VAUDE Experience:
A blog
by adventurers, for adventurers
Was brauchen wir noch, was ist zu viel? Diese Frage hat uns die letzten Wochen begleitet. Eine der wichtigsten Entscheidungen überhaupt, fällt eben schon vor Start des Abenteuers…
Da sind sie meine ersten echten Nunataker! Nunataker – ein Wort aus der Inuit-Sprache – bezeichnet in der Glaziologie einen isolierten, über die Oberfläche von Gletschern und Inlandeismassen aufragenden Felsen oder Berg. Eins der wenigen Fachwörter die ich nie vergessen konnte.
The Story
Door to hell – my Galileo big picture. One of the most extraordinary things I’ve ever seen. In the middle of the Karakum Desert, there’s a crater of fire that comes from natural gas. To reduce the greenhouse gas methane, it was lit in the hope that it would soon be extinguished, but it is still burning today.
The Photographer
My name is Daniel Kreher and I’m from Salgen in the Lower Allgäu region of Germany. My greatest passions are traveling and travel photography. It all began in 2005 when a friend of mine, Peter, and I took off on a major motorcycle journey for the first time. I was bitten by the travel bug and it hasn’t let up since. It’s all about experiencing unique moments up close and personal. Capturing the fascination of the lighting is the key to success for creating captivating images. This usually means a lot of hard work, but the unforgettable moments make it all worth the effort. In each and every second, a multitude of angles and lighting effects create an endless variety of motifs and images in the world, which appear and disappear.I see capturing these images skillfully with my photo gear as my personal challenge for the future, especially since I’ll probably always have only one chance to visit each region.
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Erstbegehung einer alpinen Mixedkletterroute am Aggenstein Ostgipfel von Finn Koch und Fritz Miller.
The Story
With a loud roar, huge masses of water – the Gulfoss Waterfall are hurled into the depths. And right in front, an amazing lush green trail. Exploring this landscape by bike is much more impressive than this 1/200th of a second.
The Photographer
Bastian Morell
Born on 19 January 1984 in Hamburg. Residence: Burgberg in Allgäu. At the age of 18, I moved from the flat area of Porta Westfalica in northern Germany to the mountains. There I began an apprenticeship as an energy-tech engineer in Oberstdorf, a town in the Allgäu region of southern Germany. The endless opportunities for mountain sports. were the main reason I chose Oberstdorf and I quickly made connections in the local Allgäu sports scene of mountain running, climbing, snowboarding, skiing and mountain biking.
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Baumhäuser, die in den Himmel wachsen – und das mitten im Großstadtdschungel? Das wollten wir dann doch aus der Nähe sehen! Daher beschlossen wir, unser Fotoshooting für die neue urbane Sommerkollektion in einer Stadt durchzuführen, die in Sachen nachhaltigem Wohnen ganz am Puls der Zeit liegt…
Europe, a continent viewed as the centre of the universe is, in fact, an offshoot of Asia. Great Britain, former centre of the world’s largest empire, lies on the outskirts of Europe. The Old Forge, a pub on Scotland’s Knoydart peninsula, can only be reached on foot or by boat.
Bikes for a better life: simple words that describe the simple yet impressive community program, BEN Namibia.
Mountain Biking Extreme: Follow the Vertriders on their unconventional trails through Namibia, a wide open land of extreme harshness and surreal rocks…
The Story
OK, it’s the most famous glacier in the world. You can’t expect solitude here; every fifteen minutes a busload of tourists is released in the direction of the viewing platforms. And yet the sight of the Perito Moreno Glacier in Patagonia with its 4-km wide and 60 m high escarpment has something touching, something incomprehensible about it. It is a natural spectacle that takes your breath away and that instinctively describes the relationship between man and nature. Humility and tranquil joy of existence seizes every viewer.
The Photographer
Ralf Gantzhorn was born in 1964, holds a M.S. in Geology – and has even worked as a geologist (as an independent consultant in the contamination sector). He has been climbing since 1983 and working as a photographer since 1985. As a northern German, he is always torn between the far too distant mountains and the fresh sea air, but he’s found a compromise in Scandinavia, Scotland and Patagonia (where he has now spent over three years). He enjoys organizing trips in areas where unfamiliar vistas – which haven’t already been photographed 1000 times – lure from every corner. He often experiences his images as far too static, but then is pleased with the abundance of triangles in the structure and the fantastic light.
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The Story
The picture was taken on the summit of Marmolada after an ascent of the Vinatzer/Messner on the south wall. We didn’t reach the summit until 10:00 p.m. so we bivouacke (planned) there. We woke up to this riot of color …
The Photographer
Ralf Gantzhorn was born in 1964, holds a M.S. in Geology – and has even worked as a geologist (as an independent consultant in the contamination sector). He has been climbing since 1983 and working as a photographer since 1985. As a northern German, he is always torn between the far too distant mountains and the fresh sea air, but he’s found a compromise in Scandinavia, Scotland and Patagonia (where he has now spent over three years). He enjoys organizing trips in areas where unfamiliar vistas – which haven’t already been photographed 1000 times – lure from every corner. He often experiences his images as far too static, but then is pleased with the abundance of triangles in the structure and the fantastic light.
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