Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
JP Auclair and Andreas Fransson in the Mont Blanc massif EP2
Here is the second episode from earlier this winter when JP Auclair came by Chamonix for a week of skiing with Bjarne and me. We hade a great week with variable conditions and good times!
Check out JP’s project on www.alpineinitiatives.org as well as great outdoor filmer Bjarne Sahlén’s video blog endlessflow.posterous.com…
And check episode 1 here!
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
Salomon Mountain Collective meet – In Annecy
The last two days I’ve been in Annecy, France, for the Salomon Mountain Collective meet. Salomon’s international free ski team is meeting up in France for a week of skiing, socializing, product testing and brain storming on products and strategy for the future. The first two days are held at the head quarter in Annecy followed by two days of skiing in La Clusaz and one in Chamonix. Lots of great and talented people is meeting up from all over the world to talk about products and projects in the sport we love most – skiing.
Bruno Bertrand on the welcome meet
Hansi on marketing strategy
Alex and Chris ready for a new day
Adam on coming skis
Bruno presenting the Collective
Salutations for Thomas Kreif for his silver on X Games
Mike Douglas and Josh Dueck
Kaj, always happy
So is Henke
Kim Havell and myself
Chris Rubens, Mike and Josh
The Swedes, Kaj, Christoffer and Henke
While most of the Collective is signing posters, Tristan and Tony is hanging out with the girls…
Tony Lamiche
How can we come up with the perfect boot?
Monday, March 19th, 2012
A week of vacation in Stockholm
After the award last weekend we had some adventure plans, but the conditions in the mountains where not on our side so I got a good week of vacation in Stockholm with Magnus Kastengren. We where having easy days with rock climbing in the sun, sometimes accessed by ice-skates, a visit at Kings of Tennis tournament watching McEnroe slay Muster, dinners with friends and I also managed to visit the Haglöfs head quarters for a day of meetings. It was a nice and calm week around the Swedish capital, perfect for rest and to recharge motivation. It definitely felt a bit strange to not be close to big mountains in mid march, but now I’m super motivated for the spring projects to come!
Bjarne playing just outside of Magnus door…
Myself on my first rock climb of the season
Magnus in the sthlm traffic
Magnus on a 7a at Ekerö
Coffe and snus
Ice skating to rock climbing – exotic
The start of one of the routes, a traverse just above the water, if you fall you get wet
Magnus on a 6+
Going back to town
Henke and Jacob at Haglöfs
Myself at Häggsta
John McEnroe playing (Photo: Daniel Åkerman)
Myself and Magnus at Sthlm Waterfront (Photo: Daniel Åkerman)
Thursday, March 15th, 2012
Bon Appetit EP6
Watch the Bon Appetit boys come by Chamonix for a few runs the other week on their adventure through the alps! French ski humor at its best from Fabien Maierhofen, Galuchot Victor, Tony Lamiche and Nico Favre!
Sunday, March 11th, 2012
JP Auclair and Andreas Fransson in the Mont Blanc massif EP1
JP Auclair came by Chamonix a few weeks ago to have a Chamonix style ski week together. We had an awesome time, skied some great snow and hopefully we managed to show a small part of what Chamonix has to offer and what’s going on in our heads while skiing in the mountains! This is episode one out of two!
Check out JP’s project: www.alpineinitiatives.org, as well as great outdoor filmer Bjarne Sahlén’s video blog at: endlessflow.posterous.com…
Saturday, March 10th, 2012
The male adventurer of the year in Sweden 2011!
Today I won the prize “The male adventurer of the year in Sweden 2011” at Vildmarksmässan in Älvsjö just outside of Stockholm! It was great to be there, meet everyone and to take home the biggest prize of its kind we have in our small country. It’s also the first time someone from the ski community has won such a prize, making me extra content. I won the prize mainly for the adventure I had together with Magnus Kastengren on Denali last year when I managed to pull of a ski of the grand south face of North Americas highest mountain. Read more about that adventure here.
Other winners on the event where:
Anneli Wester taking home the “Female adventurer of the year in Sweden”, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner winning “The European adventurer of the year” and Lars Cronlund winning “The adventurer of the decennium 1980-1990”.
For more info (Swedish only) check:
First ski descent on Denali south face by Andreas Fransson from Bjarne Sahlen on Vimeo.
From the prize giving ceremony
A pure adventurer; Janne Corax
The Haglöfs stand
Carl from Haglöfs, Erik from the Jury and Bjarne hanging out…
Saturday, March 10th, 2012
Stockholm
After the long trip I spent a day in Stockholm doing loads of meetings as well as hanging out with some great friends. Night was spent at Magnus’s in at the lake in Täby, one of the coolest places I know in Sthlm.
Magnus working on a magic fire
Morgan Sahlén and his Frida came by
I was enjoying the evening
10 min from the center of Stockholm its looking like this at night. A view from the door at Magnus’s in!
