Petzl Roctrip Zillertal 2008 - Sport climbing in Austria

Team Petzl took RocTrip to the granite wonderland of Zillertal, Austria the summer of 2008.

he international star power was unrivaled, with the best climbers from Spain, USA, Sweden, France, Great-Britain, the Netherlands and Iran all throwing themselves at the boulders and cliffs of this magical valley. Featuring: Dani Andrada, Lynn Hill, Lisa Rands, Dave Graham, Steve McClure, Marcus Bock, Jorg Verhoeven, Gérôme Pouvreau, Said Belhaj, Chris Sharma and many others...

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All the tracks are composed by french composers.

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Dani Andrada Jiménez "I’ve been climbing since I was 12 years old. Climbing has always been my passion. It has now become my profession, and thankfully it is one of the things in life that I enjoy the most." Dave Graham An accomplishment : "I started climbing when I was 15 years old at an indoor wall and quickly moved on to bouldering and outdoor sport climbing. One day I counted how many climbing spots there are in the world and realized straight away how happy my life was going to be. Strangely enough, when I started I had no idea how much climbing would bring to my life. I wanted to go to university, become a hockey player and start a punk rock group. But now my climbing has become an extension of myself. Climbing enriches my life and connects me to millions of people with the same passion, spirit and determination." Steve McClure I prefer climbing at the crags near my home: "I'm primarily a sport climbing specialist, and probably much better at short technical routes than anything multi-pitch. I prefer the routes close to where I live. I just naturally adopted this lifestyle. When I was a kid, I was always traveling with my parents, who were climbers. I never really chose this lifestyle, I just knew it was the way I wanted to live. Rock climbing and being outside in nature are simply part of my life. At first, I climbed a lot of trad. I improved quickly and had a hard time finding the right trad routes for me. Since then, sport climbing has allowed me to experience the physical challenge of climbing, while also allowing me to spend time outside with friends. My profession is climbing. I work locally, near my home. I have a special connection with climbing in my country. I think you have to like the place where you live." Jorg Verhoeven The journey of a competitor: "No matter what their discipline is, all athletes pretty much share the same feelings. In the end they have the same type of relationship with their brand, their equipment, their team. The only difference is the level and the amount of media recognition. As a Dutch climber I started climbing in the gym, but I quickly realized there were other opportunities. Since 2005, I have lived in the Austrian Alps. In one word, I live a dream. I am a professional competition climber but I also climb outdoors a lot. I find the most pleasure outdoors, in nature."

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