STEPHAN SIEGRIST – 20 YEARS SPONSORED BY MAMMUT
Stephan Siegrist is at home on the Eiger north face, but feels happiest climbing unknown mountains in distant lands. He travels the world, experiencing each year more adventures than most people do in an entire lifetime. Mammut has been accompanying him for 20 yearsDecember 1995: 23-year old carpenter Stephan Siegrist, or Stef for short, was sitting in his tent in Patagonia. This was his first expedition to his remote area of the world, motivated by a desire to climb its world-famous granite needles.
His expedition partner, the Swiss photographer Thomas Ulrich, had handled both the planning of the Patagonia trip and the equipment, in the form of two complete outfits from two different mountain sports brands – invaluable for these two young men. The climbers had been given these functional jackets and pants in return for the promise of some photos from their ascents.
However, on the first attempt wearing outfit number one, bad weather rendered their efforts impossible. When Stef left his tent for the second attempt, he was sporting a brand-new orange and blue Extreme combination supplied by Mammut. It looked somewhat unusual, perhaps even rather unsightly, but was highly functional and visible from a long distance away. The photo shoot went well and at the end of their successful expedition the climbers brought back some fantastic shots for Mammut.
As well as photos from his expedition, Stef also gave the Mammut product developers detailed feedback on how the equipment had performed under these extreme conditions. This led to a cooperation at an equipment level, bringing mutual benefits. At the age of 26, he turned his hobby into a career and became a mountain guide. He initially had no interest in turning pro.
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