'Boundless' — Ein Sam Anthamatten Portrait

Ski-mountaineer Sam Anthamatten lives a split life: when you’re both a measured mountain guide and a daring professional freeskier, which hat do you wear?
'Boundless' — Ein Sam Anthamatten Portrait
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'Boundless' — Ein Sam Anthamatten Portrait


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    Der Skibergsteiger Sam Anthamatten führt ein geteiltes Leben: Wenn man sowohl ein besonnener Bergführer als auch ein wagemutiger Profi-Freerider ist, welche Rolle nimmt man ein?

    Eine Karriere auf diese Weise aufzuteilen, ist eine Herausforderung. Das Führen erfordert höchste Sicherheitsstandards, während professionelles Freeskiing ein enormes Risiko mit sich bringt. Sam balanciert diesen schmalen Grat jeden Tag am Berg. Sein Drahtseilakt zieht Bewunderung aus allen Generationen der Skigemeinschaft auf sich – von leidenschaftlichen Freeridern bis hin zu den erfahrensten technischen Ski-Mountaineering-Profis.



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    In der dritten und letzten Episode von Portraits kehren wir in Sams hochgelegenen Hinterhof der Schweizer Alpen zurück, wo große Berge und Action aufeinandertreffen. Gemeinsam mit den Freeride-Wettkampffahrern Elisabeth Gerritzen, Martin Bender und Yann Rausis reflektiert Sam über die zentrale Herausforderung seiner Karriere.

    Eine Koproduktion mit BlueMax Media
    Regie: Étienne Merel
    Mit Auftritten der Faction-Athleten Elisabeth Gerritzen, Martin Bender, und Yann Rausis
    Gedreht in den Schweizer Alpen



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    Riders (starting from the left): Yann Rausis, Martin Bender, Elisabeth Gerritzen, and Sam Anthamatten



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