Antarctique 2024

Profile and significance Odile Jorigné is a ski touring (“freerando”) traveler and independent filmmaker whose work documents human-powered trips to remote mountain ranges. Her publicly available edits stretch across more than a decade, including sailboat-supported missions from Ushuaïa to the Antarctic Peninsula, powder hunting in Hokkaidō’s Niseko United corridor, lift-assisted laps around Gulmarg in Kashmir, high-plateau tours in Iran’s Zagros, and storm cycles in Patagonia. Rather than chasing rankings, she focuses on story-driven travel, small-team logistics, and the simple appeal of moving through big landscapes under her own power.... Read more on the Athlete page

Overview and significance Antarctica is the ultimate out-there destination for human-powered skiing: a vast, glaciated continent with no permanent towns, no conventional resorts, and no lifts. For freeskiers and ski-mountaineers, it offers expedition-style objectives ranging from cold, wind-carved ridgelines on the Antarctic Peninsula to bigger alpine faces in the Ellsworth Mountains. Travel is carefully regulated and seasonal.... Read more on the Location page