The Mountain ACademy http://blog.mountainhardwear.com/themountainacademy/ The Mountain ACademy is your opportunity to be part of the next step of mountaineering & alpinism. en Copyright 2008 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:24:42 +0100 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Stage 2 We are back from the 2nd stage of the Mountain Academy, which took place from August 23 through the 30th.

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From the left to the right : Ines, alpinewear buyer and Reiner, general manager of Sport Schuster, the whole Mountain Academy team and Ueli Steck

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Robert Jasper presenting his last expedition

The 2nd stage began with a full day in Sport Schuster, our partner in Munich. At Sport Schuster, Mountain Hardwear athletes Ueli Steck and Robert Jasper presented films from their latest projects. Ueli discussed his recent Eiger speed record and Robert spoke on his recent expedition to Baffin Island. Sport Schuster held a climbing contest (the store is more than 5 stories tall, and includes a 15-meter climbing wall). After the contest, we presented the candidates from the Mountain Academy. All the candidates who participated in this program were interviewed by Ueli Steck...a really rewarding experience for these young people!

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The winner of the climbing contest receiving his prize from Robert Jasper

After this exhausting but very successful day (the store was crowded from the beginning until the end of the day), we arrived in Lofer, Austria to set up our base camp...in the rain. Luckily, the sun was there the day after and stayed with us all week.

