Mount Olympus 2012
The Olymp- in the old greek mythology the home of the gods and today still a legendary mountain. An extraordinary ski-touring-trip from Poseidon to Zeus.
The start was at the sea, the mysterious empire of Poseidon, the goal was the peak of the Olymp, after the greek mythology the home of the gods and the empire of Zeus.
On a rainy day at the end of March Schorsch Nickaes, Patrick Jost and Benedikt Böhm starting this unusual race.
Here they go directly from the beach on their bikes.After 25 kilometers and by now 1100 meters above sea level the three athletes continue their tour by foot. At the snow line they change to their skis. Even the weather is bad they are on high spirits and were forced to take a break after 4 more hours. because the situation of the snow was not safe. After one night at the Kakalos Lodge ( 2648 m ) they reached the highest peak of Greece the next morning only after 40 minutes ascent ,the summit of Mount Olympos ( 2918 m ) !
They go down on skis on a rough and steep slope through a 300 m long bold gorge. After a not even seven hours race for 68 km and 3.260 m of hight they reached their starting point. A cool bath is now what they need!
Weitere Expeditionen
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Speed Expedition on Dhaulagiri VII (7,246 M) 2019
Speed mountaineer and DYNAFIT managing director Benedikt “Bene” Böhm climbed Dhaulagiri VII in Nepal on Oct. 15 in new record time. The 42-year-old started his speed ascent from base camp at 4,903 meters (16,086 feet). He only needed 6 hours and 6 minutes to reach the summit at 7,246 m (23,773 feet).
16. October 2019 -
Speed Transalp Nonstop
On March 9th and 10th 2019 Böhm crossed over the Alps from north to south with no stop on his touring-skis in only 28 hours and 45 minutes.
11. March 2019 -
Mount Damavand 2018
From sea level up to 5.671 meters above sea level with a distance of 130 km – with one push.
9. April 2018 -
Etna 2016
Im Winter 2016 planten Beni Böhm, Schorsch Nickaes und Patrick Jost eine spektakuläre Speedbegehung vom Meer auf den Gipfel des Ätna (3.500 Meter) in einem Push. Einen aktiven Vulkan hatte noch keiner der drei höchst erfahrenen Bergsteigern je erklommen.
10. April 2016
