Tuesday, February 26 2008 - 01:00
Facing the storm!
On its way to the top, our tripod with Sione has to face a long lasting storm. This is in Simone's words the situation: "A winter climb of a 8000 mt peak is a real challenge in the challenge. Cold, wind, lack of oxygen, technical difficulties, shocks and many other unexpected events make the life of a climber and of his equipment a real hell! No chance to work without gloves on surfaces that most of time are pure ice. So, stopping a panting ascent and operating a video or a photo camera become quite a juggle costing a lot of energy and will (very often very tough situations get you in denial). Using a tripod for these operations...
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Wednesday, February 13 2008 - 01:00
Simone explains the mission!
Shooting at high altitude is tough and Simone explains why, and why he chose Manfrotto. It involves temperatures down to -50 C°, winds up to 150 KM/h, storms and little light. Our commitment was to give him the lightest and most stable tripod we could make, so Simone could only be concerned about shooting and breathing, which is one of the great issues in high altitude.
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Thursday, January 24 2008 - 01:00
Something, in the end, happened.
Not stuck in skardu anymore, Simone is midway to Base Camp. We talked to him today and that's what he told us. "It's not really what we have been waiting for in Pakistan for almost a month, yet... better than nothing. Today, we flew up to Paju 3400 m, 60% of the way between Skardu and Base Camp in Broad Peak. Our Pilot wasn't confident about the weather, and preferred not to face the very strong wind blowing up there. Two little Ecureill choppers came as well today, which were actually able to reach 6000 m with no problems. They would have been good for us to go all the way to Base Camp, but we have a lot of equipment,...
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Tuesday, January 22 2008 - 01:00
Waiting for the making of...
Simone is training hard for this great endeavor! In the meantime, while we are waiting for the real footage, he's sending us some pictures of his stay in Skardu, Pakistan. Simone is stuck there because of the bad weather and no chopper seems to fly up to Base Camp in those conditions. Take a look and enjoy! www.extremehd.net
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Wednesday, January 16 2008 - 01:00
Let the adventure begin...
At Manfrotto, we are extremely honored and proud to have Simone Moro as one of our testimonials. Both an amazing athlete and individual, a challenger of the extreme, he is also an eminent user of our products. In addition to this we are very happy to celebrate our collaboration with this amazing expedition. The winter challenge of an 8000m peak is something both incredible and brave, and Manfrotto feels grateful to be part of such an epoch challenge. The new 190CXPRO4 will support Simone's endevours... and cameras, when filming his reports for his blog www.extremehd.net, of which our space will be the backstage. A space where you can...
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All the pictures and footage have been shot with Canon professional digital cameras. Simone Moro officially endorses professional Canon equipment.
26 - Facing the storm!
13 - Simone explains the mission!
24 - Something, in the end, happened.
22 - Waiting for the making of...
16 - Let the adventure begin...
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