]]> http://blog.mountainhardwear.com/themountainacademy/2008/10/stage_2.html http://blog.mountainhardwear.com/themountainacademy/2008/10/stage_2.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:24:42 +0100 Stage 1 Complete stage1_4.jpg Most of the pictures taken by David Ravanel have been taken during the "quiet" day. We had to be very careful with the conditions as well as saftey (lots of fresh snow, wind, avalanches...). The collaboration between the mountain rescue team from Valle Aosta and the French guides have been constructive and decisive (but sometimes not that easy...). The French helicopter from the French rescue team has offered a "free" fly to Jerome Blanc Gras (French mountain guide, head of the coordination for the Mountain ACademy program), due to a twisted knee. We are still crossing our fingers and expect that the ligaments are not broken (more to know in the coming days). stage1_1.jpg The group of the young selected candidates is awesome! They are very friendly, motivated and more than happy with this 1st stage. We have the right persons! A big, huge thanks to Tim Emmet and Kurt Asner who joined us during this 1st Academy! They fully played their role of mentor, explained techniques, told stories, gave advices, provided experiences and with a very positive sense of humour! And the candidates were amazed to climb and ascend with these guys! stage1_2.jpg SEE MORE PHOTOS! ]]> http://blog.mountainhardwear.com/themountainacademy/2008/04/stage_1_complete.html http://blog.mountainhardwear.com/themountainacademy/2008/04/stage_1_complete.html Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:53:30 +0100 a BIG THANK... Mountain Hardwear and all the Mountain ACademy partners would like to thank the 109 enthusiasts who apply for the program. The final choice, to select the 8 winners was far from being easy! The quality and the quantity of the candidatures made the selection phase heavy and tough. We hope to have other opportunites to meet them. Thanks again http://blog.mountainhardwear.com/themountainacademy/2008/03/a_big_thank.html http://blog.mountainhardwear.com/themountainacademy/2008/03/a_big_thank.html Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:58:46 +0100 and the WINNERS are... we are (more than) happy to announce that - Patricia Schanne, from Austria - Sana Zulic, from Serbia, - Matthias Rambaud, from France - Benjamin Bickel, from Austria - Tito Arioso, from Italy - Ferran Martinez, from Spain - Jiri Novak, from Czech Republic - Corne Brouwer, from Netherlands are the final selected candidates to take part of this 1st Mountain ACademy. We want to congratulate them, the choice has not been easy. We also wish them a warm welcome into this 1st Mountain ACademy. The 1st stage will start by the 21st of April, in Val Ferret, in Italy. Stay tuned! http://blog.mountainhardwear.com/themountainacademy/2008/03/and_the_winners_are.html http://blog.mountainhardwear.com/themountainacademy/2008/03/and_the_winners_are.html the Mountain ACademy mountain hardwear black diamond gore sport schuster Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:59:10 +0100 Day-20 before applications closing date We are now at 20 days before the closing of the application period. We can say that this 1st Mountain ACademy is, already, a real success. We have now received more few dozen applications coming from various european countries. The jury is very impatient to debate regarding the final selection! Nothing is done yet so, but in 20 days it will be too late to participate! We strongly recommend you to not wait the very last moment... http://blog.mountainhardwear.com/themountainacademy/2008/02/day20_before_applications_clos.html http://blog.mountainhardwear.com/themountainacademy/2008/02/day20_before_applications_clos.html Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:04:47 +0100 GORE joins The Mountain ACademy... goretex_logo_updated.gif GORE, the so well known manufacturer of waterproof but breathable fabrics (and windstopper) has decided to join the group of The Mountain ACademy partners. With all these relevant supports, The Mountain ACademy can't expect better outdoor godfathers! ]]> http://blog.mountainhardwear.com/themountainacademy/2008/02/gore_joins_the_mountain_academ.html http://blog.mountainhardwear.com/themountainacademy/2008/02/gore_joins_the_mountain_academ.html Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:39:50 +0100 The Mountain ACademy in Vertical magazine... View image">french and the View image">english one.]]> http://blog.mountainhardwear.com/themountainacademy/2007/12/the_mountain_academy_in_vertical_magazine.html http://blog.mountainhardwear.com/themountainacademy/2007/12/the_mountain_academy_in_vertical_magazine.html Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:09:21 +0100 OPEN TO ALL, nearly... BEGINNERS, we can say NO. If the question is, is the Mountain ACademy for MIDDLE, EXPERIENCED, ENTHUSIAST, experienced, enthusiast climbers, alpinist..., the answer is definitively YES! If the question is, is it made for ADVANCED, EXPERT ones, the answer is YES too. Our idea is much more about creating a GROUP of MIXED talents, personnalities and sensibilities. So DO NOT CENSURE YOURSELF, with the feeling that it is too high class, elite, performance for you. We want to create a combination, a recipe of multiple ingredients, you HAVE YOUR PLACE, or you can try to find your place. one more time OPEN TO ALL is our motto, take advantage of it.]]> http://blog.mountainhardwear.com/themountainacademy/2007/12/open_to_all_nearly.html http://blog.mountainhardwear.com/themountainacademy/2007/12/open_to_all_nearly.html Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:39:59 +0100 TV Mountain interview... Jerome Blanc Gras, teacher, athlete, mountain guide and The Mountain ACademy coordinator about the ACademy... http://www.tvmountain.com/fr/sujet.asp?id_sujet=327]]> http://blog.mountainhardwear.com/themountainacademy/2007/12/tv_mountain_interview.html http://blog.mountainhardwear.com/themountainacademy/2007/12/tv_mountain_interview.html Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:37:11 +0100 Echoes from the web... french and english versions Osez Découvrir Mountain2B Explo Planet Mountain Kairn, french version english Bergsteigen Firn amongst others...]]> http://blog.mountainhardwear.com/themountainacademy/2007/12/echoes_from_the_web.html http://blog.mountainhardwear.com/themountainacademy/2007/12/echoes_from_the_web.html Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:00:14 +0100 The point about candidatures... We are very happy to announce that we have already received lots of candidatures from both males and females and from everywhere around Europe. 3 months left for the others, but do not wait until the very last days... http://blog.mountainhardwear.com/themountainacademy/2007/12/the_point_about_candidatures.html http://blog.mountainhardwear.com/themountainacademy/2007/12/the_point_about_candidatures.html Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:54:23 +0100 Sport Schuster joins the Mountain ACdemy We are happy to announce that Sport Schuster the impressive outdoor sports store from Munich will be one of our key partners. Some already planned actions will take place into Sport Schuster store in Munich. More to come in the coming weeks… ]]> http://blog.mountainhardwear.com/themountainacademy/2007/12/sport_schuster_joins_the_mount.html http://blog.mountainhardwear.com/themountainacademy/2007/12/sport_schuster_joins_the_mount.html Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:42:15 +0100 The Mountain ACademy Do you want to be part of a new kind of team, made of young European enthusiasts?
Do you want to combine your sportive abilities and media opportunities?
Do you want to highlight the diversity of your passion, alpinism?
Do you want means to express different views and approaches of mountain?
Do you want to show new images, to build new stories?
Do you want to be part of a brand new concept?
Do you want to be involved in a new era of event?
Do you want to be part of an incredible opportunity?

JOIN The Mountain ACademy!
8 selected young mountaineering enthusiasts, fully equipped and supported by Mountain Hardwear in collaboration with Black Diamond
6 base camps set up, from April 08 until June 09, in the European massifs, in total autonomy.
Coached by our athletes these new talents will have an opportunity to provide stories, pictures, films...to illustrate and talk about their passion : mountaineering.

APPLY NOW!

For more information, please email us at themountainacademy (at) mountainhardwear.com ]]> http://blog.mountainhardwear.com/themountainacademy/2007/08/the_mountain_academy.html http://blog.mountainhardwear.com/themountainacademy/2007/08/the_mountain_academy.html Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:14:07 +0100