N° 42 – Spring 2013

thirty degrees issue 42 MARch 2013

Sport Slacklining: A sport that hangs by a thread • Ultraks Zermatt: The race is on in Zermatt, again • Continents collide in the Swatch Skiers Cup • Climbing: Petra Klingler on the path to glory • Diving: Plunging into the icy depths LIFESTYLE The Tuamotus, stand up paddle paradise • Portfolio: Sarah Lee captures the sea • Trekking: Tibet, mountains knocking on heaven’s door Society Seabed and breakfast • The new adventures of PlanetSolar • The pictures of World Press Photo

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26 CONTENTS ISSUE n°42 MARCH 2013 Wide Angle: Stephan Siegrist

at the upper Grindelwald glacier Slacklining: A sport that hangs

by a thread

Matterhorn Ultraks: The race is on in Zermatt, again!

Continents collide in the Swatch Skiers Cup The freewheelin’ Alban Aubert

Climbing: Petra Klingler on the path to glory Trail racing, an event where women

make the running

Plunging into the icy depths

SPORT

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LIFESTYLE News The Tuamotus, stand up paddle paradise

Portfolio: Sarah Lee captures the sea

Movies: Vengeance is a double-edged sword Gwyneth Paltrow, the Iron Woman

of American cinema

Music: Depeche Mode, always in fashion Tibet, mountains knocking on heaven’s door

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Seabed and breakfast

Boosted Board, the lightest electrical

vehicle on the market The new adventures of PlanetSolar The pictures of World Press Photo Sporting goods, gloriously innovated Trends

Post card: Mauritius

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THE TuamotuS In this Pacific archipelago, beneath the airborne lens of photographer Ben Thouard, rider Manu Bouvet and his partner Carine Camboulives uncovered a Stand Up Paddle (SUP) spot where they were able to enjoy an incredible session amid the beauty of these half-submerged islands

Stand Up Paddle Paradise

Photographed by Ben Thouard from a paramotor 30 m above the water, rider Manu Bouvet soars along, just above the coral reefs, on his Stand-Up Paddle board.

Jérémy Folly

Photographer Nicolas Sedlatcheck, a seasoned slackliner himself, has followed the top Swiss specialists of the sport’s highline variant to Pontresina, in the Grisons, where they have rigged a new line 30 meters up in the air and backdropped by a frozen waterfall.

Slacklining A sport that hangs by a thread

Drenched in the light of the rising sun, Alexis Gonin artfully makes his way along the line at the Niderhorn summit, in the Bernese Alps.

Martin Anthamatten and Victoria Kreuzer, near the summit of the Breithorn. Didier Lafond

Didier Lafond

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Zermatt The race is on, again!

The Valais ski resort is getting set to host the Matterhorn Ultraks, a new endurance challenge comprising two events: the Skialp, a biennial ski mountaineering race held in April, and the Trail, which will pit runners against each other every summer.

Surf photographers must be ready to throw themselves right into the water, as shown here in the pristine waters of Fiji (Fijian Volcom Pro, June 2012).

Sarah Lee Captures the Sea This young Hawaiian, specialized in underwater and surfing photography, captures beautiful images tinted with surrealism. The proof is in the photos.

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The snow-covered south-east face of the Dent-Blanche

Continents collide

in the Swatch Skiers Cup Inspired by golf ’s Ryder Cup, the Swatch Skiers Cup is a thrilling annual face-off between Europe and America’s finest freeriders. We have the details on the third of these mighty continental clashes, which took place in Zermatt on 10-15 February.

Pierre MAIROSE

The lunar landscape of the Tibetan plateau as seen through the windows of the "Sky Train" linking Xining to Lhasa. The trip lasts over 22 hours, and the train reaches an altitude of over 5000 meters.

Since the train is not pressurised, and the high altitude may be felt, the train is equipped with a system that releases oxygen into the carriages.

Tibet

Mountains knocking on heaven’s door With turquoise lakes, ancient temples and Himalayan giants, trekking through this country is a journey of never-ending awe. An unforgettable, mythical, mystical experience.