skimacedonia
Why climbing? In many countries the extreme action sports especially high altitude mountaineering and expedition climbing are under graded in valorization compared to other sports. One of the reasons for such unfair treatment is the absence of real competition while “conquering” a summit. In fact many circumstances bringing this activity on a high risk level, are not taken in consideration while valorizing the sport achievements as a national result. (Such as avalanches, storms, lack of Oxygen, extreme temperatures and distance from safety).
Why girls? In some gymnastic and athletic sports women can be more active than men, whereas in the mountaineering sports women participate with only 10 % or less, while female athletes are drastically underrepresented in the media coverage. Yet, we are not aiming to highlight the feministic side, but the passion, dedication and sport results of these athletes.
Goals and Objectives: The main goal of this project is to promote gender equality through sports, especially in developing countries. We aim to create more role models motivating the next generation of youth and girls into action sports, through their inspiring stories speaking about passion, dedication, fear, love and happiness. Our mission is to create a worldwide network of inspiring women from the mountaineering community, willing to share their encouraging stories, through a documentary video cycle “This is HER story”. The words are inspired by my mentor Donna Carpenter (Burton snowboards), during the Global Sports Mentoring Program 2012.
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