Without planes, trains and cars from Germany to the Mediterranean, everything on their own: the two freeski athletes Jochen Mesle and Max Kroneck set off on an expedition south with only their bikes.
In just under six weeks, you have not only covered a 1,800-kilometer route in the Alps, but also climbed several four-thousand-meter peaks in Switzerland and France. Since they carried their skis with luggage and on their backs on the mountain tours, it was often the most direct and fastest route back to the valley – by descent through freshly snow-covered steep walls.
Zigzag through the Alps
The idea for this special alpine tour arose from several film productions in which you had participated. From the front door you should go to the Mediterranean Sea without any technical assistance, but only by muscle power, but on an unusual route with many detours over high mountain passes and peaks.
The result of the documentary over 35,000 meters of altitude is more than just the film “Ice & Palms”, which has won awards at several film festivals, but also an illustrated book under the title of the same name “Ice & Palm Trees – Over the Alps by bike and ski”, which was published by Bruckmann Verlag.
“A skiing adventure doesn’t have to take place on the other end of the world,” write the two authors in their foreword. Extreme challenges cannot start far from home.
It just takes a good dose of imagination and courage to set new goals. The book “Eis & Palmen” is a starting point for the imagination and an invitation to explore one’s own psychological and physical limits.
Further information: https://eisundpalmen.de
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