world of freesports : 23 videos

Africa - World record on Kilimanjaro – Stephan Siegrist walks the world’s highest highline The Swiss professional alpinist and Mammut Pro Team athlete Stephan Siegrist realized an extraordinary balancing act in the summit region of Kilimanjaro. He set a world record by walking a highline at 5,700 meters above sea level. The highline, which is a good 20-m long and stretches between two rock towers on Kilimanjaro, is where Siegrist achieved a new record at 5,700 m above sea level: no-one ha...

The #project360 is bringing legendary climbing routes as the Matterhorn Hörnligrat, the Mont Blanc and the north face of the Eiger to screens with breathtaking panoramic images. Now, the #project360 is going to the Roof of the world, Mount Everest. Now, at the beginning of the climbing season 2016, a milestone in another field – in digital cartography – was reached: For the first time, the Southern climbing route, beginning at the Nepalese basecamp up to the “Roof of the World”, is documen...

In the final chapter of the FWT Diaries, Former World Champion George Rodney struggles to defend his throne as an injury puts him on the sidelines and Bene Mayr’s first season on the FWT doesn’t necessarily go as planned.

Watch the exciting concluding 5.2 episode of the Freeride World Tour Diaries: Jérémie Heitz describes his struggle as he got out of his comfort zone to achieve victory and Nadine Wallner sums up her first season back on the tour after a year off due to injuries. ------------------------------ Jérémie Heitz beschreibt seinen Kampf, in dem er die Komfortzone verlassen hat um einen Sieg einzufahren. Nadine Wallner fasst ihre erste Saison auf der Tour nach einem Jahr Verletzungspause zusammen.

#project360 is going horizontal. #project360 is no longer just about marveling at traditional alpine tours and classic climbing routes;it now includes perhaps the most famous ski-touring race in the world: the Patrouille des Glaciers – which takes place from tomorrow till Saturday. Zermatt to Verbier is 53 kilometers as the crow flies. However, if you want to ski this route through the heart of the Alps rather than fly it, it is 110 km of challenging terrain. For many die-hard ski touring...

Estelle Balet (SUI) is back on top of the podium again. After a very tough season, she came in first at the Xtreme Verbier. She defended her Freeride World Tour Snowboard title and is just happy. For the Freeriding legend Julien Lopez (FRA) it was the last season at the Freeride World Tour. His motto was skiing and having fun. He made it to Haines, Alaska and now his ten-year career ended. ------------------------------ Estelle Balet (SUI) verteidigt ihren Titel und ist überglücklich....

► Facebook: http://goo.gl/plspsr Watch the Million Mile Per Hour Man Jérémie Heitz take his riding to the next level with a massive backflip in Chamonix as he ups the ante to take a podium position. Bene Mayr struggles after losing a ski in his very first freeride competition but comes back to prove his game in Ep 4.3 of the Freeride World Tour Diaries!

Julien Lopez and Bene Mayr have two very different backgrounds but they both have one thing in common: they’re stoked for the upcoming FWT season. Julien describes his emotional last season as a pro freerider and Bene explains his strategy for his first season competing in freeride after a career in freeskiing. Check it out now in EP 3.3!

After a slow start, it’s finally dumping hard in the alps – just in time for EP 3.1 of the Freeride World Tour Diaries. Come ride with us as Estelle Balet makes her first turns of the winter in Verbier and Chamonix and George Rodney boosts on preseason snow in Alta, UT.

How do riders cope with a bad season or catastrophic injuries? In Ep 2.3, Julien Lopez explains how important the mental game is for his last pro season and Nadine Wallner tell us the story of her long road to recovery after breaking her leg in Alaska last year.

George Rodney and Bene Mayr take us on a tour of their unique training strategies and reflect on what it takes to be the best in the game. Check out George’s “thug” training tactics and Bene’s transition from freestyle to freeride.

Do you ever wonder how Freeride World Tour champions like Jérémie Heitz and Estelle Balet stomp huge airs while shredding massively exposed faces with ridiculous speed? Check out EP 2.1 of the FWT Diaries where we examine the physical and mental preparation necessary to perform on the most serious and exposed freeride venues in the world!

Take a look at what the young phenom and 2015 overall #FWT snowboard world champion Estelle Balet does in her spare time as she preps to defend her title in the 2016 FWT season and finally ride her dream line. Freeskiing legend Bene Mayr receives a wild card for the 2016 season! Take a ride with Bene from the park to the big mountains as he shows us his urban life and what he has in store for his first season competing in big mountain skiing.

Focus on how Nadine Wallner and George Rodney prepare their 2016 season on the Swatch Freeride World Tour! Explore the transformation that occurs in the daily lives of these riders as their focus shifts from their life outside freeriding to their core passion. Take a look at their perspectives on the previous season and their outlook for the upcoming winter.

As the seasons change, we take an intimate journey with Julien Lopez and Jérémie Heitz as they prepare for their 2016 season on the FWT. Explore the transformation that occurs in the daily lives of these riders as their focus shifts from their life outside freeriding to their core passion. Take a look at their perspectives on the previous season and their outlook for the upcoming winter.

Mammut opens up new windows to the mountains of the world. #project360 opens the third dimension of digital alpine cartography and makes it possible for users to experience the legend of the most famous mountains up close on the screen. Viewers can use computers or smartphones to follow the alpinists on the world’s mountains, selecting their viewing angles independently. By the end of the year about 30 tours will be online. With #project360, Mammut, the Swiss mountain sports specialist, is...

Mammut Pro Team athlete Beni Hug and French ski mountaineer climbed all seven four-thousander peaks of the Aletsch area on touring skis in only 20 hours. With a total of 7000 altitude meters and a distance of approx. 65 km, Beni and Tony completed their personal records. On midnight of May 10th, the endurance specialists set out for their speed ascent at the Jungfrau Saddle. The route took them first across the Mönch (4108m) and Jungfrau (4156m) via the Jungfrau Firn and on to Greater Grünho...

Fear is a major part in cliff diving. And safety is always the priority. Does a cliff diver need the feeling of fear to dive safely? What is it exactly, that scares them - the height, the risk of injury? How do scuba divers, a stable platform and the experience of overcoming your fears influence the diving performance? Is fear, in the end, something positive? © Red Bull Media House

Going into the second half, the 2014 World Series also returns to its pure and most fascinating natural side. Diving from a 28m cliff face without the support of a rock solid platform creates a special thrill and challenge for the world’s top athletes. A foreign feeling to those rather new in the sport, adjustments to the regular diving routine for everyone, even the experienced athletes. The two previous competitions on Portuguese soil have seen Artem Silchenko and Gary Hunt – both World Ser...

The World Series has seen three champions to date and all three champions finished on the podium at the fourth stop of the year. Veteran Orlando Duque took his first top-three finish of the season, reigning champion Artem Silchenko was in second for the second time and Englishman Hunt made it three consecutive wins. In the second women's competition of the season, Rachelle Simpson repeated her success in Texas to take victory again. © Red Bull Media House

Brazil has football, Ireland the world's best Cliff Divers.

It's not been a glorious summer for England, but the country do at least have one sporting hero: Gary Hunt made it back-to-back wins in Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series competition with another sensational victory on Ireland's Inis Mór on Sunday afternoon.