PURE MOUNTAIN BLOG

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UPOSSIBLE

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Upossible is a project that combines climbing, cycling and ecological commitment. It started when Eline Le Menestrel discovered cycling and she realised what a pleasant and powerful means of transport it was.

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SHARING AND EXPERIENCING THE MOUNTAINS

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Let’s get to know Leo Gheza and Magdalena Mittersteiner better, a couple in real life and often on the rock face too. A shared passion, yet two ways of experiencing it and interpreting it.

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BEING AN ATHLETE, WOMAN AND A GUIDE

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Federica Mingolla: The Piedmont-born climber tells us how she balances private life with being an athlete.

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Winter Soul Days

''Soul Days'' follow the stories of four friends as they embark on a journey from four different countries to the peaks of Val Badia in the Dolomites, South Tyrol.

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2019-05-02 09:00:00

KIS, even when it comes to food

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Red Bull X-Alps requires constant focus across the board. We dedicate a lot of time and effort to preparing for the event, adapting our strategy to the requirements of each individual day.

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2019-05-01 11:00:00

FINDING MY WAY BACK

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Ötztal. Mid-March. The winners of Salewa Get Vertical are climbing up the slope above the Langtalereckhütte mountain hut using climbing skins. Outside, only the new snow that fell the day before. Inside, only your own thoughts.

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2019-04-23 10:00:00

HOW TO KEEP MOTIVATED FOR RED BULL X-ALPS ADVENTURE: PREPARE MENTALLY AND STAY FOCUSED

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The Red Bull X-Alps is the world’s toughest adventure race, a gruelling 1,138km journey, across six countries from Salzburg to Monaco. So how do you keep motivated?

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2019-04-17 09:00:00

Simon Gietl free solos Lacedelli (7a) on Cima Scotoni

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On 18 October 2018, Simon Gietl free soloed the Dolomites classic Via Lacedelli on the south-west face of Cima Scotoni.

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2019-04-12 09:00:00

Third Time's a Charm!

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The Red Bull X-Alps is the most challenging and awe-inspiring paragliding race that exists and may be the wildest and coolest adventure race on Earth.

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2019-04-08 14:00:00

Evolution

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My year of 2019 started with a bang. I climbed my hardest routes to date: “Riflessi” and “Cinque Uve”, graded 8c. But way more important is that I started to feel healthy again.

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2019-04-04 09:00:00

Red Bull X-Alps 2019

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Founded in 2003 by Austrian pilots Hannes Arch and Ulrich Grill, the Red Bull X-Alps is an unparalleled test of human endurance.

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2019-03-28 11:00:00

CAN YOU HEAR ME?

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Certain absences certain emptiness, are so intense that they capture our attention like a light attracts moths. There are absences we notice more than a hundred thousand details.

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2019-02-28 14:15:00

ALTA VIA

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At the end of the day, the hardest thing of all is taking that first step. Overcoming that mental barrier. Getting rid of any fear, so that all that remains is the joy of roaming the mountains day after day.

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2019-02-26 15:30:00

CLIMB AND FLY AT THE END OF THE WORLD

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Patagonia, with its terrible and legendary wind is by no means a popular paragliding destination. In fact nobody has ever flown in Patagonia. That is why Aaron Durogati decided to head over there and have a look.

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