Jakob Herrmann starts today on his next extreme project. The route goes from the Mediterranean Sea over the Pyrenees to the Atlantic Ocean. The lack of snow forced the Werfenwenger and his friend Philipp Reiter to make a new appointment.
Just last Sunday, ski mountaineer Jakob Herrmann broke the 24-hour record. While mere mortals would probably have to deal with muscle pain for weeks, the 36-year-old is already on his way. Together with his friend Philipp Reiter he starts the so-called “Pyrenees Project”. “We are climbing the most beautiful and highest mountains in the Pyrenees,” says Herrmann, looking forward to the next challenge. His motivation behind it? “It’s just a pure adventure project.”
Tour is filmed
It starts on Tuesday in the east of the Pyrenees in Collioure, France. On the border between France and Spain you ski and cycle through Andorra about 850 kilometers to Hendaye (Fra). They want to arrive at the Spanish border near San Sebastian after ten days. The entire journey is filmed. The crew focuses on film festivals and the video material will start in the autumn.
Originally, everything was planned slightly differently: the route should have been completed on foot and on skis. But Hermann and his comrades had to adapt to the external circumstances. “Sometimes there is so little snow that we have to cycle for some intermediate rides,” the Werdenger explains. “Unfortunately, we also notice climate change,” the team groans. But even this will not stop Hermann from carrying out further extreme projects.
Source: Krone
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