TO THE EUROPEAN ADVENTURER OF THE YEAR
WELCOME
The European Adventurer of the Year
The European Adventurer of the Year started in 2009 and the prize consists of the honor and recognition of the achievement. The first award winner, Italian climber, Simone Moro, was honored for his winther decent of Makalu (8463 meters). The 2010 Award winner was the Britsh Adventurer Ed Stafford, for his Amazonas walk. 2011 the Award went to the excelent Austrian climber Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner for compliting all the 14, 8000 peaks without oxygen. In 2012 Felix Baumgartner was awarded for his jump at the speed of sound from the Red Bull Stratos capsule at 39 000 meter. In 2013, the award went to Sarah Marquis for her epic walk from Siberia to Australia... and so on!
Most recent winner
Kilian Jornet - Spain
Once again, Kilian Jornet has made mountaineering history and a great adventure, this time by summing all 82 of the +4,000m peaks in the European Alps, cycling from massif to massif without any mechanical support during 19 days.
During this challenge, called Alpine Connections, he covered more than 1,200 kilometers on foot and by bike, while climbing 75,344 meters of altitude difference. He started with the ascent of Piz Bernina (4,049 m) in Switzerland and ended on Barre des Écrins (4,102 m) in France. During the adventure Kilian climbed some of the most famous mountains in the Alps, such as Pointe Dufour (4,634 m), the Matterhorn (4,478 m) and the majestic Mont Blanc (4,808 m). A great adventure and a fantastic achievement.
Pictures from the adventure-award ceremony
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