La Sportiva Storytelling Project: the ambassadors athletes tell their stories around a common theme “journey”
This theme is as vast as the land beneath our feet and as endless as the horizon. In these four episodes filmed on the 2015 Melloblocco, Ambassadors Anthony Gullsten, Fabian Buhl, Nalle Hukkataival and Silvio Reffo tell their stories.
The ambassadors are all climbers, men with a thirst for adventure, research and exploration. However, in this video-storytelling project by Matteo Pavana filmed exclusively for La Sportiva, we deliberately try to move away from the sheer size of the performance and the result, in an attempt to gain a closer insight of the daily reality of the climbers themselves. A reality based on great humility and gratitude, in the knowledge that their daily routine is in the eyes of many viewed as a rare "privilege". Together we share moments of an individual experience reaching conclusions that are made of fleeting sensations that are difficult to explain.
The common desire of all these athletes is to never stop living their lives as a unique chance to discover new areas in all spheres. At the basis there lies a growing desire to share these personal moments, these unique and diverse stories with people of different cultures and languages. There is no desire to escape from reality, but rather, a race towards a tomorrow that is always new and unknown.
November 4, 2023 – Val Verzasca, Switzerland – The Verzasca Dam, an engineering marvel nestled in the picturesque Val Verzasca of Switzerland that stands 220 meters tall, became the stage for the climbing elite. Red Bull Dual Ascent, now in its
second edition, attracted 24 of the world's best…
This climbing world storytelling experience is an experiment undertaken for the simple pleasure of having the opportunity to talk about these climbers as never before in a new and appealing way. For once we do not talk simply about climbing shoes, rock climbing grades or special achievements, we talk about men, dreams, aspirations.
Adam Ondra dominated the bouldering scene again and won a gold medal in the second World Cup competition in Salt Lake City. He took second place in the qualification and proceeded to the finals from the same position. This time, he was surprised by the victory and admits that a little luck was…
Adam Ondra completed today's finals in Meiringen, Switzerland, and won a gold medal in the first competition of this year's World Cup. He kept first place in bouldering continuously from the qualification until the very exciting finals. He was satisfied with his excellent form and appreciated a…
