outsiders. This passion keeps us adventurous. Finding the right people to share this with is difficult. A couple of years ago I met Stefan …
2014 · Lucas Swieykowski · 6 min
Tadschikistan · Pamir Mountains (Fedschenko-Gletscher)
The sensation in my fingers has barely returned as the sun peeks over the mountains to the East. After diligently rising at 4:30 a.m. we've already managed to travel the width of the glacier under …
2014 · Vince Shuley · 5 min
USA (Alaska) · Saint Elias Range (Wrangell Mountains)
Since winter had blessed Eastern Tyrol with lots of snow that year, I fully focused on my home country. I did not really think about any ski trips. At least not before a warm weather front decided to …
2014 · Thomas Gaisbacher · 6 min
Italien · Monte Rosa Range / Aostatal
I'm a real wimp when it's cold in winter. I am freezing despite of Merino underwear and down jacket; I can't imagine a ski day without a hot shower when I get home; I sleep with my windows closed …
2014 · Dirk Wagener · 5 min
Norwegen (Spitzbergen) · Chydeniusfjella (Svalbard)
It was the end of April, and I thought my winter was done – time for gardening and mountain biking – until I got a call from my friend Chris Davenport inviting me on a trip to film for Faces of Dav …
2014 · Ingrid Backstrom · 5 min
Schweden · Nallo Mountain (Lappland)
One bottle of Scottish whiskey, two snowmobile rides, three riders, four tents, five friends and six days & nights in the wild. Come along on a winter camp in the big and remote mountains in the very …
2014 · Anders Wingqvist · 5 min
USA (Alaska) · Denali National Park
As we boot closer to the top of this fluted couloir I bump my face into the snow. I break stride to wipe the snow off my glasses, which confirms how steep and deep this slope actually is. I have …
2013 · Christian Pondella · 5 min
Neuseeland · Tasman Glacier (Mt. Cook National Park)
I've dreamt about traveling to the other side of our planet many times, but somehow it never worked out. Until now. The invitation to New Zealand is my unique opportunity to finally make this dream …
2013 · Stefan Schlumpf · 6 min
USA (Alaska) · Chugach Mountains / Tordrillo Mountains
The staggering Mount Spurr volcano (3,374 meters) jutted above the surrounding peaks and crevasses glowed in the late evening sun, taunting us with its majesty. My eyes lit up as I spotted a huge …
2013 · Holly Walker · 6 min
USA (Alaska) · Kahiltna Glacier (Mt. Hunter)
If you have ever flown from Seattle, Washington to Anchorage, Alaska on a clear day with a window view, most likely the first thing you noticed was the endless expanse of mountains. During my flights …
2013 · Adam Clark · 5 min
Kanada · Canadian Rockies (Kananaskis)
A little inspiration can go a long way. And nothing is more inspiring to me than an aesthetic ski line, like the one I saw in a photo one day. Two parallel couloirs joined by a natural arch, right in …
2013 · Ryan Stuart · 5 min
Österreich · Carnic Alps (Gartnerkofel)
One night under starry skies in February. Finally the right conditions for a first descent up here at Gartnerkofel. The atmosphere is amazing. The perfect moment to take a break and enjoy the moonlit …
2013 · Petra Rapp · 5 min
Mongolei · Tavan Bogd (Altai)
Uka looked worried. Usually he was the relaxed "You don't worry, my friend" kind of guy. And our cook. But now, he exchanged concerned looks with the Mongolian translator, Tsogo. The kitchen tent was …
2013 · Stephan Skrobar · 5 min
Russland · Kamtschatka (Tolbatschik)
Not even twenty thousand tourists visit the Russian peninsula of Kamchatka every year to go heli-skiing, fishing or hiking. With no interest in meeting brown bears, hooking salmon in the streams or a …
2013 · Anders Wingqvist · 5 min
Schweiz · Vereina Valley (Graubünden)
For a decade, Peter Gujan managed to keep this place top secret. Somewhere out in the wilderness, yet only minutes from Davos and Klosters, is a backyard plot of untracked north faces and couloirs …
2013 · Totti Lingott · 5 min
Norwegen · Sunnmøre Alps (Hjørundfjord)
The vista from the col reveals the fjord 900 meters below, glowing metallic golden in the waning light. Mt Saksa (1,023 meters) rises above us while below lays a twisting couloir of preserved snow …
2013 · Anthony Bonello · 6 min
Norwegen · North-Senja
Once more, I feel stuck between heaven and hell. One ice axe in my right hand, one in my left, frantically driving my aluminum crampons into the fragile ice surface, skis attached to my backpack. The …
2013 · Sven Bethke · 5 min
Frankreich / Schweiz · Pennine Alps (Chamonix - Zermatt)
Julien Regnier, Seth Morrison and JP Auclair stepped on the Grand Montet; the rest of us followed. Our 10-person team was embarking on a trip of a lifetime. With guides Stephan Dan (Fanfan) and …
2013 · Mikey Hovey · 6 min
USA / Kanada · Rocky Mountains / Selkirk Mountains
In October of 2011, Molly Baker and Zack Giffin started building their dream home on wheels. The purpose was to tow their cozy cabin around to North America's most coveted mountain passes. Much like …
2013 · Molly Baker · 5 min
