Liv Sansoz's blog

Here is our Team Ibex video from the Summer Outdoor Games.
Congratulations to Tyler and Andrew who did an awesome job and to all the Ibex crew !

Afterward, we flew thru Mumbay - India, and took the long road for Hampi... A paradise for bouldering in a very special atmosphere that I've never found anywhere else...

This trip was a wonderfull experience and for many reasons !
    The life in India... it seems that time stopped while we were over there...
    The climbing, the rock and the huge potential of Hampi...
    The people we met there and share great moments with...
    We won't thanks enough Vaibhav for all he did for us, for his enthousiam and freshness to share his happiness     while succeeding on a problem.... Watching him climbing was always a pleasure and a special moment ! The         good spirit between us and with the others climbers that we met...

For sure, I will return in Hampi and visit others places as well !

The last pictures...

                            Hampi's elephant taking his bath every morning...                     ©_E.Wendenbaum

Goan Corner, one of the climbers lodge where we stayed. A cool and relaxing place...               ©_A.Ballay

                    Boulders everywhere, temples everywhere, serenity everyday...         ©_E.Wendenbaum

Speaking with the locals is not always easy but all the Indian people we met were really nice and helpfull....
Here, with the kids...                                                                                     ©_E.Wendenbaum

I couldn't climb for 2-3 days without pain because of a small infection on my little toe. The guys found the solution and killed my brand-new paire of Cobra...                                                            ©_E.Wendenbaum

                                                      Small crimps and grimace...                             ©_A.Ballay

                              Walking thru the last boulder of the day at "Baba Café" place             ©_A.Ballay

The action stage is over, and the whole crew had a super-great-time in such a magic place...

We definitely had a crazy week, running everywhere, connecting one things after another... And it was the same for the editing crew that didn't sleep so much during the last 3 days, but they did a very professional job.

Between us, the atmosphere was really friendly, relax but efficient. Those Outdoor Games were a very strong human adventure, meeting new people, sharing time and passions all together.

Whatever is the issue, we'll all leave the place with a big smile on our face and lots of dreams in our minds...

I can't stand to see all the different movies and slide-shows tonight. It's going to be a big surprise and for sure a very emotional moment...

Hope you'll like them too !
Ciao

ps : Tony got all our pictures so go and see his blog for fun. Below I just put the "slides photos"...

Erwan, notre homme à tout faire, caméraman, guide, grimpeur, and more...
et Martial notre guide de luxe sans qui nous n'aurions pas pu tourner les images.
Petite pause avant de démarrer le second quart de la journée...

Tony, photographe de l'extreme ;-)

Vivien, notre snowboardeur aux grandes gerbes... qui vous livre son feeling...

Vivien : it was a very nice team adventure, in a magic place, everybody was speed and didn't sleep a lot (especially the prod guys who made a crazy job) but we never saw stress, and a very good feeling stayed during all the week. No matter the competition result... Above all, it was some very nice meetings and a great sharing of passion. Thanks a lot to every body !