Erstellt am: 4. 10. 2013 - 17:00 Uhr

My Reality: The Stephan Skrobar Edition

Last May, four Austrian freeskiers and two cameramen went to the Tavan Bogd mountain range bordering Mongolia, China and Russia to hike remote peaks and ski untouched lines.

Last May, four Austrian freeskiers and two cameramen went to the Tavan Bogd mountain range bordering Mongolia, China and Russia to hike remote peaks and ski untouched lines.

Zlu Haller

The vast Tavan Bogd (Five Saints) range bordering Mongolia, China and Russia.

They created a freeski documentary of their expedition which shows endless landscapes and impressive mountains, sunny ascents and first descents, and the bitter coldness and daily difficulties of life in the base camp. It is not your everyday ski movie. But this was no everyday ski adventure.

The Dude:
Stephan Skrobar is a fully certified ski instructor and ski guide and head of the freeride center "Die Bergstation". He is a member of the Fischer Freeski Team, examines ski instructors, runs a communication agency and loves punkrock.

Zlu Haller

The biggest playground you can imagine.

The Expedition (May 2013):
4 skiers from Austria, 1 photographer (Austria), 1 filmer (France): Melissa Presslaber, Liz Kristoferitsch, Michael Mayrhofer, Stephan Skrobar, Zlu Haller (photo), Tom Andrillon (film).

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Michi and Mel hanging out in Olgii. Behind them is nothing but endless steppe.

Mountain Range: Tavan Bogd (Five Saints)
On the border of Mongolia, China, Russia Has been vaguely explored with skis before, but only very recently and very superficially. Very remote area.

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Pictured: Our beautiful base camp at night. Not pictured: How cold it was.

The Film:
Camels Are Never Cold - A Film About Freeski Mountaineering in Mongolia
Length: 20 mins, documentary
Where you can see it: http://camelsarenevercold.tumblr.com/

Zlu Haller

Khuiten, the highest mountain of Mongolia. Luring us with brilliant morning sun, but chucking in another snowstorm just below the summit. Here we are hiking, oblivious to what was going to hit us seven hours later.

The Teaser Video:
Mongolia - Life Inside the Tent
On the seventh day of our stay in the Tavan Bogd mountain range the camp got hit by a snowstorm. After running around trying to fix the tents we snuck back into the sleeping bags. It was cold.

Listen to Stephan's show: