Adventure Magazine

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Climber Giuliano Cameroni Image by Stefan Kürzi; From the Red Bull content pool, illume Quest Entry
The Red Bull Illume competition
brings together the best athletes and
photographers in the world. The results
are often stunning, capturing a moment,
a feeling, or visually telling a narrative.
Giuliano Cameroni is an astounding
climber with a unique way of looking at
both the rock he climbs and the nature
that surrounds it . Stefan Kürzi has
managed to capture that moment with this
exceptional image.
Giuliano Cameroni sees rocks differently
to most people. To him, a boulder of
granite is a playground, a puzzle. It's a
work of art. The Swiss climber used to
follow the ways of most other climbers by
working heavily in the gym to build up the
muscle to tackle the toughest boulders
both at home and abroad. However, an
encounter with another climber, Charles
Albert, a couple of years ago transformed
his outlook on how he approaches every
climb. Go climbing, not to the gym!
"I knew this connection with the rock was
very important, but everyone goes to the
gym and trains, so I thought I had to do
it also," he recalled. "I started doing it
when I was young and the results were
never great. I'd never make that big step
forward. He was like, 'Dude, training is
s***. Just go on the rock and just try really
hard'. I lived with him for two months and I
tried it because I was curious."
His new-found philosophy has seen a
rapid progression in his career. He likes to
meditate to help prepare body and mind
and, even when not climbing, he enjoys
being at one with nature in the search for
his next potential conquest.
"I really love the energy of the forest,"
he said. "It gives me tremendous energy
being outside. The world is so perfect,
nature is perfect. I really see the beauty of
it and the chance to be able to be there. I
spend as much time there as possible."
"Out there in nature, I'm trying to figure
out the rock and what it offers – the close
connection to the rock," he said. "Others
only go to the gym and train, and have
much more power than me, but still
can't do the rocks as they don't feel that
connection... "
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